{"id":3899,"date":"2019-08-01T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=3899"},"modified":"2019-08-01T12:28:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:28:05","slug":"camp-au-pair-week-8-nature-exploration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2019\/08\/01\/camp-au-pair-week-8-nature-exploration\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp Au Pair Week #8 \u2013 Nature Exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3900\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Camp-Au-Pair-Nature.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Camp-Au-Pair-Nature.png 810w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Camp-Au-Pair-Nature-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Camp-Au-Pair-Nature-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Camp-Au-Pair-Nature-624x347.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s <strong>Camp Au Pair<\/strong> theme is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/camp-au-pair-nature-exploration\/\">Nature Exploration<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crafts, recipes, activities, and games<\/strong> can all be found here on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/camp-au-pair-nature-exploration\/\"><strong>Camp Au Pair \u2013 Nature Exploration<\/strong><\/a> pinboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field Trips<\/strong> can be a great way for kids to learn and have new experiences. You can start observing nature at any local park or your own backyard. If you want to take it a step\u00a0further, \u00a0here are a few other local places to go, that fit this theme:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalhistory.si.edu\">Smithsonian Museum of Natural History <\/a>\u00a0&#8211; DC<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/Patuxent\/visit\/NWVC.html\">National Wildlife Visitor Center<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Laurel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/rocr\/planyourvisit\/naturecenter.htm\">Rock Creek Nature Center<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; DC<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncppc.org\/3297\/Watkins-Nature-Center\">Watkins Nature Center<\/a> &#8211; Upper Marlboro<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/serc.si.edu\">Smithsonian Environmental Research Center<\/a> &#8211; Edgewater<\/li>\n<li>Consider joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeforestschool.org\/\">Free Forest School<\/a>\u00a0to find outings near you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcams <\/strong>&#8211; You can do a google search for websites with webcams that allow you to observe nature.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nature.org has lots of webcams from all over the country including <a href=\"https:\/\/explore.org\/livecams\/three-bears\/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls\">Brown Bear Cam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/explore.org\/livecams\/national-audubon-society\/puffin-boulder-berm-cam\">Puffin Boulder Berm <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/explore.org\/livecams\/hummingbirds\/rosie-hummingbird-nest\">Bella Diamond Hummingbird Nest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncppc.org\/3441\/Wildlife-Cameras\">Patuxent River Park<\/a> Beaver &amp; Osprey cams<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/703595726495870\/\">Bob&#8217;s Pennsylvania Wildlife Camera<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Videos<\/strong> \u2013 Look for fun videos on YouTube about nature.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Home Sweet Habitat: Crash Course Kids #21.1\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p15IrEuhYmo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong> \u2013 Stop by your local library and look for books on nature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Image: toddleratplay.com<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Camp Au Pair theme is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/camp-au-pair-nature-exploration\/\">Nature Exploration<\/a>. Crafts, recipes, activities, and games can all be found here on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/camp-au-pair-nature-exploration\/\">Camp Au Pair \u2013 Nature Exploration<\/a> pinboard. Field Trips can be a great way for kids to learn and have new experiences. You can start observing nature at any local park or  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2019\/08\/01\/camp-au-pair-week-8-nature-exploration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7],"tags":[35,77,1133,157,1213,1150,924],"class_list":["post-3899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-au-pair-tips","category-kids","tag-activities","tag-au-pair","tag-boredom-busters","tag-camp","tag-prevent-summer-slide","tag-summer-break","tag-vacation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Camp Au Pair Week #8 \u2013 Nature Exploration - Au Pair Chatter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Camp Au Pair Week #8 \u2013 Nature Exploration - Au Pair Chatter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This week\u2019s Camp Au Pair theme is Nature Exploration. 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