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Clouds: What Nature Can Teach Us
If there is one aspect of nature that everyone can see and enjoy, no matter where you live, it is the clouds. It doesn’t matter if you live in the country or the…
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Kindness: What Nature Can Teach Us
Nature is cruel. True or False? This is my least favorite saying since it is so incredibly false and leads to a lot of misconceptions about the natural world. The fact is that…
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Playing in the Snow: Benefits and Ideas
There is something magical about the snow. It blankets the world in beauty and has this way of making you feel happy. There is something about snow that makes kids want to go…
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What Winter Can Teach Us
Outdoor play doesn’t have to stop in winter. Just because it’s cold out does not mean that you have to stay indoors. There are a lot of benefits to getting outside in winter,…
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Find your Favorite Nature Craft with Ela Wild
Nature learning doesn’t have to always be about being outside. At some point in the day, you need to come in and the perfect transition is a nature craft. It is a great…
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Earthworms: What Nature Can Teach Us
Earthworms are fascinating creatures for children. My son is always looking for earthworms and I’m always looking for ways we can learn from them. Everything in nature can teach us something, and earthworms…
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Child-Led Exploration
Ela Wild here, back with another installment of “What Nature Can Teach Us.” This month, we are talking about the benefits of child-led exploration. How it develops observational skills and helps us slow…
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What Nature Can Teach Us: Introducing Ela Wild
Hello Everybody! My name is Ela Wild. Have you ever noticed that there is something magical about kids in nature? Watching their curiosity blossom into learning is one of my greatest joys. It…
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Hiking with Toddlers – How to Protect from Ticks and More
Nature has so much to offer kids. There are countless learning opportunities from finding shapes to climbing rocks (great for gross motor skills). All this achieved through play! Hiking is a perfect outdoor…
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25 Family Earth Day Activities
Earth day is a day to get outside, enjoy nature, and do some good. It happens on April 22nd of every year and helps to raise awareness about environmental issues. There are some…
