Outdoor Hour Challenge Blog Carnival - Mushroom Edition

This month has flown by and with it so has the mushroom/lichen/moss study! Our family enjoyed finding such beautiful things to learn about in our own yard and along our local hiking trails. Taking a few minutes each week to explore with my family, to really slow and see the little ordinary things in our world, brought us much delight. I hope your family had a chance to seek out some of this month's subjects and learn together about them. If you were still buried in snow, save these challenges for a future time when the opportunity arises.

Our families moss/lichen/mushroom entries from this month's study (in case you missed one):

Family Mushroom/Moss/Lichen Grid Study
Moss on Our Nature Table

Be inspired. Be encouraged. Get outdoors!

Mushroom Grid Study

Love the multi-age study going on at the Hodgepodge house!

Tricia from Hodgepodge has put together their entry Spring Nature Study with Multiple Ages where she shares how they use the Mushroom/Lichen/Moss Grid Study with everyone in their family. What a great example!

Kelly joins the carnival for the first time with their entry March Nature Study-Outdoor Hour Challenge Mushrooms from her blog Believe. They found a lot of things to observe during their outdoor time and once the returned home. Thanks for sharing!

Leann from Montessori Tidbits shares their Spring Nature Study Observation Table. What a wonderful collection of ideas and images for you to enjoy!

Robin from Academia did some improvising for this month's study since they still have lots of snow. Please click over and read how they learned the parts of a mushroom and found some lichen and moss: Mushrooms, Lichen and Moss.

Sarah from GranWood Explores submitted their OHC-Moss, Lichen, and Mushrooms entry for your enjoyment. They found quite a few mosses and fungus to observe even though they still have snow. I really enjoyed seeing the variety.


Moss and Lichen

Lichen up close from Alex at Life on a Canadian Island

Alex from Life on a Canadian Island writes about their Moss and Lichen on the Trail. I really enjoyed their entry where she showed the subjects they found even when there was snow on the ground. They took the opportunity to use their microscope too so check out what they found!

Angie from Petra School enthusiastically shares their March Moss Study! I love seeing her images and hearing how they learned something new with this study...she always inspires me to do a better job!

Lisa from Pilgrims at Tinker Creek has gathered their Lichen Study into a wonderfully visual entry. What a great way to learn about lichen up close! Don't miss seeing the image with the little hairs on the lichen...fascinating!

Lisa also has submitted their Moss Entry from her blog Pilgrims at Tinker Creek. What a great account of their mossy adventures this month! 

Nadene from Practical Pages has submitted their Moss Study for you to view. Their South African season is perfect for their study of moss and she shares some wonderful links and their moss terrariums.Nadene also shares their Lichen entry which includes a wonderful collage of lichen found on their lichen scavenger hunt. Awesome images!

Mother Robin from Mother Robin's Notes from the Nest has written We Like Lichens and Most Mosses for the carnival this time around.  They went on a hunt for all three kinds of lichen and were successful! I enjoyed seeing a glimpse at their moss too.

Heidi from Home Schoolroom has a wonderful post for you to view: I'm Linking Lichen. She has included some additional resources for you to check out and also their nature journal page. 

Rachel from Happily Occupied Homebodies shares their Moss Study and a Quartz Find with the carnival.  What gorgeous colorful images she has of their moss and quartz discoveries!

Kelly from Believe shares their Week in Science which includes a study of mushrooms and lichen.

Carla from Inside Outside Michiana shares two entry this time around: Moss Walk and Nurturing Acorns-Fairies.-where she shares their mushroom study and a few other ideas too.

Lisa from Pilgrims at Tinker Creek shared this awesome fungi!

Mushrooms/Fungi
Alicia from Redwoods Homeschool shares their Afternoon Sketching entry with a great example of a mushroom notebook page. Alicia also has submitted their Sharing Our Mushroom Encounters for your viewing.

Alex from Life on a Canadian Island submits her Fungi on the Trail entry for you to enjoy.  There is one image of a glorious fungus right at the top that is awesome. Thanks for sharing your PEI nature study.

Carla from Inside Outside Michiana had a great time with her little one and this mushroom study: Mushroom Exploration! She shares how they compared wild and store bought mushrooms on a level with her little guy. Excellent example.

Lisa from Pilgrims at Tinker Creek contributes their  Bracket Fungi entry for you to read. They found some glorious fungi to observe and identify. Don't miss the dinner plate fungus!

Nadene from Practical Pages shares their South African mushrooms with the carnival: Mushrooms. Her daughter created another wonderful collage of images for us to view and Nadene fills in with some interesting tips and facts about mushrooms.

Robin from Mother Robin's Nature Notes submits their There's a Fungus Among Us post for your to enjoy. She has some great close up images of a bracket fungus for you to view.  You are also invited to read their Yeast is Yeast post where they work on learning more about yeast and fungus.

Carol from Journey-and-Destination shares their Outdoor Hour March entry with some colorful moss and fungus. 

Makita from Academia Celestia writes and shares their Fungi and Mushrooms...Our Quest Begins entry with the carnival. It looks like they found all kinds of interesting subjects to learn about!

With winter weather leaving them still with snow and a newborn in the house, Barbara from  The Schoolhouse on the Prairie resorted to some indoor study this time, including an introduction to this month's topics: Winter or Spring?

Oregon Birds from Angie at Petra School

Potpourri

Angie from Petra School treats all to her February Birding entry. What a treat to see all her Oregon birds! Don't you just want to go on a field trip and see all her wonderful bird creatures? While you are over at the Petra School, check out her Learning about Pelicans entry. I love the comparing of their Oregon pelicans to my California pelicans...great stuff!

Ann from Harvest Moon by Hand submits their Outdoor Hour Nature Challenge - Squirrels entry for you to enjoy. She and her daughters always do such a great job with their nature study.  Ann also has shared their Winter Birds/Bird Migration entry with the carnival. Don't miss seeing their very well done nature journal pages! One last entry from Ann and her girls- Rabbits and Hares! This looks like they had a terrific time learning more by fostering a rabbit in their home...great idea!

Michelle from Following Footprints shares their Signs of Spring.....wonderful job, including journals. 

Kris from On the 8th Day shares their early spring bird study: Here Birdie, Birdie, Birdie. They made a bluebird house!




Don't forget to share your blog entries with the Outdoor Hour Challenge Blog Carnival. All entries done in April are eligible for the next edition. The deadline for entries is 4/29/13 and you can send them directly to me: harmonyfinearts@yahoo.com or submit them at the blog carnival site (link on the sidebar of my blog).