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10 Fun Ways to Enjoy the Great Outdoors
"Once kids are introduced to this activity, a love of nature evolves naturally," says Jane Kirkland, author of the children's book Take a Backyard Bird Walk (Stillwater). "Watching birds requires that kids look from the sky to the ground and everywhere in between." Get to know the birds in your region. The next time you head outdoors with your child, bring a pair of binoculars. Survey trees, bushes, telephone poles, and grass for feathered friends. Observe a bird's colors, size, and behavior. Listen to its song, and watch how it flies. Younger kids will need you to tell them what they're seeing, but older kids can make notes and later identify the birds in books or online. Attract birds to your yard with a bird feeder, a birdbath, or a nest box.
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I think this is a great idea. As a child in gradeschool in my fourth grade, our teacher took us on 2 nature walks. The first was to identify the trees that were native to my home state of ND. The second nature trip was to identify the different birds. I still enjoy to this day, some 50 years later, trying to identify the different species of both trees and birds. It is a great fun and educational way to make a family memory.
9/22/2011 01:50:25 PM Report AbuseAlsome! I am a firm beliver in getting out doors and letting my kids get there hands dirty. To climb trees, dig caves, watch all that you stated and so much more. Like following tracks ( of bugs- birds-rabbits- squirls.)
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