Category Archives: Nature Adventures

The Outdoor Hour-Challenge 1

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

I have wanted to include nature studies in our day to day homeschool activities for ages now. We tried last year but it got lost in all the other “to dos” that we had. So we are attempting it again, only this year we are using the wonderful activities that The Handbook of Nature blog offers. I have been following it for a year or so now and have seen all the lovely posts others … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 3, 2009 by

After running several errands, I pulled up to our garage and was greeted by this:   My son proceeded to give me a run down on this guy. Because of his past experiences, experiments, and studies of turtles he determined quite quickly that this was a male Eastern Box Turtle. If you’d like to learn a bit more about these critters, this site gives a basic run down.

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Spring is in Bloom

Posted on April 23, 2009 by

The azaleas in the front of our house are in full bloom. A sure sign that spring has come. This may be the last year for the purple ones. They have become gigantic, but the blooms are diminishing every year. We planted them the first year we moved here 17 years ago. They were cuttings from someone else’s bushes, mere sticks with tiny root balls. Over the years we have trimmed them trying to keep … Continue reading →

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Field Trip-Charlotte Nature Museum

Posted on March 18, 2009 by

Due to all the struggles we have had this past year with school, we had not taken any field trips. But with the kids no found dedication, I decided we needed to take some time off. On St. Patrick’s Day we went to the Charlotte Nature Museum. My Dad joined us for this little excursion. We had not been there before and were amused by its location. It’s set behind a local park in what … Continue reading →

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Tree Planting

Posted on April 25, 2008 by

There will be no Sew Crafty Friday or Flashback Friday this week.  I haven’t been very crafty this week and Kellie Ann is ill. So I thought I’d just finish the week out with another Earth friendly activity the kids did this week.  As you may or may not remembered, we are doing Amanda Bennett’s Garden Unit study, so this fit right in with that theme.  Last Saturday my son participated in the local annual … Continue reading →

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