Mother Nature's Child

This is a really interesting trailer for the documentary, Mother Nature's Child. A few things that are applicable to children:

1. Children cannot appreciate or respect nature unless they have an opportunity to be in nature!
2. The outdoors is important for children's physical and mental health.
3. The outdoors provides tons of learning experiences and opportunities for imaginative play.


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NKOA is all about getting kids into nature!

NKOA's Online Fundraiser

Our club has started an Online Fundraiser (see the icon on the right sidebar). We are selling magazine subscriptions and renewals. It is our goal to raise $500. This money would be used for:

Club t-shirts/patches
Field Days/Outings
Craft and other supplies
attending Bryant Pond Camp

Please help us reach our goal and do some Holiday shopping at the same time!

Wanted: Empty Laundry Detergent Bottles

NKOA will be building a "Bug" for Earth Day out of recycled laundry detergent bottles. We will needs lots of bottles! Please save your bottles for us!

NKOA's 2009-2010 Recap

Wow, NKOA was busy in 2009-2010! Take a look at all we did in our first year as a club!

9/9 First Meeting, Lisbon Ext

9/16 Thorncraig Hike, Lewiston

9/23 Nature Craft, Lisbon Ext

9/30 Lots to Gardens, Lewiston

10/7 Playing with the Harvest, Lisbon Ext

10/14 Pettengill Woods Hike, Auburn

10/21 Earth Science Day, Maine State Museum, Augusta

10/28 Mt Apatite, Auburn

11/4 Rock Crafts/Lip Balm, Lisbon Ext

11/11 Barker Mill Trail Cleanup, Auburn

11/18 Rockin' T Equine Rescue, Lisbon Falls

11/20 4-H Achievement Night

11/28 Bake Sale @ Tractor Supply, Lewiston

12/2 Paper Making, Lisbon Ext

12/16 Holiday Party

1/6/10 Insect & Butterfly Museum Visit, Lisbon

1/13 Winter Fun Day, Sabattus

1/20 Outdoor Safety Skills

1/27 Thorncrag, Lewiston

2/3 Animals in Winter, Lisbon Ext

2/10 Beaver Park, Lisbon

2/17 Valentine's Party, Lisbon EXT

3/3 Cold Frames/Starting Seeds

3/10 Signs of Spring, Lake Auburn

3/24 Greater Androscoggin Human Society, Lewiston

3/31: Project Discussion, Seedlings

4/7 Thorncrag, Lewiston

4/14 Thorncrag-Hiked to Whale Rock

4/21 Casella Recycling, Scarborough

4/28 Recycled Creations, Lisbon Ext

5/5 Barker Mill Trail Cleanup, Auburn

5/12 Letterboxing/Hike, Pettengill Woods, Auburn

5/26 Lots To Garden's Wood St Garden, Lewiston

6/2 Fitness Day, Beaver Park, Lisbon

6/9 Club Garden, Sabattus

6/16 Club Garden, Sabattus

6/30 Club Garden, Sabattus

7/7 Club Garden, Sabattus

7/21 Club Garden, Sabattus

7/28 Club Garden, Sabattus

8/4 Meeting to Prepare for the Fair, Extension Office, Lisbon

8/5 Decorated Club Booth at Topsham Fair

8/10 NKOA Ran Kid's Games at the Topsham Fair

8/10-8/14 NKOA's Members Demonstrations at the Topsham Fair

8/15 Topsham Fair Cleanup Day/Cleaned up our Club Booth

8/18 Club Garden, Sabattus--Planning meeting for Nature Day

9/18 1st Annual Family Nature Day-Sabattus

1st Annual Family Nature Day

NKOA is hosting the 1st Annual Family Nature Day this Saturday, September 18th! Check out the details:

http://nkoa4-h.blogspot.com/p/family-nature-day-2010.html

Topsham Fair 2010

NKOA won a Blue Ribbon for our Nature Booth!! Not shabby for our first time. Several of our members also won Blue Ribbons for their individual entries that were placed in our booth! Way to go NKOA!

NKOA at the Topsham Fair

Today from 12:30-2pm NKOA 4-H is running Kid's Games at the Topsham Fair! Bring your children to come and play and earn prizes. Also be sure to check out NKOA's Club booth in the Exhibit Hall! See you there!