5 Tips for Connecting with Mother Nature
Relationships take time. In the chaotic world we live in, we are often rushing from one activity to the next. We are constantly scheduled, constantly moving. When is the last time you enjoyed a slow cup of tea or coffee with a good friend? For some reason the world slows down, even if it is ...
Smile & Enjoy | An Everlasting Love
Did you celebrate Earth Day? This weekend many parents pulled out crafts, activities, and educational television shows in honor of the special. While I believe all of these things hold value, I cannot help but be reminded of a theory Richard Louv suggested in the book The Last Child in the Woods. We ask ...
Nature Made Musical Instruments
15 minutes outside 365 days a year, what a challenge! I consider myself to be a nature girl and even I am awed by the commitment Gina from famiglia&seoul made this year. She writes: I realize how fast time does fly, I want to savor every minute that I have with my son and focus on ...
Peeps on Fire!
Peep, Peep, Peep. Don’t munch down all those Peeps this week. A little bird, aka Colleen over at Flee Fly Flown, told me that stale Peeps make a tasty roasted treat around a summer campfire. Thanks for the tip lady! I am saving a row for our camping adventures. Have you tried this before? Share ...
Giant Puddle Paint Brush
Puddle jumpin’ weather is here! When the girls ask, “Can we jump in the puddle?” I admit I have a strong, nagging, physical urge to say, “No, you’ll get dirty.” Take a deep breath & go for it. Say, yes! I promise that “they are going to get SO dirty” feeling quickly dissipates as you ...
Book Sale Treasure
I found a hidden treasure at a local book sale. I threw an aged copy of Exploring Nature with Your Child :: An Introductory to the Enjoyment and Understanding of Nature by Dorothy Edwards Shuttlesworth into my jammed full $5 grocery bag of books. This weekend I cracked the spine, read the 1952 copyright date ...
The Tree Book for Kids and Their Grown-Ups
If you are going to plan a tree detective adventure of your own, consider picking up The Tree Book For Kids and Their Grown-Ups. See inside the book with Google Reader and check out the description of the book below: The birds, the bees, the flowers and the…TREES! How do trees grow? Why do leaves ...
Tree Detectives
Have you met Bill Nye the Science Guy yet? He is a regular visitor at our house. You can check out his videos from your local library, but we also sometimes just watch episodes online. This month we will be studying trees and we kicked off the adventure with a video trip to The Forest. ...
What’s the Difference Between a Frog and a Toad?
What a wonderful book; hop on over to your library or onto Amazon and grab yourself a copy today. Last month we studied frogs with the girls and this was by far the best book we came across during our unit. Book Review: What’s the Difference Between a Frog and a Toad? by Mary ...
Sunflower House
Our girls love having a secret spot. Sometimes that means making the kitchen table into a fort or turning the bunk beds into a make-shift tent. This past May our family studied plants. We put together two raised gardens, created a window garden and, of course, we had to plant a sunflower house. Jennifer over ...
