This category of posts includes all the ways we bring nature into our lives. Here you’ll find books and resources for living a nature-minded life and growing an outdoor family. You’ll also find inspiration for nature appreciation and study, green-living, and discussions about the benefits of living an outdoor life.
You don’t have to be an outdoor adventurer to connect your family to nature, but it sure helps! Do you take your family trekking through the woods and let them sleep under the stars? In this addition to Take Them Outside’s Connecting to Nature Series, Mark shares how a childhood of outdoor adventure has inspired […]
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“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike.” John Muir John was a fierce advocate for our natural places. He loved nature and shared his experiences in hopes of inspiring others to follow his footsteps
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The importance of teaching our children to love nature cannot be underestimated. It is our health, our happiness, and our future. ~ Ashley, of Look for Little Helpers Parenting is not an easy task. Aside from runny noses, misplaced teddies, and sibling squabbles we also have to help our children learn how to be citizens
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Ice lanterns are a beautiful and easy winter celebration activity. Use them to decorate your porch as guest visit on Christmas eve or let them light the table for your Winter Solstice feast. So, get out your tubs, round up some of nature’s treasures, and take your littles outside to help you put together some
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Are you looking for some printable activities to bring along to the campsite? Or, maybe you’re looking for some camping worksheet fun at home? Either way, below you’ll find a whole bunch of various camping printables perfect for preschoolers to late elementary aged kids. And, don’t forget to check out the printables products at the
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Updated: April 2022 If you’re a camping family you’re not going to want to miss out on these great camping toys for kids! Below you’ll find a bunch of gift ideas for kids which are not only fun but are a great way to keep the kids excited about their love of camping at home
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Have you heard of subscription boxes? They’re all the craze these days. You just pick a theme, order, and voila! These curated themed boxes are taking gift-giving to a whole new level. But, there are so many options available! How do you choose? To make things a little bit easier for you, below you’ll find
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Entering left field is plastic wrap… versatile, indestructible, mindless, and easy… a destroyer of the environment and filler of landfills. Entering right field is beeswax wrap… the new kid on the block, ready to go head-to-head with our old time standard and armed with a gold ribbon in eco-consciousness. Who wins? Imaging this: You’ve been
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At a time when we should all be trying to conserve our plastic consumption, I walk down the Christmas decoration aisle and cringe. Sorry to put a damper on all the cheer, but have you considered the carbon footprint to all this holiday decorating? Instead, here is a handful of natural Christmas tree decoration ideas.
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Are you trying to buy a gift for that person that seems to have everything? One good place to start is to think about their hobbies and interests. Does this person like camping? It’s likely that if they seem to have everything, they probably have all the things associated with their hobbies, right? Nope, it
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