Exploring Nature with Dani and Matilda

Gypsy Moth caterpillars

We should always be cautious handling creatures but these guys can actually sting and cause rashes! Don't play with them!

In case of exposure:
https://reliantmedicalgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gypsy-moth.jpg?x78603

Poison Information:
http://www.dpic.org/faq/caterpillars

More info on Gypsy Moths:
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Lymantria_dispar/

Happy Earth Day!

I love foraging and today Matilda got to forage for her own dandelions to make a special play dough 💛

We made ice sculptures! I can't wait to watch them melt 🥶

Bundle up and go for a walk in the sun! Collect some treasures and create something beautiful 🥶

Winter Craft & Science: Nature Art with Ice Enjoy this easy Winter craft that combines science, nature & art -- perfect for kids of all ages!

I love this page! Be sure to check out her journals 🤩 I bought them all

Paint stamping with winter trees 🌲
We do this every year! Its a great way to really see the different needle arrangements (pine needles grow in clusters, fir and spruce needles grow individually)
It’s a bit messy, so if you try it make sure you’re using washable paint 😁 And it’s helpful to use a large paper roll to cover your surface
(Posting this photo from last year - I didn’t get a chance to take a new photo, because 😅)

Fun Friday Art 🧡

Acrylic Winter Moon (relaxing!) | Easy Acrylic Painting On Small Canvas | two + art In this video, we show an easy acrylic painting that anyone can follow along! We paint a winter moon scene with acrylic paints on a small (3 in x 3 in) canv...

I love a reason to bake! Especially when you don't have to actually bake 🌝

Make No-Bake Moon Cookies! | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids These are yummy and need no baking!

Ever wonder where the moon came from?

Where Did the Moon Come From? Do you love to look at a big, beautiful full moon in the night sky? So do Jessi and Squeaks! But how did the moon get up there? And what is it made of? -----...

You have to check out NASA's Space Place. Everything you need for a curious space cadet

Moon | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids NASA science games, articles and activities for kids

I love love the Magic School Bus

Magic School Bus Takes A Moonwalk 📚 Kids Book Read Aloud 📚 The Magic School Bus Takes a MoonwalkBy Carolyn Bracken, Joanna ColeMs. Frizzle's class is taking a special nighttime hayride to learn about the moon. But wh...

An Art Lesson: Winter Moon with some happy little clouds ⛅ 🌝

Bob Ross - Winter Moon (Season 1 Episode 6) Subscribe for more full episodes! http://bit.ly/BobRossSubscribeOfficial Website: http://www.BobRoss.comOriginally aired on 2/8/1983

Here's a super cute story by Eric Carle to get us started 🌝

Papa, Please Get The Moon For Me (The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories) In Papa, Please Get The Moon For Me, a young girl asks her Father for the moon, but Papa discovers that the moon is very, very big. Taken from The Very Hungr...

Start your week with Art 💙

How To Draw A Winter Landscape Gather up your art supplies and follow along with us! Today, we're learning how to draw a winter landscape.👩‍🎨 JOIN OUR ART HUB MEMBERSHIP! VISIT https://...

It's Winter Moon week with Exploring Nature with Children! If you can't see the moon, or are just curious, check out this great resource for moon phases

Moon Phases Calendar - January 2021 Real-Time solar activity and auroral activity data website

'We call ourselves the star people': Trace explores Anishinaabe star story through dance For many First Nations, there’s a story shared that humans come from the stars. It’s one that influenced a new dance performance, by Red Sky Performance, an Indigenous dance and theatre company based in Toronto.

Carl Gawboy tells the story of the Ojibwe constellations related to the season of winter and the Greek constellation, Orion.



https://vimeo.com/230354553

"Biboonkeonini, Wintermaker" Native Skywatchers, The Ojibwe constellation, Biboonkeonini-Wintermaker (Orion), by Carl Gawboy, Tim Seaton, and Annette S. Lee, 2016 Copyright © 2016 Native…

Carl Gawboy tells the story of this Ojibwe constellation related to the Big Dipper and how this small but ferrocious animal saved the birds!

https://vimeo.com/230360857

Ojiig - FINAL Carl Gawboy presents the Ojibwe Constellation, Ojiig (Fisher), produced by Carl Gawboy, Tim Seaton, and Annette S. Lee. Native Skywatchers Copyright © 2020…

There are many different stories about the stars... here are a few to check out 💜

Star Stories Our Universes, an inaugural exhibition of the National Museum of the American Indian, focuses on indigenous cosmologies—worldviews and philosophies related t...

