Getting kids outside can be very beneficial to their health and fun too! In this video, National Wildlife Federation Naturalist David Mizejewski shares some backyard critters with the Today show and gives some reasons why you should be out there too! Check out the sensational stick insects and eastern screech owl. Our children’s books and [...]
After yesterday’s post about the new Kaiser Family Foundation study, I decided to post about classroom activities for kids to connect children with nature. Our Stranger in the Woods Curriculum Guide and Lost in the Woods Curriculum Guide provide inspiration to get kids outside. Stranger in the Woods and Lost in the Woods are wonderful starting points for [...]
It’s time to get kids outside. A new study, “DAILY MEDIA USE AMONG CHILDREN AND TEENS UP DRAMATICALLY FROM FIVE YEARS AGO”, from the Kaiser Family Foundation states that most youth say they have no rules about how much time they can spend with TV, video games, or computers. Today, 8-18 year-olds devote an [...]
In his article, “A Shot Against Nature Deficit Disorder“, in the San Francisco Chronicle, writer Dan Shapely, discusses Bill Thompson III’s bird watching guide, The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America. Mr. Shapely says Thompson is trying to inspire children to go outside, pick up his book, and put down their iPods, Wii [...]
