Kindergarten Readiness. As a Kindergarten teacher I get asked about Kindergarten Readiness all the time. As it turns out, if a Mama has a little one approaching school age, and you mention you teach Kindergarten, there is only one thing they really want to know. What does my child need to know for Kindergarten? And…
Coloring Mixing with Heart Snowball Smashing
Valentine’s Day is either a day of love and romance … or a day you would like to smash things. Or, I suppose perhaps somewhere in between. A few blogging friends and I decided to get together to have some fun with the other side of Valentine’s Day—a little bit of fun with the smashing…
Stairway Marble Run
Sometimes I think of an activity, think it is going to be amazing, think my little guys will go nuts for it – and they don’t. This, as it turns out, was one of those activities. So why, you might rightfully be asking yourself, would I be sharing it with you today? Why would I…
Twiggy Jack-o-Lantern
We are still busy outside soaking in every last bit of Fall. I fear saying it aloud, but I really believe we are nearing the end of our Autumn weather. It feels as though Fall has really just started, and yet it is getting dark earlier and getting awfully chilly. All the forecasts I have…
Preserving Leaves with the Little Ones
Are you tired of me writing about leaves yet? I apologize if you are – this will be our last post on leaves for awhile. I hope. The boys are still busy spending a lot of their days collecting, sorting, and otherwise consumed with the huge array of autumn leaves on the farm. Logically, a…
Nature Chains and a Summertime Christmas Tree
It has been a very busy week around here! Our time has been spent unpacking and planning, unpacking and organizing, and unpacking and exploring. And the time spent exploring is my absolute favourite. While part of me would love to simply lock myself in the house for a few days solid so I could bang…
Wooden Blocks Made from Our Old Tree
Wooden blocks are wonderful learning toys for kids. Wooden blocks can come in all different shapes and sizes and can be very easily homemade. My 3 year old absolutely loves playing with blocks right now, so we decided to make him some wooden blocks for outdoors. …
Stamps in the Water Table
With our moving day later this week I really should have spent the weekend packing. And I did … some of it anyway. But we were given a water table recently and the kids have been enjoying it very much, so when I stumbled upon some stamps during my packing I knew just what we…
Quotes to Inspire a Love of Nature and Play
If you follow along on our Facebook page you likely know my love of beautiful pictures and quotes (and if you don’t follow along – please do! www.Facebook.com/HowWeeLearn). For me an inspirational quote about nature, how we learn in nature, or simply an inspiring quote with a beautiful picture can turn my day right around….
9 UNIQUE Outdoor Activities for Babies
When my Benjamin was born, we had some adjusting to do. In many ways of course, but especially in our outdoor play. My kids were used to being outside – A LOT. But with a baby, it can be a challenge. And when that baby starts to move it can be an even bigger challenge! …