• Activities

    Storytime Theme: Hiking

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    Today’s storytime theme is all about hiking, an activity that I love to do but don’t do enough of. Last summer, my whole family visited my sister out in Colorado and we went hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park which was an awesome experience. One I definitely recommend. Being from…

  • Lists

    9 Books All About National Parks

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    I’m traveling this week and although I didn’t make it up to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, I will be headed to Rocky Mountain National Park later this week! I also just got back from Mammoth Cave National Park a few weeks ago. And so, with the popularity of…

  • Activities

    Storytime Theme: Octopuses

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    I’m not sure how I got this far into a blog with an octopus mascot and not have a storytime theme on octopuses! They are some really interesting animals – you can learn more about them from my original post about my logo design, for World Octopus Day, and my…

  • Activities

    Storytime Theme: Hiking

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    I love going on hikes! My favorite part is probably that you never know what you’ll encounter on a hike – a stream, some wild animals, flowers, plants, and my favorite – waterfalls! My parents took us hiking fairly often when we were little. Sometimes it was just little paths…

  • Lists

    Four on Friday: Hiking

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    Today I’m sharing a fun Four on Friday: Hiking edition. Now that it’s finally cooling down a bit from the mid-90s to a more reasonable temperature, I’m excited to get out on some hiking trails in our area. We’re so lucky to live around some great state and national parks,…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Grand Canyon

    Summary:  “Rivers wind through earth, cutting down and eroding the soil for millions of years, creating a cavity in the ground 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and more than a mile deep known as the Grand Canyon. Home to an astonishing variety of plants and animals that have lived and…

  • Activities

    Story Time Theme: Camping

    This week I focused on camping and hiking, hoping to encourage parents to enjoy the great outdoors with their children.  Many of the children had never been camping or hiking before but we also talked about fishing (which many children were familiar with).  I also mentioned that the walk down…