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The Artful Parent

Simple Ways to Fill Your Family's Life with Art and Creativity

by
Jean Van't Hul

Bring out your children’s creativity and imagination with more than 60 kids’ art activities from the creator of www.ArtfulParent.com. Art making is a wonderfully fun way for young children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore… Read More
The Artful Parent
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$21.95

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The Creative Family

How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections

by
Amanda Blake Soule

When you learn to awaken your family’s creativity, wonderful things will happen: you’ll make meaningful connections with your children in large and small ways; your children will more often engage in their own creative discoveries; and your family will embrace… Read More
The Creative Family
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$18.95

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The Down and Dirty Guide to Camping with Kids

How to Plan Memorable Family Adventures and Connect Kids to Nature

by
Helen Olsson

Plan your family camping adventure! Whether you’re a first-time camper or a veteran backpacker befuddled by the challenges of carting a brood—and all the requisite gear—into the great outdoors, here you’ll find all the tips and tools you… Read More
The Down and Dirty Guide to Camping with Kids
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$17.95

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The Green Hour

A Daily Dose of Nature for Happier, Healthier, Smarter Kids

by
Todd Christopher

The National Wildlife Federation, on its website GreenHour.org, recommends that parents give their kids a “Green Hour” every day—a time for unstructured play and interaction with the natural world. Whether in the backyard, the local park, or a green space… Read More
The Green Hour
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$17.95

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Handmade Home

Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures

by
Amanda Blake Soule

For many of us, our home is the center of our life. It is the place where our families meet and mingle, where we share our meals and share our dreams. So much more than just a space to live,… Read More
Handmade Home
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$21.95

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I Love Dirt!

52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature

by
Jennifer Ward

I Love Dirt! presents 52 open-ended activities to help you engage your child in the outdoors. No matter what your location—from a small patch of green in the city to the wide-open meadows of the country—each activity is meant to… Read More
I Love Dirt!
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$14.00

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Imagine Childhood

Exploring the World through Nature, Imagination, and Play

by
Sarah Olmsted

For children, potential is limitless, curiosity is an electrical current, and every moment is open to the possibility of the unexpected. Day-to-day life is filled with adventure. Road blocks are invitations to try new routes. And the world is vast… Read More
Imagine Childhood
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$19.95

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It's a Jungle Out There!

52 Nature Adventures for City Kids

by
Jennifer Ward

Just because you live in the city doesn’t mean you can't enjoy nature. This compact guide offers 52 nature-focused explorations, adventures, observations, and games that can help you and your child connect to nature while living in the city. While… Read More
It's a Jungle Out There!
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$14.00

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Leap Write In!

Adventures in Creative Writing to Stretch and Surprise Your One-of-a-Kind Mind

by
Karen Benke

Invite your jittery mind into quiet slips of timed or untimed writing experiments that are designed to encourage your timid heart to forge forgotten feelings and entice your shy-self to make friends with emerging emotions. With a bounty of prompts… Read More
Leap Write In!
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$14.95

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Let's Go Outside!

Outdoor Activities and Projects to Get You and Your Kids Closer to Nature

by
Jennifer Ward

Engage your child in outdoor play, nature outings, and environmental explorations. Chase and be chased in a game of capture the flag. Use the power of the sun to craft your own shadow prints. Explore the stars on a late… Read More
Let's Go Outside!
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$14.00

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Playful Learning

Develop Your Child's Sense of Joy and Wonder

by
Mariah Bruehl

Children are natural scientists, artists, mathematicians, authors, and scholars. From the time they are born they seek out information about the world around them in an effort to construct meaning and further their development. While children have an inherent drive… Read More
Playful Learning
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$22.95

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The Rhythm of Family

Discovering a Sense of Wonder through the Seasons

by
Amanda Blake Soule,
Stephen Soule

Many of us with busy families yearn for a slower and simpler life with our kids—one that is connected to the seasons and the natural rhythm of the year, one that has our children spending more time out of doors… Read More
The Rhythm of Family
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$19.95

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Rip the Page!

Adventures in Creative Writing

by
Karen Benke

Here are the ideas, experiments, and inspiration to unfold your imagination and get your writing to flow off the page! This is the everything-you-need guide to spark new poems and unstick old stories, including lists of big, small, gross-out, and… Read More
Rip the Page!
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$14.95

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Touch a Butterfly

Wildlife Gardening with Kids

by
April Sayre

Turn your garden into a hummingbird hotspot, a haven for butterflies, and a thriving ecosystem that will delight and inspire the young and young-at-heart. Gardening with children is a pleasure in itself, but when you learn to include wildlife… Read More
Touch a Butterfly
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$19.95

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The Write Start

A Guide to Nurturing Writing at Every Stage, from Scribbling to Forming Letters and Writing Stories

by
Jennifer Hallissy

How do you raise children who love to write? Jennifer Hallissy believes that if you give children a solid foundation of writing basics, they will develop a love of writing that lasts a lifetime. In this book, she shares the… Read More
The Write Start
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$17.95

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