One of our favorite go-to features is the visual organizer. You’ll find these in almost everything we design for Super Nature Adventures, from nature-themed booklets to field trip guides and maps. Learn more about why and how we use these pedagogical tools.

There is no doubt that the past six months has been a jarring roller coaster of emotions, with everything from the pandemic and having kids in online school at home to the constant barrage of racial injustices and the highly divisive political season leading up to another election. Yet amidst everything going on right now, it’s important to take the time to slow down and find some easy ways to take care of ourselves.

If you live anywhere on the west coast starting from the Bay area and going north, chances are that you’ve been stuck inside for the past week due to hazardous air quality.

To help families struggling through parenting this week, we’ve gone through our old projects to find activities to help parents entertain, distract, inspire, and bring nature inside. All free.

How do we create deeper, more meaningful connections to the world, to nature, and to other people around us through the framework of place-based-thinking and pedagogy?

This ethos has been our guiding force throughout the pandemic - through our work with clients and as we’ve thought about the challenges for parents and kids, created new content, worked with educators, and looked forward to what’s ahead.

In this post, we share the changes and new temporary services we have been developing in response to the COVID19 pandemic as we navigate closures, adapt to new regulations, and support families through this changing period.

For a while now, we’ve been feeling the tug towards other creative work that can serve our big mission of making meaningful connections for those who need it in a broader, bolder way. Through this process, we have recognized there is a more formal pivot that our business needs to make and we are really excited to share it with you to share it with you in this post!

It’s officially the Summer season! Do you have an outdoor adventure (or two or three) planned with kids? Whether it’s camping, hiking, or just hanging out at a park, we’ve got you covered with a few tips and reminders before you head out.

Tips from Rachel Carson’s Sense of Wonder on exploring the outdoors with Kids

Exploring Nature with Kids can happen almost anywhere, as guest author and dad Michael Barton explores in this blog post about his daughter.

A few years back, I was in a career in academia that would make me so busy in the Fall that everything seemed a blur around this time of year.  October seemed to fly by, and in my anxiety to meet work deadlines, I’d instinctively treat family activities like pumpkin picking or hiking as extra chores…

Have you ever rushed through fall family adventures like this? Have you ever gotten impatient with your child when they are ambling about on the trail?

Sometimes, when our son is dragging his heels on a trail, we turn to games and fun activities to try to help motivate him. ​Here are a few other favorites activities that have also worked pretty well. 

Have you been thinking about getting outside for a family adventure? Here are five reasons fall is a great time for family nature exploring in the Pacific Northwest!