Easy, foolproof guide for how to go birding with children
An easy guide to make birdwatching enjoyable for families with children of all ages – the perfect binocular setup!
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An astoundingly simple way to increase outdoor play
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Radio Flyer. The opinions and text are all mine. As a child, I remember roaming around my parents’ wooded backyard, enjoying nature and exploring what it had to offer. And then one day as I was digging in the dirt, I found an arrowhead….
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5 historic things to do in Lexington and Concord all year
While most people start flooding the area of Lexington and Concord in the Spring, our unit actually originally took us there at the beginning of January. While most of the buildings were closed like the visitors’ center that closes November through March or even some of the historic houses that you can tour, we still…
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Huzzah! How to make the most of a Boston Tea Party field trip.
Honesty first, I was skeptical taking a field trip to the Boston Tea Party Museum. I didn’t know that it would add much value to the kids’ education and I had my doubts that it would be worth our time or money. But in the end, it was fantastic and I plan on going back…
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Taking Kids to the Farmers’ Market
The farmers’ market is a great place to go to explore local food and spend time as a family. Here at ALLterNATIVElearning, we go to our farmer’s market every Saturday, year-round because it’s the best place to get the freshest food and because we have so much less trash and waste when buying from local…
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Visiting a Solid Waste Facility
Today Thaleia from Something 2 Offer has a very eye-opening post on visiting a solid waste facility with her children. This is such a tangible way to understand how much trash we produce as individuals and a memorable way to teach children to reduce their own consumption. A couple of years ago our homeschool group…