It's Winter Sky week with ! Nat Geo has great videos about space, including awesome information about stars

Spaced Out Ever wanted to journey into space? Wondered about the Milky Way or if aliens really exist? Then get Spaced Out! Learn about our universe through imagery taken from the Hubble Space Telescope, and see how it inspires our world and culture.

We've had some nasty storms lately so as soon as the rain stopped, we ventured outside for a little puddle stomping

The kit'na (crow) have found us! Yesterday we had a bunch come and check out the new feeder. Now that it's been up for a few days, we're starting to get smaller birds too 🤩

Owls have 'binocular' vision... explore more with this STEM activity !

Owl Eyesight STEM Exploration for Kids Kids will create a owl mask that features eye tubes. With this mask your children can look at the world using owl eyesight.

Owls are my all time favourite bird... so it's appropriate we start there! Matilda has been packing our copy around upstairs 🦉

Owl Babies Picture Book Animation

Cute little craft to go with the story 🦉🦉🦉

How to Make an Owl Babies Craft Adorable owl babies craft to go with the book Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. Cute owl craft for kids and fall art project for kids.

It's bird week! And Matilda is thrilled! We put out seed yesterday and woke to a bunch of stellars jays 💙

The busier we get, the more we need nature. During a season that is notoriously stress-filled, purposefully adding nature elements to our daily routines will help our health and our moods.

Free Outdoor Advent Calendar — 1000 Hours Outside The busier we get, the more we need nature. During a season that is notoriously stress-filled, purposefully adding nature elements to our daily routines will help our health and our moods. This free outdoor advent calendar incorporates 29 nature ideas that you can choose from and arrange in any o

After your weather experiment, you can use the pine cones to make bird feeders!

Did you know that pine cones can predict the weather? Here's a fun and easy experiment you can set up

Pinecones can predict the weather! Pinecones can predict the weather! No need for fancy equipment—pinecones are nature’s hygrometer. All you need are three or four pine cones. Have your kids line them up on a window sill, or use som…

Art for Kids Hub is my favourite place for drawing tutorials 🌲

How To Draw A Pinecone Learn how to draw a realistic pinecone! 🎨 ART SUPPLIES we love (Amazon affiliate links): Sharpie Markers https://amzn.to/2S6WzXX Pr...

Here are five simple crafts you can do with pine cones!

5 Best Pine Cone Crafts Ideas For Kids | Easy Fall DIY Have an abundance of pine cones this fall? Here are 5 creative pine cone crafts for your kids to make! Learn how to make a spider on the web, flowers with pi...

This blog post has several different drawing tutorials 🎄

How To Draw Pine Trees Pine trees come in all shapes and sizes. There are more than 126 named species of pine tree! These trees grow needle or scale-like leaves and don't lose them annually as deciduous trees do. They're also the most common kind of tree to be used during the holiday season. Evergreen trees are some of th...

Quick little tutorial 🌲

Drawing: How To Draw Cartoon Pine Trees - Easy to Draw for Beginners and for kids! http://www.youtube.com/user/DoodleDrawArt How to draw a cartoon tree. An easy lesson for drawing cartoon tree. Visit my channel to https://www.youtube.com/pl...

Happy December 1st!
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A fun activity for today is creating an Evergreen Forest to count down the days til Christmas! 🎄

Practice counting, addition, subtraction and more!

This week is Christmas Plant week in Exploring Nature, and we're focusing on Evergreens! 🌲

Here is a cute story to get started!

Tim Reads"THE LITTLEST EVERGREEN" By Henry Cole Story Time

It's weather week!
A great way to start by exploring the water cycle
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This week we'll be learning about lichen! This video is a great transition from last week's moss 💚

Why Lichen and Moss are Amazing Learn the basics of Lichen and Moss. In many places on Earth, you will find Lichen and Moss living beside each other. Although they may look similar they are...

Yum! So good on popcorn. Or fries. Or everything

Something a little different!

Locally foraged Chanterelle and Lobster mushrooms, nutritional yeast, sea salt and a garlic/herb blend. Umami Bomby!

$10 gets you this magical mushroom salt and a wooden teaspoon, perfect for gifting!

I miss doing read alouds so much! 💚

Books Read Aloud | Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock | Sunshine StoryTime - YouTube Hello Friends! This week I am very excited to read Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock. This is a fun book about Anansi, a very clever spider, who uses a magic roc...

After a very busy weekend, I needed a few days to recharge 💚

The Importance of Being Alone— in Nature | Childhood By Nature Being alone in nature can help kids know themselves and connect with nature,