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Wildlife discoveries with the kids
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deepestroots
Just Arrived
Joined: 14 Sep 2009
Location: Sunderland Massachusetts
Posts: 4
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| Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject: Wildlife discoveries with the kids |
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Me and my kids came across a Luna moth recently while we were looking for tracks one evening. Ever since then we have become amateur entomologists.
I had come across a article from the Ad Council at work(the marketing company I work for is doing a campaign for them)that said kids spend about 50% less time outdoors than they did 20 years ago.
The Forest service has a website as well as a series of PSAs going on designed to get people outdoors with their kids doing activities called "Where the Other You Lives".
I have been using their website to come up with things to do while outside with the kids and it's lead to a nice amount of adventure. Here's a
link
What do you guys do to keep your kids interested in wildlife and away from the video games?
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Sherry8
I Love Birds!
Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Location: Wisconsin...zone 4 (Map)
Posts: 1584
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No children here they are all grown up with familys of their own but I do notice the absence of children playing outside. When we lived in the country our grandchildren loved to come and explore. Grandpa even made little bug boxes for them to keep bugs and toads in while they visited for the day. Of course we always let them go but they had a great time capturing them. Don't forget about collecting rocks or pretty stones...I even still have a few sitting around..Good Luck in keeping your children interested in the outdoors...it is well worth your effort and the togetherness is great for you and the children.
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deepestroots
Just Arrived
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Location: Sunderland Massachusetts
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Thanks for the kind post Sherry! Collecting rocks is something I love to do as well, though I have to admit it's been some time since I fished to the bottom of the local pond to find a smooth specimen.
That's definitely something I need to do with the kids soon:)
In related news the U.S. Forest Service has continued their campaign to get kids outdoors by adding a contest portion to their ongoing "Where the Other You Lives" project.
They want kids who have experienced the great outdoors to depict their experiences and submit them to their website here: http://youcastcorp.com/r/discovertheforestsweeps.
The winner gets a North Face gift card. Not bad in my opinion, especially as a reward for something that our kids need anyway...
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glendann
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Location: Texas (Map)
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Sounds like a great thing for kids.I loved taking the kids to the woods just to see what we could discover.We found all kinds of things.Horn toads,frogs,bugs ,spiders,snakes,snails and slugs,Salamanders,we loved the hanging spanish moss,and rocks.We had fun for hours.There is so much fun in the woods.
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Kildale
Showing Great Promise
Joined: 30 Mar 2009
Location: British Columbia
Posts: 459
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Mine are grown up too. We work on our nature site every day and the collections of photos in every aspect of nature lets everyone know just how much there is out there. Have a browse click The Nature Inn
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