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Prairie Wildflower Identification Hike #NatureBookClub {Link Up}

September 20, 2018 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

It’s September already! Can you believe that it’s time for another Nature Book Club link up? It’s week 5 in our homeschool year and we are moving right along as the season changes and Fall is almost upon us. We have been learning about bees and pollinators most of the Summer and as we head into Fall we are focusing on Botany and medicinal plants with our DIY Herbalism Course series. This ties in nicely with September’s theme of Prairie Wildflowers since Goldenrod is what we have seen most!

We try to get outside and enjoy nature as much as possible and since the end of Summer is is here I thought a Prairie Wildflower Identification Hike was in order! Many of our county or neighboring county parks have areas of prairie that we can enjoy and explore. A few weeks ago we were about an hour away and stopped at a park that was new to us and found a patch of wildflowers.

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DIY Herbalism Course Supply List {Homeschool High School} #DIYHerbalismCourse

September 4, 2018 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

I bet you are wondering what kind of supplies you will need for your own DIY herbalism course well today we will cover the basics so you are all ready to learn herbalism with us! You will find that you own many of the items on this list and may even be able to borrow some of it from family or friends. Thrift stores may also be a great resource in finding some of the supplies listed below. When all else fails you can use our Amazon affiliate links within the post to shop and buy what you need.

Make sure to gather your items and have them washed and ready to use because once you start a simple recipe or two you won’t be able to stop!

Join us for the DIY Herbalsim Course and gather YOUR Supplies! #herbs #DIYherbalismCourse

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DIY Herbalism Course {Homeschool High School} #DIYHerbalismCourse

August 28, 2018 By Thaleia 1 Comment

If you have been reading my blog for anytime at all or know me personally then you know that I am uber frugal. Creating a DIY high school herbalism course seemed very fitting since Princess wants to earn high school credits and I felt like this might be my last chance to learn with her intensely. I have been wanting to learn more about herbs, herbalism, herbal medicine, plant identification and just general natural health concepts for over 4 years. I decided this year it was time to dust off the books, print off the pdf’s bought or free ebooks and start studying.

Join us for out DIY Herbalism Course #Homeschool #HighSchool #DIYHerbalismCourse #herbalism #botany

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River Exploration and Frog Catching #NatureBookClub {Link Up}

August 20, 2018 By Thaleia 1 Comment

August is now in full force and many families have had children head back to school but for us we are grasping onto the last few weeks of Summer! This month’s theme for the Nature Book Club is Ponds, Rivers, and Streams! We choose books about rivers and ponds to read and are particularly fond of By Pond and River by Arabella Buckley. You can listen to the audiobook via Librivox for free! The first chapter is all about frogs and then it goes onto share about other creatures who live in or near the pond or river. We have shared a tons of free pond resources and ways to learn about frog lifecycle in previous posts but today I am sharing an actual trip to the river!

Check out what we found at the river! #NatureBookClub #NatureStudy #Water #Frogs

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We love exploring our county park locations since there’s over 20 places that we can walk, hike, explore and play. One of our family’s favorite is a paved bike path that goes along the river just a 5 minute drive from our house. We park in the parking lot and walk a very short distance to access the trail that leads down to the river.

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Spring Wildflowers Identification Hike #NatureBookClub {Link Up}

May 25, 2018 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

With May almost gone and hot Summer temps on our heals it was definitely time for a Spring Wildflowers Identification Hike. It has rained quite a bit and I knew that more flowers would be popping up over the forest floor. We live in a county with over 20 preserves and reserves and less than an hour from 4 state parks so it was time to visit a few and do some wildflower identification. We cannot pick flowers in these areas so we won’t be using our DIY flower press except for the ones we find at home or grandma’s house!

Join us in May for TOPIC- Wildflowers #NatureBookClub READ- Spring Wildflowers Identification Hike

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First we gathered our supplies for a short hike which included out hats, sunscreen, water, magnifying glass, and field guides. We own two field guides specific to wildflowers: Spring Wildflowers of Ohio is free from ODNR and the other we bought called Fandex Family Field Guides: Wildflowers.

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