Advent Sun Calendar: Day 1
We started our Advent Sun Calendar today and I couldn't be more excited! With our center focus around the coming of the light this year...
Our Advent Sun Calendar
To tap into the natural rhythms associated with Christmas this year I am creating an advent calendar for the kids that ties everything...
A Grandparent's Guide to Getting Kids Outside
Although I am writing these posts now from the vantage point of a stay at home mom, this was not always the case. During the first two...
The Life of Stars and Trees
Time is relative. We may say that something feels like it takes "forever" but of course we don't really mean it. When a person lives to...
The Sun is Always Shining
The sky is gray and the winds are blowing outside our home today. The steady drizzle and colder temps alongside the blanket of wet...
A Natural Gratitude
With my three year old son's Christmas list growing a mile long and the ever present pressure to consume hanging over our heads around...
Sweet Little Acorn Necklaces
We were turned on to this idea via the site http://kidscrafts.craftgossip.com/adorable-acorn-necklaces/2016/09/01/. But of course in...
Should Children Wield Sticks?
There are a lot of things currently seen as taboo that used to be second nature. Children have been running barefoot with sticks for as...
Greening Our Schools
Image Credits: Ognen Teofilovski / Reuters What if instead of being stuck inside four walls for hours on end every day, our kids were...
The Heart of the Matter
One morning this week I took my kids on a walk through the woods. We wandered off the path just enough to make it a "real adventure" in...
