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