Small Backyard.
Big Discoveries.
Science-based nature stories that help children notice and care for the living world right outside their door - in backyards, balconies, school yards and shared green spaces.
Designed for kids ages 4-8 years old.
Nature is Closer Than You Think.
Why Ladybugs Are Garden Heroes
🐞 Lily’s Life Cycle Story
Right outside our doors, a tiny world is busy at work.
Ladybugs protect plants, worms build healthy soil, butterflies grow through amazing transformations, and fireflies light up the evening sky.
How a Caterpillar Becomes a Butterfly
🦋 Bella’s Metamorphosis Story
In Each Backyard Nature Story -
Meet one of these garden helpers and discover how they LIVE, GROW, and HELP the backyard ecosystem thrive.
After Each Video Get Active -
Download a Backyard Scientist Observation Sheet and head OUTSIDE to see what you can find in your own neighborhood.
Why Do Fireflies Glow? ✨
Freddy’s Amazing Life Cycle Story for Kids
The Underground Engineer 🪱
Ollie the Earthworm Story for Kids
WATCH - LEARN - GO OUTSIDE!
AND DISCOVER NATURE IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
Why Backyard Nature Matters
We have a daily impact on one of the most important ecosystems which are right outside our doors — in backyards, balconies, school yards and shared green spaces. Every little thing we do has an impact.
When children are introduced to these small living worlds, they begin to understand how nature works and why it matters.
Children learn how small choices can make a BIG impact wherever they live.
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When Children Learn to Notice Nature…
They Begin to Care for it.
Backyard Nature Stories is a brand-new channel just beginning its journey, with new stories and learning activities being added every month.
My goal is simple: to help nurture the next generation of Earth’s caretakers by helping children notice, understand, and appreciate the incredible living world right outside their door.
Today I’m a Master Gardener, and at my home in Reston I’ve built both a rain garden and a conservation garden designed to support pollinators and wildlife.
Through these stories, my hope is to help children develop an early appreciation for the interconnectedness between people, plants, insects, and the natural systems that sustain life on Earth.