Our bird watching started as a winter habit. We were all cold and snowed in one winter morning, and we put birdseed in our bird feeder and crowded around the window to see what happened. And what happened was that while the entire world was holed up in their warm homes, the birds were out […]
5 Ways to Get Outside on Thanksgiving
So after the turkey…and the stuffing…and the gravy and potatoes and cranberry sauce and maybe a green veggie but before the pie, I always feel the need to get outside and get some exercise. The kids need it, too. Today I’m over at BabyCenter, sharing 5 easy ways to get outside on Thanksgiving with the kids […]
A Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt
Are you an early Thanksgiving feaster? Or a late one? It seems to me people fall into two camps — those who eat their Thanksgiving dinner around noon (this always reminds me of the Little House books, where Ma served dinner in the middle of the day), and those who eat their dinner around 6pm […]
Fairy Garden Rocks
It’s no secret we love our fairy gardens! We usually set ours up at the beginning of the summer and the kids play with them off and on for the rest of the season. But we decided that, after a few months, the fairy garden needed some new decorations to spruce things up a bit.
Kids Activities: Adventures After Dark
The kids are having a hard time adjusting to summer. Actually, that’s not true. They’re loving summer. They’re swimming and hiking and reading and doing kids activities (and playing video games. I won’t lie to you.) They’re having a hard time, however, understanding why their mother would possibly attempt to put them to bed when it’s still […]
5 Ways to Go Green This Summer
Over the past few years, I’ve been looking at how we operate as a family. What we eat, what we buy, what we throw out. And while we’re not 100% clean eaters, and don’t make all our own clothes, or use only public transportation, we do try to be mindful and go green where we […]
Nature Pictures and Flower Art
After an unusually wet spring, we have a ton of flowers…and leaves…and growing things (and weeds! But let’s look on the bright side, shall we?). We collected a bunch last week and made some flower art, which I’m sharing over at In the Playroom. Check them out! And if you make any of your own, […]
Girl Scouts Activity: Making Fairy Gardens
If you’ve seen any of our other early spring and summer posts, you know this: we love our fairy gardens. They get kids outdoors and interested in nature and planting and gardening. They allow for hours of creativity and play. And they don’t require much in terms of money or things — anything you don’t […]
Stopping by Woods on A Snowy Morning
I had so much to do Tuesday. I used to hear people declare they had so much to do, and I’d compare their so-much-to-do lists with my so-much-to-so list and try to decide which one of us was really truly busier (that’s a thing, right? Being competitive over how busy you are? I’m not the […]
12 Spring Books for Kids
Spring books for kids are great fun, because they encompass so much. Animal babies and hibernating and bugs and flowers and gardens and rainy days…there’s so much there. Personally, I’m always drawn to books about flowers (maybe because it takes so long before we can plant them here?). And if you need a grown-up book […]