Nature

Disneynature’s AFRICAN CATS Opens Earth Day 2011

April 13, 2011

Disneynature’s AFRICAN CATS will be released in theaters worldwide, starting on Earth Day, (April 22, 2011). AFRICAN CATS is a true story set in one of the wildest places on Earth. Narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson, the film’s story features three unique African cats – Mara, a quickly growing and endearing lion cub; [...]

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Help Your Child Explore His World

July 16, 2010

I very rarely buy books that aren’t specifically eco-friendly. But a few months ago I became a wee bit mesmerized with a book I saw at Powell’s and bought it – How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum by Keri Smith. Since this is not a green book in particular, I’m [...]

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Do you let your five-year-old go to the park alone?

June 24, 2010

In PDX we have a monthly parenting magazine; Metro Parent. It usually has good articles but one piece in particular captured and has held my attention since April – Free-Range Parenting: Letting Go So Kids Can Grow – read it here (flip to page 24). The gist of the piece was that kids can go [...]

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Happy first day of summer – fun summer activities

June 21, 2010

Being that it’s officially summer it’s time to get down to business. And by business I mean summer fun. Here are some super fun nature minded and eco-friendly summer ideas for green kids. Get outside!!!! I’m going to say this until you’re sick of me saying it, but until the kids I see are fit [...]

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Grow a nature loving family

June 18, 2010

This summer and for the rest of the year I hope one major goal you have is to get your family outside. Kids especially spend a depressingly large amount of time indoors nowadays and that’s unacceptable. Granted, it’s easy to keep on doing what you’re doing. Inside is easy. You’ve got books, video games, less [...]

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Move childhood back outside this summer

June 17, 2010

When I was a kid it was hard to get me inside. Rain or shine or even snow; it didn’t matter I was usually outside. Nowadays it’s different. Kids are inside way more than they’re outside. If you think the obesity statistics are scary how about these statistics about kids and nature from David Mizejewski, [...]

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Do Kids Really Need Nature?

April 18, 2010

I was going to write up a little Arbor Day activity list, but I found something more pressing to discuss. I was over at Brain, Child, arguably one of my favorite publications and saw this – Guilt Trip into the Woods by Martha Nichols. Brain, Child is many things, but you can’t honestly say it’s [...]

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Disneynature’s OCEANS Premiers Earth Day 2010!

April 7, 2010

If you’ve got kids interested in nature and especially the vast oceans covering our planet then you’ll want to plan on seeing Disneynature’s OCEANS for Earth Day 2010. Earth Day 2009, Disneynature released their stunning film about life on Earth and this year not to be outdone, they’re bringing oceans to the nature lovin’ kiddos [...]

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Happy first day of winter – 35 ways to enjoy nature in winter

December 21, 2009

Green living to me, when you have kids especially, is a lot about learning to appreciate nature. Fact – kids who don’t love nature, who don’t have awesome nature experiences won’t care enough about nature to preserve it. In the winter it’s hard to make time to get outside. You’ve got to bundle up, fit [...]

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PDX Locals – Free Admission Day at Portland Japanese Garden

October 27, 2009

The Portland Japanese Garden is holding a free admission day on November 11, Wednesday from 10am-4pm. The free event is sponsored by KOIN Local 6. Besides being a cool nature fall outing for your family, the event will also benefit Janus Youth Programs through the collection of voluntary donations at the Admission Gate. Janus Youth [...]