Tips for young birders… Bring the birds to you! When it’s cold outside you can really help out the birds by providing them with food. After all, it takes energy to stay warm. A bird feeder can be like a drive-thru restaurant for birds to get some quick energy and a quick pit stop where […]
Air, Insulation & Heat-trappers Keep Squirrels Warm How do squirrels stay warm when they sleep? Do you think that acorns and fur are enough to keep a squirrel from freezing on chilly nights? How is a squirrel’s nest similar to your snuggly bed? Taking a closer look at a squirrel’s nest of leaves high in […]
Questions Are Key! Kids are great with questions. Sometimes too good, right? Step one of the scientific method, a thinking process, starts with a problem question. As a parent, teacher, or mentor it’s important to keep kids asking questions. The more practice kids get, the more likely they are to begin asking multiple types of […]
A project from recyclables that’s for the birds, really. January 2014 will be remembered for the frigid temperatures, and also a day off of school for Minnesota kids and teachers! This bird feeder project uses recyclables that many have on hand. It can be built in 15 minutes or drawn out to take longer […]
