Tag Archives: winter

Winter Snack for Wildlife Guests

Posted on December 31, 2014 by thebearthinstitute in Arts, Crafts & Handwork, Cooking, Wildlife Education, Winter

While the kids were out sledding yesterday I thought I would prepare them a surprise. I popped popcorn, sliced up some oranges and some apples, put some dried cranberries in a bowl and cut up bread into squares and put out a knife with a big jar of peanut butter....

A Winter Nature Story for Everyone

Posted on December 10, 2014 by thebearthinstitute in Advent, Christmas, December, February, Holidays, January, Santa, Solstice, Storytelling, Winter

This is a wonderful secular seasonal story because it teaches the values of giving and kindness without talking about any particular holiday. Additonally, it can be told in countries where there are not fir trees because other kinds of trees are mentioned in the story as well and all children...