Parks at Home for Kids Archives

A bright red male northern cardinal sits on a tree branch, looking directly at the camera.

Nature Journaling #234: What Kind of Animal Would You Be?

01/20/2021 7AM All, Nature Journaling, Parks at Home for Kids

Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

A blue jay sits among green branches that are just beginning to bloom in the spring.

Nature Journaling #233: No Need to be Blue!

01/18/2021 7AM All, Nature Journaling, Parks at Home for Kids

Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

The bright red feathers of male northern cardinal contrast against the snow in Winton Woods.

Nature Journaling #232: Following Cardinal Directions

01/17/2021 7AM All, Nature Journaling, Parks at Home for Kids

Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

A lone pine cone and a few pine needles poke out from a tree branch.

Nature Journaling #231: Make Your Own Bird Feeder

01/16/2021 7AM All, Nature Journaling, Parks at Home for Kids

Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

Replay: Telling Fact From Fiction About Coyotes

01/15/2021 11AM Your Backyard Habitat, All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Videos, Nature Academy

Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Coyotes are a hot topic, especially at this time of year. What should you do if you see one? Nature Interpreter Paul answers all your questions and more about these fascinating, adaptable creatures.

Nature Journaling #230: At Frost Glance

01/15/2021 7AM All, Nature Journaling, Parks at Home for Kids

Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

A controlled fire occurs on a prairie habitat at Miami Whitewater Forest.

Replay: Miami Whitewater Forest Prescribed Burn Revisited

01/13/2021 10AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Videos

Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. What happens to a prairie after a prescribed burn and why do we set these controlled fires? Conservation & Parks Technicians Alex and AJ are back at Miami Whitewater Forest to show how the prairie is doing months later.

A bright full moon shines at night over Winton Woods in January 2020.

Nature Journaling #229: Winter Moon Gazing Part 2

01/13/2021 7AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Nature Journaling

Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here every day!