Everything here is free. Everything here is printable.
These are the resources I send each month — built from real observations at Hunting Island State Park and designed for children ages 2–5 and the caregivers who take them outside.
Print on cardstock when you can. Laminate the activity cards for reuse. Write the date on the back of anything your child completes. After a season, you'll have a record worth keeping.
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Part of the Seasonal Rhythm Companion — a year of returning to the same place.
Ideas, Real Impact.
ABOUT THE SEASONAL RHYTHM COMPANION
Behind all of these resources is a longer practice — a guided journal for returning to the same outdoor spot every week for a full year.
One spot. Four seasons. A record of what your child reaches for first.
It's not a download. It's a conversation.
If you'd like a copy, reply to any newsletter or email me directly.
Field Notes from Hunting Island — First Collection
Eight single-page observation cards for ages 2–5. Tides, pelicans, the moon, the marsh, hermit crabs, a living sand dollar, shipworm driftwood, and the first warm sunrise of the year.
Wild Ones — Noticing
Eight activity cards built around the naturalist skill of noticing. The One Thing Game, Color Hunt, Zoom In Zoom Out, a documentation card, caregiver language, and a Hunting Island park guide.
Wild Ones — Waking Up
The March Activity Guide. Five regulation-first spring activities for toddlers ages 2–4, plus the Hunting Island Coastal Field Guide — seven materials sourced directly from the park with sensory-first exploration cards.