In honor of mother Earth on Earth Day 2011 I would like to thank her for...
- Nourishing my soul with endless landscapes; from the mountains to the seas.
- Providing me a playground to grow, learn, expand and express myself.
- For plenty of fresh air to fill my lungs.
- Abundance of fertile ground to grow my food.
- A special thank you for all your magnificent creatures great and small.
- For the oceans, lakes and streams that provide us with a bounty of choices.
- Most of all for shaking things up a bit when we become stagnant or disconnected.
Helpful Ways To Teach Children How To Connect With Nature.
- Take your child for a walk around your local park or out in the woods, stroll along a creek side, stream or river.
- Collect rocks or other earthly items and encourage learning about the mineral, animal and plant kingdoms.
- Every region has different kinds of animals. Pick up a book from your local library to explore the animals that live in your state. Learn what their tracks and scat look like.
- Talk about the importance of insects, bees and pollination.
- Collect wildflowers when they are in bloom. Make a wildflower book by collecting and drying flowers. Glue flowers on a blank piece of paper. Identify each flower and write notes about where you found them, possibly add a personal picture of your child picking the flower. Laminate and place each laminated page into a plastic sleeve and them gather together in a binder for many years of use.
- Visit a natural museum.
