Science experiments for kids are big in our home. My kids love them – and so do I. While teaching Kindergarten I made science experiments a priority. Kids are so naturally curious about the world around them and science experiments bring this learning fully to life. This is my ABSOLUTE favourite science experiment of all…
Gorgeous and Inviting Outdoor Play Spaces
Summer is officially here — time to wake up from my hibernation and get these little cubs of mine outside! The warm sunshine never fails to make me want to spruce up our outdoor play spaces. We like to keep outdoor play, well, natural I suppose. So when I am planning outdoor play spaces for…
Outdoor Birthday Party Ideas
We celebrated a great big birthday recently! For Sam’s birthday party this year he wanted an outdoor birthday party — “Outdoor the whole entire time!” Perfect, because the only thing I love more than a house full of little ones, is a yard full of them! I had so much fun coming up with outdoor…
Building AMAZING Outdoor Forts with Sticks
I married a boy scout. And then I birthed two boy scouts (well, not immediately – thankfully – but they have grown into them) So now I have a backyard FULL of incredible outdoor forts tied together with boy scout knots that I cannot take apart. Which I think is kind of the idea of…
Welcoming Summer with my Little Ones
I am pleased to partner with Oak Meadow to bring you this sponsored post on how we welcome summer in our home. Goodness it has been almost an entire year since we started this series! I have shared with you how we welcome fall, winter, and spring into our home, and today I get to…
43 Science Experiments to BLOW your Kid’s Mind!
Science is really cool. There are so many amazing things in this world of ours. So many things that just make me stop and say, “whoa” … or “wow” … or “What the …!!” (depending, of course, on my company) Children, as we know, are naturally curious. They naturally want to learn all about the…
Kid-made Rollerskates!
There are certain posts that I never plan on writing. A post on how to make your own rollerskates? Definitely not something that I thought was in my wheel house to share. However, amazing things can happen when you let little ones play, explore, and create – can’t they? My Sam is the inventor behind…
8 Awesomely FUN Trampoline Games
We were hesitant to purchase a trampoline. My boys are rather rowdy, and one little one tends to be a bit accident prone, making me think twice about a trampoline. Or three times. Even four. By the fifth thought, and a lot of convincing and promises of safety, we found ourselves owning a trampoline. The…
A Clay Birds Nest
Looking to make a bird’s nest? Us too! Who wouldn’t be?! It is spring after all, so crafting must take a healthy nature twist as we readjust ourselves to being outside more. In fact, last spring we dissected a bird’s nest and I declared then and there that we would be attempting to make one….
Garden Fun: Teaching Kids to Grow their Own Food
The snow is officially done here in Ontario (I hope you are listening Mother Nature – we are officially done … please). And this means it is time for some fun in the garden with my kids! Over the last few years I have really taken to vegetable gardening. I am far, far, far from…