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Enjoy June’s Full Supermoon
Look up in the sky! It’s Supermoon! On Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23, the moon will appear especially large and bright, due to its closer-than-usual relation to Earth. This supermoon, or...
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10 Ways to Preserve the Spirit of Summer in Your Family Year-Round
It was the apex of my childhood, over and over –– inscription in a beach house guest book For most families, summer is a season lasting approximately 12 weeks. Into it, we pack most of our relaxation...
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Join the Great Backyard Bird Count
I am very excited about the Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology‘s upcoming Great Backyard Bird Count. It takes place Friday-Monday, February 14-17, all over North America. It’s a great...
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Get Ready for Summer with At-Home and Innovative Camps
For many summers, my family divided the season into summer camps, vacation travel, and down-time at home, during what we called Camp MommyAnna. It seemed important to enjoy some of summer’s long days...
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It’s Time for Summer Backyard Family Fun
Summer is near, and with it usually comes longer days, less scheduled time and more time outdoors. Whether you have a backyard, front lawn, porch, driveway or deck, summer can offer the kind of simple...
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Pollinator Week: Have Fun Attracting and Helping Bees, Birds and Butterflies
June 16-22 is National Pollinator Week. It’s a week to celebrate and educate about pollinating animals, such as bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles and others, which are extremely vital to our...
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Top 10 Ways to Learn in Your Own Backyard
Many parents worry about summer slide, the learning loss that can occur while school is out for the summer. Great news: There is a hotbed of learning right in your own backyard. Science, math, art,...
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The Secret Lives of Animals: Book Review
On the heels of their highly successful and informative books, The Truth About Nature and The Kids’ Outdoor Adventure Book, authors Stacy Tornio and Ken Keffer are back with another delightful and...
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Join the Great Backyard Bird Count
Looking for a great winter or family nature activity? Join the Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology‘s Great Backyard Bird Count Friday-Monday, February 12-15, 2016, anywhere in the world....
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How to Celebrate Arbor Day Every Day
Spring! These flowering trees were in complete and colorful bloom during my recent visit to Olympia, Washington. I was very taken with their bright and cheerful colors and the way the trees set off the...
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