Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth by Robert Burleigh.The Tale of Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale by Angela Elwell Hunt.Enjoy these selections that celebrate the nature and holidays of this month. It’s the perfect time to cozy up with a good read. There are lots of food related days this month, here are just a few. If your kids are like mine, they will likely be full of sugar from Easter candy, so we’ll be having burritos. Divine Mercy Sunday (16) – Here are a number of ideas including some pretty yummy looking pancakes.Easter (9) – How will you keep Christ at the center of your Easter celebrations?.Holy Week – Here are a number of faith-filled ideas.Palm Sunday (2) – Make a cross from you palm fronds.Most years Holy Week and Easter fall in the month of April. National Arbor Day (29) Go plant a tree!.Add one to your nature journal or start a life list. Go observe some of the birds in your own yard or neighborhood. Audubon Day (26) – Look at some of John James Audubon’s beautiful works of art.If you don’t have the inclination or space to have a big garden, container gardening might be ticket! National Gardening Day (14) – Use left over cuttings and pits from your kitchen to grow your own garden.Celebrate Marguerite Henry’s birthday (13), the author of Misty of Chicoteaugue, by learning more about the Chincoteague Wild Ponies.Learn about some presidential pets that have lived at the White House!

National Pet Day (11) Read this fun article about hero pets.It is also time to get out into the garden, just be sure to check your zone to see if it time to plant where you live.

Nature Study In AprilĪnimals that we have not seen all winter are out of hibernation and birds are migrating, what animals can you put in your nature journal? Don’t forget the animals inside your home, observe your pets too. Our nature study, liturgical living, food, books, and learning ideas will get you started for a month of family learning fun.

It is undeniable that spring is in the air! It is a great time to observe the changes in nature, but weather can still be unpredictable–April showers do bring May flowers after all. The sun is shining more, spring bulbs are blooming, and the kids and adults alike are ready to get outside.

J Is for Jazz by Greg Paprocki