Tag Archives: nature science

Releasing our Butterflies

Posted on July 15, 2021 by ofamily

We have done the whole Insect Lore a number of times over the years and every year I think, nah, we have done it enough and then someone asks and I order the caterpillars and the excitement starts all over … Continue reading →

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Animal Knowledge Encyclopedia

Posted on January 18, 2021 by ofamily

Someone once told me that kids can never have enough books. And although I agree with that, when I look at our collection of books, we really do have a lot of animal books, a LOT. So when my daughter … Continue reading →

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The Parts of a Flower

Posted on June 5, 2020 by ofamily

During our many walks we have started trying to identify the different flowers that we spot and just talk about plant life more. Things like how to you think those flowers came here – could it have been wind dispersal? … Continue reading →

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DK Insect Book

Posted on July 17, 2019 by ofamily

In May my son spotted this DK Insect book at our local library and we immediately borrowed it. It turned out to be a little gem of insect facts for my son. He has poured over this book, page by … Continue reading →

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More Frogs and little Toad

Posted on May 23, 2019 by ofamily

Both my kids are currently tadpole obsessed. We have a number of them in a local pond near our house, our neighbour has some in his garden pond and we now have a few in our garden. And when I … Continue reading →

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