Kids Write About Our National Parks

Today the winners of the National Park Foundation Junior Ranger Essay competition were announced. The winners have some interesting things to say. What do we learn when kids write about our National Parks?

Take the essay from overall winner Skyler Baldwin of California
for instance. Skyler writes that “…national parks should tap into the youth culture using [...]

July 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Art and Craft | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Green Book Festival Winners

Looking for some green summer reading? Back in April the Green Book Festival was held in Los Angeles, California. Winners were picked from 19 different categories, with the overall grand prize winner being Saci Lloyd’s “The Carbon Diaries: 2015”. Below are the winners from each category, with links to amazon.com and other sites, where [...]

May 30th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Green Books | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Going on a Treasure Hunt

Have you ever sent your kids on a back yard nature treasure hunt? This is a game which my kids really liked when they were younger. It’s really easy, and can be adapted for all different ages. If you don’t have a back yard you can do this at a park, but only pick flowers [...]

May 6th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Outdoor Kids | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)