Great Outdoors

This fam is full of outdoorsy peeps. As much as we appreciate our time in the woods, we're no fools. You've gotta be smart when you're traipsin' in the wild. I STILL cringe when Alice starts poppin' random mushrooms in Wonderland. What was that kid thinking?!? ---sigh.

We're constantly researching so that we can teach our kiddos to wise up when it comes to the various plants, fungi and creatures we encounter on our adventures.

You tiptoe through the TULIPS, kids, not that hardy poison ivy patch. Come on, now.
Check out some of the woodsy goodsies we've been teaching our girls about this year.

How to Make Your Own Compass
Throw a Camping Theme Party
Hen-of-the-Woods (Maitake) Mushrooms: Eat THIS!
5 Tips for Hunting Morels
A Family of Mycophiles?
Morel Madness
Green Thumbs and Flower Power
Mexican Grass Addiction?
Sassafras Smells Sweet
Kid Camper Training 101
Pokeweed in August- A Follow Up
Poison Ivy and Pokeweed- Double Trouble
Scarlet Backdrops & Flesh? Poison Ivy in Autumn
Trackin' Tracks
Questioning the Shape of Snow
Peace Out, Plastic Planters
When Lightning Strikes...SEVEN Times
Stuck on a Limb? How to Rescue Animals Trapped in Trees
The Real Giving Tree: The Legendary Sacred Oak of Oley
Build Your Own Igloo with Scaffolding

Do you get the willies when it comes to creepy crawlies? I've found that learning about insects and arachnids definitely helps overcome fear. These little wigglers are actually totally fascinating and pretty cool!

Check out my previous posts on some of the buggers we've found out here in eastern PA.

BUG OUT! Assassin/Wheel Bug
BUG OUT! Praying Mantis
BUG OUT! Pine Sawyer Beetle
Insect Lore Painted Lady Butterfly Project
Raising Painted Lady Butterflies
Our House- The All-Inclusive Stink Bug Resort
10 Scenes of Horror- Living with Stink Bugs
Stink Bugs: They're Baaaaaaack
Stink Bugs in the Dead of Winter
Stink Bug WAR-Phase 1 Tactic
Stink Bug Hideout
Why We've Been FEEDING & SAVING Stink Bugs
GOODBYE Stink Bugs! We're Fortified!
How to EFFECTIVELY Ditch a Spider