When I was much younger, one of my very favorite things to do was go out and add to my nature journal. I would take my butterfly net and containers, go catch bugs, watch how they moved and such, draw them, take measurements, and then go home and research all the details about the little critter that I had found.

If you are wondering what things your little one might need in their toolbox to do all this at home, I have a really great brief Podcast episode all about what you might need to get them started. It’s called “Tools of the Trade”. Really, I always got about 90 percent of it from the Dollar Store!