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Tag Archives: Nature
Teaching Your Children to Live Naturally
In this hurried and heavily technical world, nature is often the last thing on our children’s minds. However it should not be that way. Nature is a huge part of human life and teaching children respect for the environment and the plant should start at a young age. Here are some ways that I have… Read more:
The Bond of Shared Solitude: Family Connection in the Natural World
[Adapted from "The Nature Principle"] Boredom has its benefits. So does solitude, that lost art in the age of wall-to-wall media. To occasionally be alone — not lonely, but alone — is an important part of parenting and of marriage. One time, my wife Kathy rented a room at the beach, and spent a weekend… Read more:
Hank D and the Bee: Bee Thankful
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Make Outdoor Play a Part of Every Day: Get the Be Out There Parent Guide
Is it difficult to get your kids to play outdoors instead of being glued to the TV, computer, or video game? You’re not alone. Today’s kids are being born into a tech-centric world, with easy access to television, videos, digital media, video games, and cell phones, and it’s become such a part of their lives… Read more:
Social Media for the Birds: Birding the Net
Go birding, learn about our feathered friends, share them with your social network, and win prizes at the same time. It’s social media birding. Or something like that. The Audubon Society‘s Birding the Net campaign challenges players to collect dozens of virtual birds scattered across 100 websites on the ‘net. Both educational and fun, the… Read more:
Just for Kids: Ranger Rick Photo Contest
Got a young shutterbug in your family? Help them enter their nature photos in Ranger Rick’s “Your Best Shots” photography contest and they’ll have a chance to see their work in print. The contest is for kids under 13 years old, is free to enter, and the winner could have their photo featured on the… Read more:
Fresh Air Fund Host Families Needed
I’m a big believer in the importance of fresh air, nature, and outdoor activities for kids, and unfortunately, there are plenty of children in big cities who never get to experience those things. But a program called the Fresh Air Fund is helping to change that. The Fresh Air Fund connects children from some of… Read more:
Donate a Tree for Free with Odwalla Plant a Tree Program
For the fourth consecutive year, Odwalla is donating trees to be planted in State Parks across America, and you have a chance to tell them where to plant them. A total of $100,000 in tree donations will be received through the program, which has already donated $350,000 worth of trees over the last three years.… Read more:
Join Us for the Great American Backyard Campout
The benefits for kids who spend time outdoors include the obvious, like getting plenty of fresh air, sunshine, and exercise, and the not-so-obvious, like an increase in creativity and imagination, improved eyesight, and even better grades or improved focus in school. And what better way to start introducing them into the delights of nature than… Read more:
Hank D and the Bee: Share Your Apples
ABC’s–Apples, Bees, Cartoons From Sustainablog: Sustainable Fruit Production: Eliminating “Shrink” From Ecolutionist: Vanishing of the Bees: Documentary Gets to the Bottom of the Growing Honeybee Decline Show ur love for green humor. Tweet “@GreenCartoons, I’m a #hankhead!” and share your favorite Hank D and the Bee cartoon with the twitterverse!… Read more: