what your kids MUST know about plants (hint: they’re a big deal)
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The Nature Conservancy virtual field trip and learning resources: Wild Biomes– From America’s Rainforest to America’s Desert
Any time that parents and teachers can bring learning to life--really make it hands on and real--I think they should …
backyard fun: dissecting, examining, and learning about flowers
Dissecting flowers--totally pulling them apart--is a little bit funny for some kids.
At least it was for mine.
We tell them they can't pick the …
how kids can–and should–help with gardening
It's been a different kind of weekend over here; our littlest one has been under the weather for the greater part of the last four days, and the …
just a little back yard rainbow hunt
Just a big pile of leaves, flower petals, and weeds? Nope.
Rainbow hunt? Yes!
Yep--right in our back yard, where we've already hunted for …
our easy and exciting backyard fragrance experiment
It's been impossible to ignore that springtime (or is it summer?) has arrived in full-force, so for the last few days, we've been enjoying our own …
totally terrarium, batman
Ever since I read Adrian Higgins' article in The Washington Post a few weeks back (actually 2/19/09) about the crazy comeback that terrariums are …