Getting your baby or young child out into the spring weather is a smart plan; start early with nature adventures to instill a love of the planet in your tot.
Spring is still chilly so plan for double layers that are easy to take off if it gets too warm. Sometimes even a hat is in order. You want your little on to have fun and enjoy being outside. If she’s chilly, she may associate being outside with uncomfortable.
Try feeling the wind. Hold your tot up in the breeze and allow her to feel the wind on her cheeks. Point out …read more

Journey North is a year-long, free event for youth (or anyone really – but it’s kid-based). Much of the fun kicks off around each February and lasts through May.
Journey North allows kids to participate in a huge “Global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change.” It’s set up so that K-12 students can share their personal field observations with other students across North America.
However, anyone can participate; you don’t have to be a kid in school.
How it works is kids track spring coming by observing the migration patterns of animals, watching for plants starting to sprout, looking for sunlight changes, …read more