If you’ve ever wondered how to make those gorgeous leaf prints using colorful fall leaves, I can tell you — they’re easy enough for the kids to do! Seems like we’ve had a good dose of chaos at our house this month — the kids had 5 days off from school for Fall break, my …
Outdoor Fun
This week’s theme in our month-long Olympic Activities for Kids series is STEAM activities. Now I know you’re familiar with many of our STEM ideas for kids (science, technology, engineering & math) — but we don’t do a ton of ‘A’ = Art so I thought we would branch out a little this week. If …
The Summer Olympics are beginning soon & we’re going to make them an AMAZING event for your family! Besides cheering on your favorite country, we thought it would be fun to create a friendly Learn & Play Summer Olympic Challenge for the kids too. We’ve teamed up with an outstanding group of kid-friendly bloggers from …
Welcome to our second year of the School’s Out: Top 10 Summer Learning series!
I’m joining 35 wonderful kid bloggers this week to provide TONS of ideas & activities for summer learning and fun.
We know that summer should be a time for kids to kick-back and be kids — but it’s also a great opportunity to let the kids explore interests that they may not have the chance to learn about during the school year.
I’m not going to lie to you — I don’t do tents! Sorry, there’s just something about a thin piece of material and the possibility of bears or snakes in the area that kinda freaks me out! But family camping doesn’t always mean tents. We’ve had some great vacations while ‘roughing it’ in a cabin. …
In our house, summer comes in two phases:
Phase 1: The Honeymoon
A time when we all (parents & kids) are excited about no schedules, no school and long days together. We have a hand-ful of activities planned and a great summer bucket list of things we can’t wait to do — life is looking good!
We are a big hiking family – love to explore the forest on foot.
And we’ve been treated to some great encounters during out hikes — moose in Colorado, wildlife in South Dakota and even some out-of-the-ordinary highlights close to home (such as the wild turkey that crossed our path a few weeks ago!).
So we’re excited that our weekly linky will Discover & Explore Forest Fun today!
May 12th – 18th is Children’s Book Week so of course I thought we should celebrate with a new booklist!
And this one is just perfect as we head into summer. Once the kids finish school, put their backpack to good use by turning it into an adventure sack!
Grab a set of binoculars, a nature journal and a few of these great field guides. You’ll find some great reads for kids who enjoy bird-watching, scouting out wildlife, hunting for gems and exploring the forest. I’ve included affiliate links for each of our recommended reads so you can learn more about our favorites too.
Getting the kids more time outside is always a goal these days. Especially on school days when they’re stuck in a building for 8 hours 🙁 with the exception of a 25 minute recess (if you’re in elementary school) which I think is waaayyy too short. But I’ll complain about that on another day 😉 …
This week’s theme for the Discover & Explore linky is Flowers!
I love to mix in nature items when we create art projects. There’s something about the contrasting textures that I think look so cool when the picture is complete. And when flowers are included in the project, there is also some wonderful sensory and science learning that happens too!