Michigan Forest & Nature Preschool

07/21/2026

07/20/2026

Let's celebrate National Moth Week!

According to nationalmothweek.org, "National Moth Week is an annual, global event that invites people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in the mothing hobby, by sharing photos of moths they find for citizen science."

How can we celebrate and contribute to Moth Week? By going mothing!

Mothing? What is mothing?

"Mothing is the practice of attracting, observing, photographing, identifying, and documenting moths for enjoyment or scientific study."

Check their website for local events and more information.

07/19/2026

What have we been up to lately?!

So many amazing summer activities! 🦋🐛🐝🌻🌱

We are growing some of our own food, caring for our Monarch's, keeping cool in the beautiful sunshine with water play, flower walks and SO much more! The fun and sun has been neverending the month of July and we only see more amazing experiences to come. 🧡💛🩷

07/01/2026

Happy July!

The July 2026 issue of Wild Kids Magazine is up now!

In this month’s issue, we have a July foraging bucket list, a summer outdoor fun word search, and pages for pounding petals and flowers to make record sheets and art. Continuing our theme for 2026 of dangerous plants, this month’s information and botanical coloring pages are for for belladonna and the amazingly creepy doll’s eye plants. We also have all the usual ways to learn and play in nature, a July weather tree to record each day’s weather, nature poetry, nature study pages, a foraging record sheet and more.

This month’s issue is 20 pages. As always, it’s in PDF form so you can read it online, send it to your Kindle, or print it out.

And as always, the magazine is 100% ad-free and absolutely free for personal use.

You can read, download and print this month's Wild Kids here:
https://magicalchildhood.com/wildkids/2026/07/01/wild-kids-magazine-for-july-2026/

Please feel free to share the link to the magazine with anyone who might benefit.

Have a wild and wonderful month!

06/16/2026

Looking for an activity for the kids this summer? Head to Monarch Watch’s Kids Zone website!

Made by kids for kids, Monarch Watch Kids Zone has interactive pages, a printable booklet, fun facts, games, and more. There are so many things to learn about monarchs and other pollinators, and this is a great way to get kids involved in community science and foster a curiosity for the natural world.

Check out the Monarch Watch Kids Zone at the link in our comments, or find a link to it on the Monarch Watch website!