Videos

Video is just one of the tools that Happy Dancing Turtle uses to help teach about sustainability and resilient living. We're always adding something, so be sure to check often.

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Nature Storytime # 64 Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin.

Nature Storytime from 1/26/22. In this storytime Kim reads Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and illustrated by Mary Azarian. In 1885, Snowflake Bentley was the first person to photograph a single snow crystal. Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! In order for kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Nature Storytime #62 All About Winter Weather & Best in Snow

Nature Storytime from 12/29/21. In this storytime we explore the books All About Winter Weather by Kathryn Clay and Best in Snow by April Pulley Sayre. Find And here are some snow resources & activities: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HUyFP27KGV9BzulooKPvNICSeHzzBDom9WPhmmwx-5E/edit Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! In order for kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Nature Storytime # 61 - The Shortest Day by Wendy Pfeffer

Nature Storytime from 12/14/21. In this storytime we find out how many holiday traditions of winter came from ancient solstice celebrations. Learn how people in the past determined that the hours of sunlight grow shorter and longer over the course of a year. And here are some winter solstice resources & activities: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vY3oKAFVv15N5lSYiw2JF1CHK5GeRtVU_sByG9H8KIo/edit Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! In order for kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Nature Storytime # 60 - When Winter Comes by Amy Bissonette

Nature Storytime from 12/1/21. This storytime features an insider's view of what some animals and birds do during the winter and features some beautiful drawings of families playing outdoors in the winter. Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! In order for kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Gardening with Grower Dave - Saving Tomato Seeds (Brandywine)

Dave gives you step by step instructions in how to properly save your tomato seeds.

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Gardening With Grower Dave - Seed Saving Carrots

Dave shows you how easy it is to store and save your carrot seeds.

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Nature Storytime #54 - Honey Paw & Lightfoot by Jonathan London

Nature Storytime from 9/29/21. Today kicks of #FatBearWeek! Grizzlies have been working hard all summer to get ready for winter. Learn what being a grizzly cub is all about in this week's story! Reading begins @2:24. Related resources & activities can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U2YwpxTeSHxcza-fLs_zvkbVf7rbtk7on_q7cS8xb-U/edit?usp=sharing Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! In order for kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Nature Storytime #53 - The Mouse in the Meadow

Nature Storytime from 9/22/21. Each habitat has a food chain of predators and prey. Join us on a mouse's journey into the big meadow to see this in action! Reading begins @2:07. Dawn Publishing's Teacher Resources for this story can be found here: https://cdn.sourcebooks.com/assets/downloads/activitykits/MouseAndMeadow.pdf Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! In order for kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Nature Storeytime #52 - Plants Can't Sit Still

Nature Storytime from 9/8/21. Learn all about the different ways that plants can move in this week's story! Reading begins at @1:24. Related resources & activities can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nDM2Os8esJVdtamevPhMj6F0R_4J_U-CCcmhAwpYuJo/edit?usp=sharing Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! In order for kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

When is dinner more than just dinner? When stories are told. Connections made. That's the premise of a new documentary, which focuses on the stories of immigrants and other minorities living in the small towns and rural areas of central Minnesota.

"Who's At your Table?" brings together people of widely varying experiences to share a family-style meal and tell their stories - Where they came from, how their cultures shaped them, and how they find life and acceptance in Minnesota.