Welcome to
Tootie's Backyard!
Where every backyard is full of wild neighbors waiting to be discovered 🔍
Hi! I'm Tootie!
I'm a curious schnauzer who loves exploring my backyard with Grandma and Yoshi. Every day we discover new friends — birds, bugs, frogs, and more! Come explore with us and earn your Explorer badges!
🗺 Where do you want to go?
Friends Guide
Meet all of Tootie's wild neighbors — birds, mammals, bugs, frogs & reptiles!
Explore Friends →Stories
Read adventure stories about Tootie, Yoshi, Grandma, and their backyard friends.
Read Stories →Activities
Missions, games, art projects, journal logs, and badge-earning adventures!
Start Mission →Field Guide
Identify backyard wildlife with Owl Eyes, seasonal spotters, and habitat explorer tools.
Open Field Guide →Our Heroes
Meet Tootie, Yoshi, and Grandma — the Safety Pilot of all our adventures!
Meet the Team →Teacher's Hub
NGSS-aligned lesson plans, Grandma's Backyard Share program, and classroom resources.
Enter Teacher's Hub →Parent Base
Family quests, mission kits, and NGSS-aligned resources for grown-up Explorers.
Parent Zone →Print Hub
Printable journals, field logs, coloring sheets, and more to take outside!
Print Pages →🎮 Play Right Now!
Backyard Banquet
Find the right foods for 25 North Louisiana wildlife species — can you feed them all?
Grandma's Garden Helpers
Sort the good bugs from the bad and keep Grandma's garden thriving!
Tootie's Toy Sort
Drag and drop 135+ species into the right habitats — 10 levels of sorting fun!
Memory Match
Flip the cards and match Tootie's backyard wildlife friends as fast as you can!
Backyard Maze
Guide Tuffy the Titmouse through the backyard maze to find the feeder!
Wildlife Word Search
Find all the hidden wildlife words lurking in the grid!
🌈 Meet the Neighbors
📅 Who to Watch For
Spring
Lucki the Leucistic Robin returns! Watch for Gee on the fence & Helen in the tulips.
Summer
Loni the Grasshopper jumps in the garden! Knossos sings banjo-tunes at the pond.
Fall
Scott buries pecans for winter! Ruby the Kinglet passes through on migration.
Winter
Tuffy, Roy, and Biv stay all year. Put out sunflower seeds to help them stay warm!