The cold of winter sometimes means fewer opportunities for children to interact with nature. Why not check out my picture book Why Do Kittens Purr?, which uses a simple rhyming text to take young listeners on an imaginative tour of the animal kingdom? The book highlights a wide range of creatures, from lions to spiders to frogs to bears. You could pair a read-aloud with some of these animal craft ideas from PBS Parents or Easy Peasy and Fun.