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Martin & Sylvia's Goose Eye Summer CampMartin & Sylvia's Goose-Eye Summer Camp
Martin spends his week at Goose-Eye Camp, where sees familiar faces from Goose-Eye Nature School and meets new friends. Sylvia stays home and has her own camp experience with Daddy!
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Stories about All Kinds of Summer CampsLet's Go to Camp!
So Many Summertime ProjectsMake Your Own Camp!
Sparkle Craft: Beach Mandala
All you need is what you find for this nature mandala — no special tools for this centering creative activity.
Martin & Sylvia: Saturdays! Printable Project Page: Let's Do Everything Map
Kids can use this printable to plan a fun playdate that combines all their favorite ideas to make a "Let's Do Everything!" map.
Nature School Project: Rock Stacking
This project accompanies the second story in the Martin & Sylvia: Nature School Audio Book – “The Deer Mice”.
Nature School Project: Squirrels Uprising
Today we are joined by Jeannine Tidwell of Twin Eagles Wilderness School. Jeannine explains how to play the game “Squirrels Uprising."
Sparkle Craft: Special Fabric Sun Hats
Make your own special sun hat, just like Martin and Sylvia in the story "Silly Sunhats."
Nature School Project: Hidden Earth Art
What is Hidden Earth Art? It's creating something in the natural world that's your own creation, but so subtle someone else might not notice it.
Nature School Project: Nature Journals
We are joined today by Mike DiMauro who is a wilderness teacher for Earth Native Wilderness School. He has created a great tutorial for Sparkle showing how to keep your own nature journal just like Martin.
Nature School Project: Identifying Bird Calls
We are joined by Monique of Green Acorns who teaches us how to idenitfy and map bird calls.
Nature School Project: Homemade Bug Repellant
Homemade bug repellant is easy and safe to make. Once you have your ingredients gathered, it takes under two minutes to make.
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Our Newest Collection!Martin & Sylvia: Nine and Seven
It's Martin's ninth birthday — the brother and sister are growing up! What is it like to be nine? And what can "sevens" do? Martin finds himself interested in complex magnetism experiments while Sylvia embraces the challenges of leadership. Through science clubs, wilderness adventures, neighborly parties, and family time, Martin and Sylvia lean into their new ages. Together, they learn more about themselves, what they're capable of, and what makes life even more joyful.
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