Summer is here! The air is warm and the snow is gone, which is officially waking me from my hibernation. It is time for this Mama bear to venture back outside. Every year I tell myself I will learn to love winter. And every year I don’t. I don’t even like it, let alone love…
Leaf-y Jack-o-lantern
We headed out for our annual trip to a special conservation area over the Thanksgiving weekend (I know, it is early here in Canada – or so I’m told. As a born and raised Canadian it is just normal to me …) This year I brought this little gem along. Worked out beautifully for the…
A Pretty Autumn Craft for Preschoolers
There is nothing quite like Autumn crafts. After the hustle and bustle of summertime fun outside, turning inside a little bit more as the weather cools is very welcomed by this Mama. And turning inside goes hand in hand with crafting around these parts. Who am I kidding? A lot of things go hand in…
Rocking Rock Pendants!
Have you ever noticed that rock crafts, well, rock? I tell you – I have yet to see a craft for kids that uses rocks that I have not loved. We have used rocks to make these neat story stones, we have used them to make gorgeous pebble art, to create a beautiful tactile alphabet,…
Nature Portraits {A Photo on Friday}
A photo on Friday, because sometimes all you need is the picture. This was such a fun craft! We used sticky contact paper and mirrors to make nature portraits. I wrote all about it over on CBC Parents if you are keen to read more. Have a wonderful weekend friends, and thank you for reading!…
Nature Painting
We host a home school group here each week. It is a fun group, a busy group. A BUSY group. Mind you it is mostly because of my busy boys, but that is besides the point. Every week I try to plan an activity that will burn off some energy. This week I had planned…
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…