Happy Frolic Friday, all! Fall is wrapping up, and we are starting the slow slide into winter. Let’s take advantage of the sunshine when we can, and embrace the gray when we can’t!
This weekend, why not…
- Go be a nest detective! Now that the leaves are off the trees, it’s really easy to spot nests built up in the branches. Count how many you find. Take pictures or sketch them in your nature journal. Do you see different shapes and sizes? Take the kids and make a game of it.
- Head to the wild bird store and check out the feeder selection. Seed, suet, platform, tube — there are so many choices! You can also have the kids make simple bird feeders out of bagels or pinecones.
- Join a local bird watching walk. Check with your local nature center, wild bird store, or parks department for walks scheduled near you. Nothing near you? Start a Family Nature Club and schedule your own outings with friends and family.
As always, it doesn’t matter what you do, just get outside this weekend and earn those grass stains. Take some time to unplug and belly laugh — it’s good for the soul!
See ya outside! ~ The Grass Stain Guru
photo credit: ingridtaylar
It is freezing here in Colorado but I need to get my boys outside. What a great idea to look for nests.
We will search for our bald eagle’s nest who lives in our neighborhood.
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Bethe, we must have been channeling each other – I wrote about birds twice this week!
Love the idea to look for nests – I’ve been seeing them everywhere but I didn’t think to suggest it as an activity. Silly me!
I’m off to check out how to use bagels as bird feeders.
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Love this idea … time to get my boys out searching for nests! They enjoy trying to “call” to birds, too!
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Birds are so fascinating. There are so many things that you can investigate (just like anything I suppose – but birds can fly, so that’s cool).
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