Fuzzy Caterpillar: Stories and Activities for Forest Kindergartens and Families (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798287216733)

Early childhood educators, parents, and all who spend time outside with young children, this book is for you:

• If you're leading a forest kindergarten, or building nature-connected culture in your home or classroom.
• If stories around a campfire with little ones is your idea of a perfect day.
• If you like to read aloud, but are ready to explore the connective magic of storytelling.
• If you want to expand each story's wonder by pairing it with related activities.
• If you want to do all of it with heart.

Rowena Conahan co-founded and directed Nature Learning Community, a thriving outdoors education program, for ten years. Its first, and most popular program, Fuzzy Caterpillars, welcomed 3-6-year-olds, with their parents and younger siblings, to a cozy campfire setting in the woods. Every day was chock full of thrilling discoveries and gentle adventures. Now the fun is coming for you!

Fuzzy Caterpillar contains:

• Fifteen original stories which portray young children living nature-connected lives.
• Fifteen related activity sets, including foundational outdoors skills, crafts, games, social awareness and community building, sensory expansion, intuitive development, and more.
• Guidance on how to tell stories and lead activities.
• Abundant insight into what it takes to support a healthy nature-connected community (large or small).

The campfire is lit, and the folks are gathering up. With Fuzzy Caterpillar in your backpack, you'll be ready to host!

Companion volume: Rude to a Robin

Author: Rowena Bowman Conahan
ISBN-13: 9798287216733
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 06/13/2025
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d