March 15-21, 2010 is National Wildlife Week, and we are excited to celebrate it. As KarateKid told me yesterday, gleefully jumping up and down, “Studying nature is my favorite subject, next to mythology, and history, and reading, and multiplication!”
How can you argue with enthusiasm like that?
Today was “Mammal Monday” and our day got off to [...]
(Some days a simple title just won’t do, you know?)
The day started with ten books in the nursery… a cozy cuddle to read…
1. Everything Has a Place by Patricia Lillie, illustrated by Nancy Tafuri – a very simple picture book with 5-6 words per page about how birds go in nests, babies go on laps, [...]
Happy First Day of Fall!
Since today is the autumnal equinox, I wanted to get outside with the kids before the rain that has been threatening actually arrives. When I told the kids I was ready for a nature hike, they screamed and cheered and dove for their backpacks and other assorted Important Exploring Equipment.
We drove [...]
ABC and 123 is a fun collaborative blog full of ideas for kids (mostly preschool and early elementary age but they do sometimes have things for older kids). Today they have a post up full of ideas about outer space and constellations, and included the indoor planetarium we made from a fridge box last summer.
This morning, Leigh and I were chatting online and looking for something fun to do with the kids to commemorate the moon landing. If I’d been more myself yesterday I probably would have thought ahead and planned a bunch of things, but sometimes we have to work on the fly! In the end, we came [...]
From time to time, I get questions from friends or relatives. What do you do all day? I try to direct them here for answers, but often the blog reflects the big events more than our day-to-day lives. Here’s a look at one Monday in the life.
7:00 – PisecoDad’s alarm goes off. [...]
After the Great Chipmunk Adventure, I have apparently become that friend who collects roadkill. I had a message on the phone yesterday from Paula telling me she’d found a dead squirrel in great condition and had it in her trunk for me!
This is not to mention PisecoSis, who is in the process of preserving [...]
JediBoy has been clamoring for more hands-on science experiments, having had his fill of nature study for the time being. This week, we decided to explore electricity: we visited Radio Shack and bought several batteries, small bulbs, wires and bulb holders. (Is it just me, or was the do-it-yourself section of Radio Shack [...]
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