Joey from Made by Joey is with us today to share the amazing process of keeping Mason Bees in your own backyard… Now that the weather is beginning to warm up it’s time to get outside and explore nature! Mason bees are a fun way to explore insects right in your own backyard. They are native to North America and are a very docile bee that do not tend to sting. The males do not…
Randi from Swoon is with us today to share a wonderfully nostalgic DIY on how to make stilts for the children in our lives… If your children are anything like mine, they have days when they grow weary of their usual toys and games and boredom creeps in. With summer just around the corner, I’ve been looking for simple and engaging activities for my children that can be completed fairly quickly, but enjoyed for days…
Rebecca from Thirteen Red Shoes is with us today to share another one of here inspiring book lists. This time her book recommendations cover the ever-important topic of friendship. Friendship is something so important for little ones to be able to foster, nourish and develop. During the beginning stages of development, little children often engage in parallel play. As they mature, they seek out other children with like interests or personalities to form bonds with….
Monique Barker with us today to share some wonderful tips on how to bring focus to nature journaling excursions. She also includes lots of great resources and a lovely printable journal… My children love to keep nature journals. We bring them whenever we visit an outdoor spot like parks, beaches, or our local botanical garden. They run in to grab them whenever something in our yard peaks their interest. This year we are expanding our…
Rebecca from Thirteen Red Shoes is with us today to with another one of her inspiring books lists. This time she is taking us all over the world with her favorite travel inspired picture books. I am like the Bowerbird. When it comes to filling my home with things that I love, literature is at the top of my list. I seem to do this organically without even noticing until I look about me and…
The put-up and put-down lesson is very near and dear to my heart. As a teacher and a parent I have witnessed firsthand how empowering children with the language of put-ups and put-downs can change a life, a family, a classroom, a community, and potentially the world forever. And now with the current state of affairs, teaching kindness seems to be more important and life-enhancing than ever… It is with great excitement and a belly…
