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The warm summer weather is the perfect excuse to get the kids outside for some fun nature outdoor activities. With longer days and sunshine-filled afternoons, there’s no better time to explore, create ...

Botany for Kids associates Grace Jackson and Grace Schmalz operate the new summer camp program at Point Loma Native Plant Garden. (Photo courtesy of Botany for Kids / Coastal Sage Gardening) Botany ...

Dec. 28—GROTON — Ben Moon, director of STEM and Magnet Programs K-5 for Groton Public Schools, has seen the benefits that nature can bring children, including improved academic outcomes, attention, ...

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, every 8th grader learns to canoe in the Grand River. Milwaukee’s public school district is now home to five new greenspaces. In Austin, nature-based learning is integrated ...

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Pooja Sarin Tandon and Danette Swanson Glassy, authors of the new book, “Digging Into Nature: Outdoor Adventures for Happier and Healthier Kids,” know more than a little bit about their subject.

The sun filtered through tall pines as I knelt beside a 6-year-old, both of us squinting closely at the bark of a loblolly pine tree. “Look,” I whispered, “this crack here! It’s like a little valley.” ...

Connecting kids to nature is more than just a walk in the woods! It can be a life changing experience that builds confidence ...

These easy Christmas crafts for kids will keep them busy until Santa comes! And when they get tired of crafting, we've got ...

Spending purposeful time in nature benefits kids in many ways, says an educator from Council Oak Montessori School in Blue Island. When Council Oak Montessori School moved to its Blue Island location ...