This week, National Wildlife Federation will turn Twitter and Facebook into a virtual playground – and inspire people to turn the computer off and play outside! 6 Ways To Play … Read more
Be Out There
Get outdoors with American Girl and Saturday’s national campout
The Great American Backyard Campout (GABC) is right around the corner! This weekend, families across the country will celebrate the annual event.In the same outdoor spirit as their 2010 Girl of the Year Lanie, American Girl is serving as the national sponsor for the GABC to encourage kids everywhere to enjoy the outdoors.
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National Wildlife Week: Tuesday Tweets (not that kind)
Tuesday Tweets, the second post in our National Wildlife Week series, hopes that after you retweet this blog post you’ll shut it down and take your lunch break outside. But first, check out these birds that make ridiculously long migrations annually. Read more
Make Winter Art With Your Kids
Winter has always seemed like an especially creative time. Tromping outdoors, I can feel the earth’s quieter energy. The sky is a nuanced gray, the trees a tangle of black branches, the … Read more
Finding Time For A Green Hour
Life is full of ironies. In 2007, the National Wildlife Federation launched the Green Hour program, giving parents the tools to make the outdoors part of their children’s daily life. How? … Read more
