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- Interesting Insects: September’s NatureKids Adventure
Interesting Insects: September’s NatureKids Adventure As the summer comes to an end, a new season of NatureKids is beginning! Welcome to our new groups and welcome back to those returning for another season. We hope you have an excellent year learning and adventuring in nature together. For this September edition of NatureKids, we will be exploring the world of insects. These small but mighty creatures not only make up the… Read more: Interesting Insects: September’s NatureKids Adventure - Many Months Spent Outdoors: A NatureKids Recap
Many Months Spent Outdoors: A NatureKids Recap With autumn right around the corner, we’re getting excited about launching a new season of NatureKids! Here’s a look back on some of the many different aspects of nature the NatureKids explored earlier this year: Winter Birds: Engaging with our feathered friends that stick around NB all year long! All About Owls: Diving deeper into this mysterious and beautiful group of birds. Marvelous… Read more: Many Months Spent Outdoors: A NatureKids Recap - NatureKids – December 2025
NatureKids – December 2025 Let’s go Birding!: December’s NatureKids Adventure This month we’re exploring winter birds, those that are here year-round and those that visit New Brunswick just for the season. These hardy birds have adaptations that help them survive the cold like special feathers, behaviours, and feeding habits. Our December activities invite groups to learn to bird and contribute to the global Christmas Bird Count: Four Corners: Practice your… Read more: NatureKids – December 2025 - NatureKids – November 2025
NatureKids – November 2025 November Adventures: Nature’s Recycling Team As the forest floor fills with crunchy leaves, a quiet transformation begins beneath our feet. This month, we’re exploring the hidden world of decomposition where fallen leaves, old logs, and other natural materials are slowly recycled back into the earth, giving rise to new life. Decomposition is one of the most important processes in nature! Decomposers like fungi, worms, and beetles… Read more: NatureKids – November 2025 - NatureKids – October 2025
NatureKids – October 2025 Exploring the Night: October NatureKids Adventures This month, we’re exploring the hidden world of animals that come alive when the sun goes down! As the days grow shorter and the spooky season begins, we’re learning about nocturnal animals, those active at night, and crepuscular animals that prefer the twilight hours of dawn and dusk. October is the perfect time to dive into this mysterious world! These… Read more: NatureKids – October 2025 - NatureKids – September 2025
NatureKids – September 2025 The start of the school year also meant a return to the NatureKids. Welcome to our new groups and welcome back to those returning for another season. We hope you have a wonderful year filled with nature learning and adventures. This month, we explored the world of salamanders! These amazing amphibians might be small, but they play a big role in nature. By eating insects and… Read more: NatureKids – September 2025 - NatureKids – May 2025
NatureKids – May 2025 May: Getting Ready for the Monarchs! May is a marvelous month, full of transformation, much like the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. As the weather warms, monarchs begin their long migration northward, making now a great time to prepare for their arrival. This month’s activities focus on supporting monarchs and learning about their incredible journey and life cycle. Groups were invited to make “Milkweed Mounds”… Read more: NatureKids – May 2025 - NatureKids – April 2025
NatureKids – April 2025 April: Celebrating Earth, Spring, and Stewardship Spring has officially sprung, and it’s the perfect time to step outside and reconnect with the natural world around us. Earth Day is a great reminder that we all play a role in taking care of our planet. Whether it’s picking up litter, planting something green, or simply noticing the small wonders around us, every action matters. This month, we… Read more: NatureKids – April 2025 - NatureKids – March 2025
NatureKids – March 2025 March: Discovering Animal Tracks! Snow-covered trails and frosty mornings provide the perfect backdrop for one of the great joys of winter – finding animal tracks! Even when wildlife stays out of sight, their footprints tell a story, offering clues about where they’ve been, how they move, and what they’ve been up to. This month’s activities encouraged groups to slow down, observe, and uncover the hidden world… Read more: NatureKids – March 2025 - NatureKids – February 2025
Winter can be a time full of magic, a season that invites creativity, curiosity, and sensory exploration. For February, NatureKids groups were encouraged to embrace the season through activities that engaged their senses in winter. These activities were designed to help participants appreciate winter’s beauty, understand seasonal adaptation, and give a new perspective to winter. - NatureKids – January 2025
In December, we dove into the world of birds with the Christmas Bird Count and this month, we kept the excitement going! We introduced new activities and resources to inspire budding birdwatchers, encouraging kids to observe, explore, and learn more about our feathered friends. - NatureKids – December 2024
December was Christmas Bird Count month, so naturally, our theme of the month was birds! The Christmas Bird Count is North America’s longest-running citizen science project, dating back to 1900. Each year, groups head outdoors to observe and record the birds they see, contributing valuable data to help scientists track bird populations over time.
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