Comments on: How to host a Nature Day https://simplehomeschool.net/nature-day/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:55:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Mary https://simplehomeschool.net/nature-day/#comment-542532 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=52497#comment-542532 This is such a great idea. I am so happy I came across your post (just by chance!). Thanks for sharing!

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By: Jen https://simplehomeschool.net/nature-day/#comment-541769 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=52497#comment-541769 Great idea! I’m hoping to try something like this once I find the right group of families! Blessings to you on your homeschooling journey. Thanks for the inspiration!

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By: MelissaB https://simplehomeschool.net/nature-day/#comment-536626 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=52497#comment-536626 Yes. Yes, we will. Man, I need it. Our girls need it. It’s time to take time to live – – not just get stuff done.
Thank you*!!* for this post, Kari.

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By: Natalie https://simplehomeschool.net/nature-day/#comment-536450 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=52497#comment-536450 I absolutely love how you structured this! I’ve been struggling with how to incorporate a nature day with other homeschool families and I love how you have the “nature mission” at the beginning and then they just all play together! I agree that we have the 3 R’s covered but want time for our kids to just play. I also have a curriculum with outdoor activities for kids to teach different concepts but don’t want to plan 3 hrs. worth of stuff – so perfect! plan an activity that needs more than just my kids and then they play! Currently at the preschool level we go to a metropark or national park program a couple times a month and then our activities and some reading is centered around the topic they discuss. It has worked well for us to begin homeschooling and get a wide range of nature topics started!

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By: Laura https://simplehomeschool.net/nature-day/#comment-535286 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=52497#comment-535286 Thanks for this awesome post, Kari! I love this concept! I’ve been trying to do this to some extent for the past couple years – get out into nature on Fridays. But it’s been more like me telling people where we’re going to go on any given Friday and then hoping others will come with us. I really like the idea of asking for other families to commit to it also and then being super consistent with getting together. I am curious about what you do in particularly bad weather? Is it that you say, “No bad weather, only bad clothes” and the expectation is that Nature Day happens rain or shine or super hot or super cold? Or do you ever move inside for particularly bad weather?

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By: Shawna Wingert https://simplehomeschool.net/nature-day/#comment-535217 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=52497#comment-535217 What a wonderful idea, Kari. I am trying to incorporate a “nature day” into our weekly routine. This has given me a lot of food for thought. Thanks!

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By: Nina https://simplehomeschool.net/nature-day/#comment-535059 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=52497#comment-535059 This is such a beautiful idea! We do live in the country, surrounded by farms (in Australia) but on a very small property and not much access to bush (on our land). I’d so love to host something like this though. I like the idea of it being at our place because I can’t fathom another day of going out either or too much commitment. Hmmm. Wonder if I could make it work here. The only thing is we live in a very hot part of Australia, in Queensland. The majority of the year it is quite hot and humid, so going outside between 11-2pm would be the worst time for us. I’d probably have to tweak the times a bit. Do you ever get very hot weather where you are? If so, would you still choose those times?

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By: Kari Patterson https://simplehomeschool.net/nature-day/#comment-534933 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=52497#comment-534933 In reply to Candace.

Ooh great questions! We have seven moms, and 16 kids. Of course there’s usually someone who can’t make it, so we’re usually in the 10-12 kids range. When we began we thought we’d have one mom stay inside with the littlest kids, but now we just all go outside with all the kids together. Yes, in January there were two especially cold Fridays where the moms and a few of the little girls stayed inside the whole time. We joked that that was Living Room Day. 😉 As a general rule we keep everyone outside the whole time, since that’s the whole point of our time together. We took a break during December, then met 2x in Jan and 2x in Feb. So yes, we met during the winter but not as frequently. We are happy Spring is almost here. 😉

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By: Candace https://simplehomeschool.net/nature-day/#comment-534886 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=52497#comment-534886 This is something that I have been considering doing as well! I have a couple of questions for you. How many children are involved? Do you ever go inside? Do you meet during winter and do you change things related to weather? Thanks for the inspiration!

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