Florida fall leaves
In most of the country, autumn/winter is the time of the year when nature goes dormant. In South Florida, this is our season– for growing gardens, for camping or playing outside without being attacked by mosquitoes and oppressive heat. And the sunsets this time of year are amazing!
Sunflower is celebrating the season with a free Family G.O. (Get Outside!) Event, tomorrow (Nov. 20), 3:30 — 5:00 pm, at Pondhawk Natural Area in Boca. All ages are welcome for hands-on nature exploration. Visit our Sunflower Meetup site for more info and to RSVP.
In the meantime, check out these nature resources from our blog and beyond:
Get Outside!
Sunflower Creative Arts blog
Exploring local natural areas in Palm Bach County, Florida.
Sunflower Creative Arts blog
Exploring local natural areas in Palm Bach County, Florida.
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Sunflower Creative Arts blog
Humans are meant to be part of nature, not just spectators. Read about the positive effects of going off-trail and getting down and dirty with nature.
Humans are meant to be part of nature, not just spectators. Read about the positive effects of going off-trail and getting down and dirty with nature.
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Is Your Family Vitamin N Deficient?
RichardLouv.com
Richard Louv shares 10 reasons why children and adults need nature.
RichardLouv.com
Richard Louv shares 10 reasons why children and adults need nature.
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How the addition of outside green space (outdoor labs, classrooms, planting beds and ‘touchable’ nature) has positively affected everything from science curriculum to behavior management in Boston’s public schools.
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Posted by Jaime Greenberg
Photo © Jaime Greenberg, 2013
Photo © Jaime Greenberg, 2013
I’d like to recommend the book The Goodness of Rain by Ann Pelo, early childhood teacher, educator and author. A very beautiful account of the author’s year in nature with a 1 year old. Her goal was to create an eco-identity in the toddler. She found that the child’s innocent and natural ability to be with nature taught her so much more.
Thanks, Shelly. Sounds wonderful!