Creating a home that's nourishing, creative, and fun
It's so much fun to explore nature. You can just wander, observe, and learn so much. But, sometimes you want some help guiding you and teaching you. I've found a few nature activity books that do just that and I wanted to tell you about ...
If you want to add a peaceful element to your next walk with your kids, go on a listening walk. Take the time to enjoy the peace and quiet or even the hustle and bustle of your neighborhood with this fun walk idea for families. Listen ...
Most adults see the dandelion as a weed, but to kids it's magical. My girls constantly pick me beautiful dandelion bouquets. They blow the seeds and watch them fly. In a child's eye, this sometimes pesky weed is beautiful. So, we're going to ...
Number lines don't have to be boring. They're a very useful tool for learning simple math facts. In fact, if you've got a child in the early elementary years, they've probably worked with them in school. You can help reinforce their learning at ...
I don't know about you, but winter is always the hardest season for me to come up with ideas to get us outside and exploring nature. It's cold, it's windy, everything is dormant... you know what I'm talking about, right? So, what can you do? I ...
BINGO has always been fun to play and it's incredibly versatile. You can use it to learn all sorts of things: numbers, letters, math facts, and sight words, just to name a few. Today, we're going to turn our spelling word list into a fun game ...
When's the last time you've finger painted? I'm not sure I have since I was a kid and I know it's been a long time for my girls too. I don't know why. They love to finger paint! So today, we're going to have some fun, get a little messy, and ...
Shape hopscotch, a fun outdoor shape game, is not a new idea to us, nor is it new to this blog. (I shared it here in the very first months of this blog.) But, I wanted to share it again for a few reasons. First, it's fun and we play it ...
Sometimes, all it takes to get a kid interested in writing is a special book to hold their thoughts. My daughter spends a lot of her time at school writing in spiral notebooks or composition books. So, I thought I'd spark her interest at home with ...
You know what's more fun than writing your spelling words with pencil and paper? Writing them in a salt tray! A salt tray is easy to set up and fun to use. I've seen it used often in a preschool setting for kids that are just learning to ...
