Daytime temperatures soared into the 90s this weekend, a sure sign that means summer’s right around the corner. My girls and I can’t wait! They’ve already started a summer bucket list and plan to read books, take hikes, and spend time with friends. Their enthusiasm motivated me to find quotes that will inspire us and your family to make the most of this season.
1. "And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer." ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. "One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by." ~ Jeanette Walls
3. “Summer, after all, is a time when wonderful things can happen to …show more content…
“I never before knew the full value of trees. Under them I breakfast, dine, write, read and receive my company.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
12. "As children observe, reflect, record, and share nature’s patterns and rhythms, they are participating in a process that promotes scientific and ecological awareness, problem solving, and creativity." ~ Deb Matthews Hensley
13. "Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral." ~ John Burroughs
14. “Children learn best through their everyday experiences with the people they love and trust, and when the learning is fun. And the best place for these experiences is outdoors, in the natural world.” ~ Center for Families, Communities, Schools and Children’s Learning
15. "In the woods we return to reason and faith." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
16. “A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.” ~ James Russell Lowell
17. “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time." ~ John Lubbock
18. "To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, An eternity in an hour." ~ William …show more content…
"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature." ~ Anne Frank
20. "One of the most important resources that a garden makes available for use, is the gardener's own body. A garden gives the body the dignity of working in its own support. It is a way of rejoining the human race." ~ Wendell Berry
21. "Children the world over have a right to a childhood filled with beauty, joy, adventure, and companionship. They will grow toward ecological literacy if the soil they are nurtured in is rich with experience, love, and good examples." ~ Alan Dyer
22. “Children have a natural affinity towards nature. Dirt, water, plants, and small animals attract and hold children’s attention for hours, days, even a lifetime.” ~ Robin C. Moore and Herb H Wong
23. "At these times, the things that troubled her seemed far away and unimportant: all that mattered was the hum of the bees and the chirp of birdsong, the way the sun gleamed on the edge of a blue wildflower, the distant bleat and clink of grazing goats." ~ Alison Croggon
24. "Teaching children about the natural world should be seen as one of the most important events in their lives." ~ Thomas
1. "And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer." ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. "One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by." ~ Jeanette Walls
3. “Summer, after all, is a time when wonderful things can happen to …show more content…
“I never before knew the full value of trees. Under them I breakfast, dine, write, read and receive my company.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
12. "As children observe, reflect, record, and share nature’s patterns and rhythms, they are participating in a process that promotes scientific and ecological awareness, problem solving, and creativity." ~ Deb Matthews Hensley
13. "Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral." ~ John Burroughs
14. “Children learn best through their everyday experiences with the people they love and trust, and when the learning is fun. And the best place for these experiences is outdoors, in the natural world.” ~ Center for Families, Communities, Schools and Children’s Learning
15. "In the woods we return to reason and faith." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
16. “A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.” ~ James Russell Lowell
17. “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time." ~ John Lubbock
18. "To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, An eternity in an hour." ~ William …show more content…
"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature." ~ Anne Frank
20. "One of the most important resources that a garden makes available for use, is the gardener's own body. A garden gives the body the dignity of working in its own support. It is a way of rejoining the human race." ~ Wendell Berry
21. "Children the world over have a right to a childhood filled with beauty, joy, adventure, and companionship. They will grow toward ecological literacy if the soil they are nurtured in is rich with experience, love, and good examples." ~ Alan Dyer
22. “Children have a natural affinity towards nature. Dirt, water, plants, and small animals attract and hold children’s attention for hours, days, even a lifetime.” ~ Robin C. Moore and Herb H Wong
23. "At these times, the things that troubled her seemed far away and unimportant: all that mattered was the hum of the bees and the chirp of birdsong, the way the sun gleamed on the edge of a blue wildflower, the distant bleat and clink of grazing goats." ~ Alison Croggon
24. "Teaching children about the natural world should be seen as one of the most important events in their lives." ~ Thomas