D.I.Y Nature Light Table: An Invitation to Create and Explore
Daylight is certainly fleeting this time of the year for some. I happen to be in the part of the world that is just spinning forward...
Winter Solstice Ice Art
If you are following along on our Facebook page, you will have noticed that we have a Sun Calendar in progress right now. Every day is a...
How to Hygge WITH Kids
Hygge, pronounced (Hoo-Gaah), is a Danish word that encompasses a cozy, comforting, slow down, be in the moment, positive togetherness...
Excitement in the Garden
This is a picture of my son, picking his first "salad" from the modest garden we planted out back. Can you just feel the excitement...
Natural Cycles
vintage scientific plate. Out in the woods yesterday, the kids and I had some great teaching moments. With winter slowly receding, signs...
NATURAL RESET Get Outside and Play (Everyday)
WEEK 1: FEB 20th - FEB 26th Make sure to "officially" join the challenge by entering your email in the JOIN US box on the right! The...
Nature-Based Learning: Crystals
No matter what age you are...crystals are pretty cool. My four year old has been enamored by them for some time now. Crackable geodes...
And So They Build
"And So They Build" - Children's Educational Book Written and Illustrated by Bert Kitchen As an Artist I view the act of Creation as a...
Homemade Clouds
It is winter in Ohio and we are all too familiar with the gray wash that has become the sky. Many days we look out the window to see...
Advent Sun Calendar: Day 19, "Shadow Land"
As we prepare for the upcoming winter solstice I thought it would be appropriate to focus how darkness and light balance each other...