Category Archives: nature play

BOOK REVIEW: Seasons of Joy

Posted on December 12, 2017 by darwinsbulldog

I love children’s books that depict children playing outside. We need such books to serve as constant reminders to get our own children – whether as parents, teachers, or mentors – into nature and exploring their world. And when the … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW: On a Magical Do-Nothing Day

Posted on November 15, 2017 by darwinsbulldog

Here in Portland we are back in the rainy part of the year (pretty much October through early June). I admit it becomes all too easy to just want to hang out indoors, laptop at one’s fingertips and a to-do … Continue reading →

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BOOK: Rainy Day Kids Adventure Book

Posted on November 5, 2017 by darwinsbulldog

For many of us the rainy season is either here or soon upon us. It can be difficult to muster the energy for getting outside with kids when it’s pouring out. The advice and suggested activities in this new book … Continue reading →

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BOOK: There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather & GIVEAWAY!

Posted on October 3, 2017 by darwinsbulldog

Last spring when I attended the annual Children & Nature Network conference in Vancouver, B.C., I met Linda McGurk, a Swedish-born, Indiana-living freelance journalist and mother of two girls who writes the blog Rain or Shine Mamma. We had been … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo of the week: early winter

Posted on December 14, 2016 by darwinsbulldog

Winter has come early to Portland, cancelling school on Thursday and Friday last week. It then melted, and snow started again today. Here’s a hot from the first snow fall:

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Wednesday photo of the week: forest time

Posted on December 7, 2016 by darwinsbulldog

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Wednesday photo of the week: whittling

Posted on November 9, 2016 by darwinsbulldog

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Monday thought of the week: no different

Posted on November 7, 2016 by darwinsbulldog

A thought: In the twentieth century, we underwent a fundamental change in our relationship with the planet. When I was a boy growing up in London, Ontario, my parents, my three sisters, and I lived in a house with about … Continue reading →

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BOOK: Woodland Adventure Handbook

Posted on September 23, 2016 by darwinsbulldog

If you run a nature camp or family nature group and have access to a wooded area near you, this just might be a book you need on your shelf. Adam Dove, Woodland Adventure Handbook (London: Frances Lincoln Limited, 2015), … Continue reading →