Nature activities and games for kids and everyone!
When I was a child there were only a few plants that caught my attention. I didn’t see the trees for the squirrels. I wouldn’t look at the flowers for the butterflies. I regarded the grasses only as a place to play and hide. It wasn’t until I learned their names that many plants became interesting to me. Cattails were at the top of the … Continue reading Cattail
Why buy garden stakes when you can make your own? I saw this idea on Pinterest and decided to give it a try for a kids class at the nursery. I collected sticks from a beautiful Dawn Redwood tree that I had recently pruned. I also received some great black bamboo from a friend. The bamboo sticks were ready to go, but the redwood sticks … Continue reading Painted Garden Sticks
Which is the spookiest plant in the neighborhood? The Contorted Filbert, of course! Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ is a twisty and fascinating plant. It’s also referred to as Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick. A quick Google search for Harry Lauder reveals that he was a famous international Scottish entertainer and often performed with a twisted walking stick. A few branches from this amazing tree will provide a great Halloween … Continue reading Halloween Tree
“Ma adhered to a more primitive philosophy, holding that a child will educate itself and that a parent’s job is to simply “git ’em brung up. The River Why by David James Duncan Continue reading Good Luck Mothers “Gitten ’em Brung Up”
Take those leftover cans and turn them into a garden! For this activity all that is needed is a can, a little paint, a few vegetable starts and some creativity. For plant markers we made birch bark flags and wrote the names on them with a permanent marker. Add sun, water and soil and little gardeners can grow their own food! … Continue reading Recycled Kids Garden
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