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Exploring motherhood outdoors and supporting your family's journey in raising budding naturalists 8 months. It has been 8 months since I...
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Among the Ferns, At Home
A blog for nature families.
Brought to you by Among the Ferns: Nature Connection for Budding Naturalists
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Emily Woodmansee
- Dec 19, 2022
- 6 min
7 Ways We Welcome Winter Solstice with a Toddler
Winter is a season for reflection, for turning inward and for rest. The Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and celebrates the...
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Emily Woodmansee
- Jun 16, 2022
- 6 min
5 Tips to Make Gardening with Baby Fun for Everyone
If you're an avid gardener with kids, you likely already have your tried and true methods for getting out to the beds with baby tagging...
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Emily Woodmansee
- Jun 12, 2022
- 6 min
10 Ways to Celebrate Summer Solstice with Baby (or kids of any age!)
Building seasonal celebrations into your family culture promotes nature connection and is just plain fun. With Summer Solstice around the...
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Emily Woodmansee
- Jun 9, 2022
- 4 min
Flower Pound Printing So Easy a Kid Can (Almost Independently) Do It!
Flower pounding is an easy way to capture the beauty of spring and summer flowers on a piece of clothing, bandana, or just a piece of...
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Emily Woodmansee
- Jun 8, 2022
- 4 min
Eco Kids Paint: Yay or Nay?
Eco Kids paint is food safe finger paint made just for your little ones. We used colors that we noticed growing in the garden. Building...
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Emily Woodmansee
- Jun 6, 2022
- 4 min
Frogs, Eggs, and Sensory Play...Oh My!
So your child is showing interest in frogs, what do you do? Get into some sensory play, of course! Building nature connection doesn't have t
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Emily Woodmansee
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
Nature Note: We Have Babies!
How to safely observe and support the growing bird families in your nature neighborhood. If you've been following along on my Instagram,...
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Emily Woodmansee
- Sep 8, 2020
- 2 min
Fungi, Seeds, and Finding Your Rhythm
We're back with a new week of Nature Time Adventures from Home videos! Follow me in nature neighborhood notices and dive into some rhythm...
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Emily Woodmansee
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Falling Into Nature Connection...From Home!
Welcome back! After returning to work and then moving my family to Pennsylvania (phew!) I am finally ready to jump back into Nature Time...
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Emily Woodmansee
- May 12, 2020
- 1 min
Week of 5/10/2020: What Do We See?
This week we'll focus on diving deeper into the world of plants and animals living right in our nature neighborhoods! We'll want to use...
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Emily Woodmansee
- May 5, 2020
- 1 min
Week of 5/3/2020: Creatures Big and Small
This week we'll explore spring changes and the critters that live in and around my nature neighborhood! Some of the critters require keen...
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Emily Woodmansee
- Apr 27, 2020
- 1 min
Week of 4/26/2020: Small Nature
This week we'll explore the world of small! It is easy to notice trees, birds, and other macro-nature, but how often to you observe from...
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Emily Woodmansee
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
Week of 4/19/2020: Giving Back!
This week we celebrate Earth Day and give back to our nature neighborhoods! Earth Day is one of my favorite days to celebrate at school,...
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Emily Woodmansee
- Apr 13, 2020
- 1 min
Week of 4/12/2020: Let's Experiment!
This week will be all about setting up experiments in our yards to track our nature neighborhood! Be sure to have either a camera or your...
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Emily Woodmansee
- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
Thank You for Supporting Among the Ferns!
Thank you for all of the wonderful feedback as I begin this journey of providing nature learning and play opportunities for my community!...
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Emily Woodmansee
- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
Week of 4/5/2020: Invertebrates, Amphibians, and Owls..Oh My!
This week's Nature Time Adventures from Home videos feature time spent at the pond, surveys of nearby habitats, and an encounter with an...
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