Home Sick? 7 Great Science Flicks for Kids on the Couch I am all for getting my kids outside to play, but when they (or you!) are sick, a movie on the couch can be the perfect thing. Add some hugs, a snuggly blanket and a water bottle to sip on during the show and […]
7 Stories of Scientists, Green Role Models & Community Builders! Just like heroes and heroines in our daily lives- some of the names on this list you’ll recognize, other names will ring a bell, and some of the characters we’ll never fully know. Whether you’re leading a classroom story time or bedtime, staff […]
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 […]
Where have green hearts been growing lately? Where next? Are you heading to the NAEYC conference at River Center on January 31st? If so, please consider stopping by the Growing Green Hearts workshop titled “Energize Kids About Climate” on Friday at 2:15. It would be great to see you there! Will your kids be getting […]
Maplewood Nature Center is rooted and reaching into the community This summer I met Chris Soutter, a naturalist at Maplewood Nature Center. We were attending a Will Steger Foundation climate change workshop and had sat down at the same picnic table during our lunch break. As we chatted I realized that she was MY naturalist. […]
Growing Green Hearts was able to coach (and coax) gardens into all three backyards and the hearts of families that play there. The storms of June 2013 huffed and puffed but they could NOT destroy these three little spirited starter gardens! From suburbs to city, these stories talk of creating space and time for some […]
The storms of June 2013 huffed and puffed but they could NOT destroy these three little spirited starter gardens! Growing Green Hearts was able to coach (and coax) gardens into all three backyards and the hearts of families that play there. First is Janine who wanted to enhance the backyard play zone with a garden […]
