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Stories, seasonal nudges and quick activities for Australian homeschooling families learning with nature — the in-between bits that don't fit in a guide.

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Latest · 9 June 2026 · 6 min read

Five Nature Activities for a Rainy Winter Week

It won't stop raining? Lean in. Five nature activities — half soggy, half cosy — to carry your family through a wet winter week.

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2 June 2026 · 7 min read

Starting a Worm Farm: Our First Month

I expected a chore. Instead it became the thing the kids check first every morning. Our honest, lumpy-but-lovely first month with a worm farm.

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26 May 2026 · 7 min read

Why We Plan Term by Term (and Follow the Seasons)

Our homeschool used to run on good intentions and a pile of browser tabs. Then we stopped fighting the calendar and started following the season outside.

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19 May 2026 · 6 min read

The Autumn Harvest: Preserving with Kids

Autumn's 'use it or lose it' urgency is the perfect teacher. How a week of preserving turned into some of our richest learning all term.

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12 May 2026 · 5 min read

Welcome to the Kids By Nature Blog

A little corner of the internet for Australian families who want to learn with nature, not in spite of it. Here's what to expect.

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