Comments on: Nature Journaling with Kids

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:20:17 +0000

For parents reading this, you might honestly enjoy nature journaling yourself! I started one earlier this summer (I used youcanjournal to help get it set up) and have SO enjoyed how it's enhanced my time outdoors. Try it for yourself too!

By: Joyful Learner

Joyful Learner — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:49:43 +0000

When K was younger, she had a simple nature journal with pressed flowers. She still loves looking through it and naming them. Now we have a larger nature journal where each season, she uses seasonal stickers to decorate a page and we talk about what to anticipate. Then we sketch what we see. But I like the idea of including the pressed on flowers too so we might end up doing both - pressing and sketching!

By: Mom and Kiddo

Mom and Kiddo — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:50:39 +0000

@F.Harville: We just started so we haven't quite figured it out yet, but for right now it looks like it is easiest for my son to focus on it when we go to our garden plot. He can pick a specimen and press it or track how something is growing. It might turn into just a gardening journal... He doesn't show much interest in drawing from nature yet.

By: Fanny Harville

Fanny Harville — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:41:53 +0000

I'd love to hear more about how you do this; though we spend lots of time outdoors, we haven't been able to make a nature journal happen!

By: Raising a Happy Child

Raising a Happy Child — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:58:37 +0000

Yeah - I am impressed too! No nature journal (and no writing) here yet.

By: MaryAnne

MaryAnne — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:55:28 +0000

Kiddo has fabulous handwriting!