How do you study seeds with children during nature studies? Summer is fading away and plants are now making seeds instead of flowers. Many creatures use these seeds for food in autumn and winter and it encourages new plant life for the next year! When a seed travels away from the parent plant and each other the process is called…
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How to Study a Pond in the Summer
The air is hot and hazy in the summer! It’s a perfect time to study the insect life at the pond. Insect life will be buzzing around and in the water! Summer is a great time to find tiny toads or frogs! They will be leaving the pond between June and September. In the summer there’s an endless amount of…
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How to Use Your Senses when Studying Nature
Have you ever heard of a senses walk? Have you lost your connection to nature, are you a parent whose trying to spend more time outside with your kids, or a teacher whose wanting your students to know more about God’s Creation? A senses walk is a great starting point to getting outside and becoming more observant and engaged in…
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How to Make a Nature’s First Aid Kit
For years now I’ve been carrying around my Nature’s First Aid Kit and it has saved me on many trips and just about anywhere we go! How do you make a Nature’s First Aid Kit and what is the goal? In our home we aspire to use as many natural products as we can for healing and with very few…
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How to Have a Toxin-Free Laundry Room
Easy swaps to have a toxin-free laundry room One of the most important toxin-free swaps you can make in your home and laundry room is getting rid of synthetic fragrance. Fragrance can include a wide variety of toxic ingredients and chemicals. Your skin is your largest organ so anything that you put on your body will go directly into your…
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