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The Ultimate Guide to Wildlife Tracking with Kids: A Fun and Educational Outdoor Adventure
Let’s face it, exploring nature with kids is hardly a stealthy venture. Any wildlife in the vicinity is either gone or hiding by the time your noisy troop gets there. Often the only animals we see on our adventures are squirrels indignantly twitching their tails to the beat of their…
How to Dress Kids for Fall Weather + Must-Have Items for Autumn Adventures
In this post I go over essential tips for dressing your child for staying cozy outside this fall and cover items to bring along on outdoor autumn adventures. In general, you’ll be covered for comfortable, safe fall outdoor adventures that are memorable (in a good way) if you consider clothing,
How to Dress a Baby for Cold Winter Weather
How should I dress my baby when it’s cold outside? This is a question I get asked a lot. So often, in fact, that I figured the answer needed its very own post. I figure after raising five babies in the Great White North of Canada, I’ve learned a thing
Picture Books for the Winter Solstice
The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year and the official start of winter. In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice typically occurs on or around December 21st. While there are many wonderful ways of celebrate the winter solstice with children, one of my favourite activities is to
How to Preserve Autumn Leaves in Beeswax
Dipping autumn leaves in beeswax has become one of our favourite fall family traditions. It\'s a simple yet beautiful way to preserve and display the colours of fall. Learn how to preserve your own leaves in melted beeswax in this simple tutorial. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. As an…
Magical Winter Picture Books for Children
In our home, winter mornings are slow. After filling our bellies with warm oatmeal we snuggle together on the couch and slowly wake up to stories share aloud. Even as my children get older we still hold onto our winter morning ritual. Below are some of our favourite winter-themed picture…
How to Make Tree Ornament Seed Bombs (+ Free Printable)
When it comes to giving gifts during the holiday season, I’m all about hand-made earth friendly gifts. If I had the time to make all of my family and friends something handmade I would. However, it seems that time accelerates during the holiday season. Or maybe time accelerates the more
7 Fun Ways to Celebrate Saint Nicholas Day with Kids
My children believe in Santa Claus. Not the fairy tale version of Santa Clause with his red suit, rotund belly, jolly laugh and flying reindeer but the man that inspired the legend: Saint Nicholas. Our family has been celebrating Saint Nicholas Day since my kids were wee babes. My mother
A Nature Advent Calendar for Kids
This Nature Advent Calendar is all about simplicity and nature connection.
Heartwarming Christmas Picture Books for Children
These heartwarming Christmas pictures books are bound to bring holiday magic and Christmas cheer into your home.
About Josée BergeronThe Original Backwoods Mama
Hello! Bonjour! Taanishi! My name is Josée Bergeron, and I am a French Canadian Métis mama of five children. I grew up in the beautiful province of British Columbia where I spent my childhood years exploring the vast wilderness of Western Canada with my family. These days you can find my wildlings and I immersed in the wonderous nature of the sunny Okanagan Valley.
I founded Backwoods Mama in 2009, a year after my eldest was born. From the start, I have shared my love for nature along with the many adventures and misadventures of getting outside with five kids – no easy feat! I quickly noticed that I wasn’t the only one wanting to raise outdoors kids, and struggling to do so. That’s when my blog transformed into a space of encouragement that’s packed with resources for parents, caregivers and educators looking to get outside and connect with nature with their kids.
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Speaking Events / Writing / Partnerships
Josée Bergeron has a passion for helping parents, caregivers and educators learn about the importance of raising nature-connected children. She enjoys sharing her insights at speaking events and through writing engagements. Bergeron also enjoys collaborating with others and forming authentic partnerships with brands to help support her wild mission of leaving no family inside.
The Okanagan Trail Map • A Guide of Hikes to do With Your Kids
Take advantage of my interactive map of trails in the Central and South Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. If you’re looking for a family friendly Okanagan adventure you’ve come to right place! Visit the map page and click on the dots to discover new trails or use the graph below to make your search easier. You can sort the graph by location, distance, duration etc. by clicking on the top bar.
eBooks & More for Purchase
Many nature activity resources are offered for free however there are a number of items for purchase for a very reasonable price. Any time you purchase my products you are supporting my efforts in helping families around the world raise outdoor kids!
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Fall Outside - 30 Nature-Connection Prompts for Exploring Autumn with Children
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Nature Advent Calendar For Kids - 24 Days of Nature Connection
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Valentine Flower Seed Packets - A Nature-inspired Valentine Craft for Kids to Make & Share
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"My Nature Adventure Journal" - A Fall Nature Journal for Kids
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"My Nature Adventure Journal" - A Winter Nature Journal for Kids
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"My Nature Adventure Journal" - A Spring Nature Journal for Kids