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“Nature journaling doesn’t need to be complicated. You don’t need artistic skills, fancy pens, or expensive journals to get started. All you need is a curious spirit, a pencil, and a notebook. Call them nature journals, field guides, or whatever you like. But go into the fields, walk into the woods, and sit by the streams. Listen, watch, and sketch what you see. Include the date, time, and location. Include lists, quotes, or pressed flowers in your pages if you’d like. And fill them with the observations of your outings. In time, the habit of nature journaling will nurture a love for nature in both you and your children.”
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
“Make music. In fact, make your own instruments. See who can make the craziest, most unexpected instrument out of the materials you have lying around the house. Set up a bird-watching station at the front window. Include the necessary bird books and binoculars, of course, but don’t forget the kazoos and party poppers to celebrate the birds’ arrival.”
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
“Know this: children will find adventure whether we’re the ones who give it to them or not. If they can’t find it in their families, they’ll look for it elsewhere. They’ll find it with friends, their girlfriends, their boyfriends, and even other families.”
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
“Comparison is the thief of joy, but also of a mother’s confidence.”
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
“there is nothing more natural to a mother’s heart than to look after the needs of her own children, to preserve their childhoods, and to give them the chance to be who they were made to be. We need only to keep the voices from convincing us otherwise.”
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
― The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
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