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Many people celebrate the return of the sun on the Winter Solstice and choose to do what's considered a lantern walk on the longest night of the year!  Before we begin creating a winter solstice lantern let's chat about...What IS the Winter Solstice? For the nature nerd: The winter solstice, or also known as midwinter, occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt away from the Sun. It occurs twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the...

Simply put, in order to love nature, we need to know it. Giving families both the knowledge and the nudge to explore with confidence is of the utmost importance. Richard Louv said it best: "If kids don't have some kind of connection to nature that is hands-on and independent, then they are probably not going to develop the love of nature and vote parks and the preservation of endangered species. Unless you know something, you are unlikely to love it." Much of environmental education has taken on a museum mentality. It is a composed exhibit where we can look at it...

In New England, spring is underway!  For us, that usually means lots of mud (did you know that we have a fifth season that we fondly call mud season? Haha!)  Because of this, I thought it would be fun to dig into the soil to find.. WORMS! To make your own wormery, you will need- a glass jar or vase- pebbles- sand- soil- leaf matter- grass seed- black (or dark colored) paper- tape- worms-waterInstructions for making your own wormeryStep one: In a large glass jar or vase, add a layer of small stones or pebbles.  This layer allows space for...