It’s no secret that water play—pouring, scooping, splashing—is a great way to engage young children, and the perfect way to stay cool on a …
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Chickadee Club: Sign up for August now!
With the debut of the Chickadee Club a few weeks behind us and the sign-up deadline for August/September kits rapidly approaching, you may …
Family Fun Connections: A Bird Checklist for Young Birders
Just in time for summer vacation, we’ve added a new resource to our Birding in Maine page: The Maine Birds Checklist for Young Birders …
Family Fun Connections: Introducing the Chickadee Club
What outdoor adventures do you have planned this summer? Whether you are close enough to enjoy the trails at Gilsland Farm or have your own …
Family Fun Connections: Shapes and Symmetry
Nature provides so many great ways to explore math concepts, and shapes and symmetry are a perfect place to start. After all, complex forms …
Family Fun Connections: Exploring Color
Nature is colorful year-round, if you know where and how to look. But there’s something about the deepening shades of green in late spring, …
Family Fun Connections: Neighborhood Trees
As we’ve gotten better acquainted with the trees we pass on our daily walks around the neighborhood, I love that they’re starting to stand …
Family Fun Connections: Exploring Texture
If you’ve ever been in a store, public bathroom, or museum with a young child, you know their urge to touch everything is strong. The good …
Family Fun Connections: Listening to Birds
Have you been hearing more birds lately? Each spring, as resident songbirds begin to sing and new migrants join in by the day, I vow anew to …