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3 Tips to Get Back Into The School Year With a Buzz
By now you have started the school year, or you are just about to…Whether you are homeschooling, participating in virtual learning, or sending your kids to classrooms, we want to see your kids…
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Tips for Studying the Night Sky with Kids
Whether you homeschool your children or they go to a conventional school, many parents feel like night time is for relaxing and not for learning. While I agree that there should be a…
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5 Ways to Accomplish the #1000hoursoutside Challenge in 2020
Have you heard about the #1000hoursoutside Challenge for 2020? Have you heard about the #1000hoursoutside challenge for 2020? This challenge is hosted by Ginny and Josh over at the 1000hoursoutside.com blog. Ginny and…
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Why You Need to Ditch the Trends
Every day we are bombarded with consumerism. Commercials telling you to buy this or that. That your life will not be the same if you don’t give in to the new trends. Celebrities…
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Animal Tracking with Children
One of my favorite wintertime nature activities involves getting bundled up, getting outside, and searching for some animal tracks. I love the exhilaration of not knowing what you’ll find, what animals quietly stroll…
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California Sea Lions in the Puget Sound
Recently, while visiting family in Washington State, Richard and I stumbled upon a decomposed corpse of, what we believe to be, a California Sea Lion. The discovery was shocking. From afar we thought…
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There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather!
It’s easy to get caught up in the gloom of a rainy day or the desire to stay inside and be cozy on a cold snowy day, but no matter what the weather…
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We Care About Plastic and You Should Too
We have all been there. You are out enjoying your life but then you get hungry or thirsty. You see a coffee shop and you think to yourself, perfect! You walk in and…
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5 Cheap and Easy Ways To Get Kids Outside
As an outdoor educator, I get hundreds of kids every week that are so addicted to their video games or cellphones that they dread being outside. However, once I bring them on hikes…
