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How do we teach our children to value Nature? How much time should they spend outside?

With more and more teenagers on their screens, we will have a generation of parents that will value screen time over Nature.   We can only perpetuate Stewards of the Earth by showing our kids that we Value Nature.  How do we do this? We get off the screen and start spending outside.  Forests, Parks, Tiny Gravel Patch in front of the apartment...WHEREVER!

The academy of Pediatrics recommends at LEAST an hour a day.  In general, 30 to 60 minutes of outdoor play time per day but even 10 minute “chunks” are a good idea.

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Hard-Hitting Nature Valley Ad Shows The Terrifying Side Of Kids Addicted To Technology

Nature Valley Canada recently sat down three generations of families and asked them one simple question, "What did you like to do for fun as a kid?" Take a mome

Adults need to start with themselves.  It’s not enough for parents to restrict screen time, we must also get off of our devices and Be in The World

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Mother’s Day Leaf Art - A Study in Line & Texture

1.  Gather Leaves - different kinds are best 2. Fill a flat container with green paint. Use a paintbrush to coat leaf.  3. Stamp leaf on paper.  Newspaper or a light colored paper works well. 4. After print dries, outline the shape with black or colored marked.  You can get creative with the thickness and color of lines.

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It’s Time to Take our Kids Outside. (Waimea Bay, Oahu) Here’s some inspiration to get your kids out and about. Paddling can offer a versatile adventure: Jump off the boards and swim.  Sit down and float.  Lay down and drift. Or just Paddle.