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.
Outdoor / Nature Challenges
- Take the Re-Wild your Family Challenge to unplug and reconnect again as a family
- Join the 5 day, finding time for Nature Challenge to bring more nature into your family’s day
- Join the summer reading challenge (take your books outside this summer!)
Resources for Outdoor Families
Why is it important to get outside and connect with nature?
- Growing outdoor families (the Take Them Outside Journey)
- The connection between raising confident kids and outdoor adventure
- The benefits of free play (a review of the book Balanced and Barefoot)
- Why bring babies outside is important and healthy
- Using the outdoors to help picky eater problems
- Homeschooling and nature connections
Tools and Resources
- Keep track of your outdoor time with a printable monthly journal page
- The printable nature connections poster
- Your weekly get outside summer schedule
- All our gift guides for outdoor families can be found on this page
Nature Connection Stories
- The Nature Connection Series (what is this and how do you share your own story?)
- A return to nature with homesteading (a shared story)
- Gardening and wellbeing and the love language of seeds (a shared story)
Living a Greener Life
Indoor Gardening and Indoor Nature
- Your guide to growing and reblooming orchids inside the home
- Using nature’s treasures to decorate your dinner table
Eco-friendly living
- An apology to Greta (and a pledge to stand up for environmental change)
- Everything you want to know about beeswax wraps
- Reusable and eco-friendly gifts for the home
Outdoorsy Gifting
- The best gifts for outdoorsy women
- Outdoorsy gifts for couples (think weddings and holidays!)
- Camper and RVer gifts under $20
- Super cute vintage camper craft kits (to gift or make from Etsy)
- Enamel camping mugs – one for everyone
- Subscription boxes for active and adventuresome people and families
- The best gift guide to keep families and kids active
- Handmade and unique gifts for gardeners (a beautiful Etsy gift guide)
- The best toys to encourage indoor adventure and nature appreciation