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10 new kids' picture books that celebrate family, love and the great outdoors This diverse new crop of books celebrates family, friendship and the great outdoors in stories that range from Minnesota to West Africa

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Missing The NCAA Tourneys? Try March Mammal Madness Are you finding yourself with too much time on your hands in the absence of March Madness? We’ve got just the thing for you.

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This season, the Middlesex Concert Band is grateful to family, friends, and supporters for donating 24 gourmet pumpkin pies from The Farmland to the Wakefield Food Pantry for this year's Thanksgiving Dinner distribution to Wakefield families.

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Hidden treasure, a family’s quest, and ‘The Secret’ - The Boston Globe For 37 years, a hidden treasure lay buried in Boston as thousands pondered the riddle that would lead to its location. Recently, a local family cracked the code.

The Irrefutable Case for Taking Class Outside Serious learning doesn't just have to be an indoor activity. In fact, it really shouldn't be, argues Kate Gardoqui.

These Animal Planters Keep Themselves Hydrated By Drinking From Their Little Water Bowls These days, it turns out we have everything except time, so very often, our plants are usually at the end of the to-do list. However, there is always a solution. If you would like to brighten up your home and stop neglecting your plants, the online retailer Firebox offers a line of practical and cut...

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5 Tips to Help Your Family Get Outside After the Kids go Back to School - Hike it Baby The closing of another summer season can bring both excitement for a new school year and disappointment that the long …

Where Is the Black 'Blueberries for Sal'? A lot of beloved storybook characters scavenge food in the wild, go on bear hunts, and otherwise explore the natural world, and almost all of them are white.

Rainwater Collecting Installation by John Grade Dazzles Like an Outdoor Chandelier Situated in a clearing within an Italian forest, John Grade’s latest installation, Reservoir, appears like a chandelier glistening among the pine trees. Reservoir is featured in the Arte Sella Sculpture Park in Borgo Valsugana and is made up of five thousand clear droplets each of which is delicat...

K-12 Teacher Courses Nature School & Climate Change Science

Naturally Dyed Dandelion Play Dough Recipe Learn how to naturally dye homemade playdough using dandelions with this simple tutorial + video.

“Sadly, in many cases, the assumption that children are incompetent, irresponsible, and in need of constant direction and supervision becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. The children themselves become convinced of their incompetence and irresponsibility, and may act accordingly. The surest way to foster any trait in a person is to treat that person as if he or she already has it.”

-Peter Gray

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