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Car Window Bingo, Anyone?

Try These In-the-Car Activities to Keep Your Child Unplugged Read more

Build the Best Snow Sculptures on the Block

Tips and tricks for creating a wild snowscape to wow the neighbors Read more

New Holidays to Celebrate Outdoors in 2011

Got plans for Save a Spider Day? How about Plant a Flower Day? Read more

8 Gifts to Inspire Outdoor Play

This holiday season, give a gift that gets the kids off the couch and into the sunshine Read more

An Earth Ethic—Revisited

(Cross-posted from National Wildlife magazine) HAVE YOU NOTICED that wild strawberries picked from tendrils growing in the most impoverished, barren soils have the sweetest fruits? In their struggle for moisture … Read more

Simple Holiday Crafts to Make With Your Kids

Use pinecones, twigs, and other natural objects to create inexpensive gifts for friends and family Read more

Fun Winter Outdoor Activities for Families — To Beat Cabin Fever

Cure your kids’ winter blues with these easy ideas for outdoor fun Read more

How You and Your Kids Can Help Wildlife This Winter – In Your Own Backyard!

Kids will love creating this live nature show—right outside their window! Read more

Creating Earthly Connections

How outdoor play inspires kids to care about the planet Read more

Make Yourself At Home – Outdoors!

Tips to bring nature closer—whether you have a backyard, deck, balcony, or a window Read more