outdoors

Atlanta Moms: Nature Doesn’t Have to Be Endangered

May 2, 2011 Atlanta Moms Edition

Somewhere in California, a small miracle is taking place. It is projected that by year’s end, the California condor population will reach 200 birds in captivity and another 200thriving and reproducing in the wild. This is big news when you consider how far they have come. Twenty five years ago, the last wild California condor

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Chattahoochee Nature Center Earth Day Kids Fest 2011 – April 16th

April 11, 2011 Atlanta Moms Edition

Go outside and play – the mantra of many mothers for years. If you had one of these mothers, you had more opportunities to get outside and run, ride and play. Backyards became jungles and open fields had endless possibilities. These days the mantra has fallen to the wayside. Children now spend muchof their non-school

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January Nature Exchange Highlights at Chattahoochee Nature Center

January 13, 2011 Atlanta Moms Edition

It might be cold outside but now is the time to really show your trees how much you love them. Sure, we appreciate trees for what they give us in the spring, summer and fall- shade, fruits and nuts, that whispering sound when the wind blows. But we forget about the trees during this time

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How to make a Juicebox Rocket – a fun and cheap craft

October 29, 2010 Crafts

Madelyn comes up with the most interesting ideas when I won’t play with her she’s bored. I love it! Madelyn and I were relaxing on the front porch yesterday and because I refused to play with her (oh no!) she got creative with the sand in her sandbox. By creative I mean she got water,

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Add some summer splashing excitement to your backyard with a Little Tikes Slam ‘n Curve Slide

July 2, 2009 New posts

Kids love playing the water and what’s better than swimming and splashing in the summer? How about sliding down a curving slide to shoot out into the cool waters of a splash pool? Sounds fun, doesn’t it? It is! I can tell you first hand and that’s because despite the fact that I am in

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