When I was young, I can remember spending hours outdoors — hiking to the woods behind our house, looking in the creek for crayfish and tadpoles, scouting out which animals were running around the yard. And I can clearly remember the smell of the lilac trees when they started to bloom! I would ask my …
Outdoor Fun
Today is our Poppins Book Nook club and this month we are celebrating the four seasons.
Each month, a group of creative bloggers shares some excellent kids books based on the monthly theme and matches them with some fun projects to bring the books to life.
Have you ever noticed that normal sized things are boring for kids? “Want pancakes this morning?” and all I hear is “Ok.“ But if I ask “How about a pancake the size of your plate?”, then I hear “AWESOME!” Yep, size matters to kids 😉 They LOVE things that are super big or super small …
Today we have two special treats for you — some gorgeous ideas for holiday decorating AND one amazing holiday giveaway! One of my favorite ways to decorate during the holidays is with natural items. Whether it’s as simple as the kids collecting pinecones and hedge apples in a basket or a more detailed activity like …
When’s the last time your kid looked under a rock?
Fall is the perfect time to head outdoors and enjoy the foliage, the weather and time with each other!
Grab the kids and head out on a new fall adventure….
Let’s face it, most of us have been stuck inside too much lately. Running thru the mall, wrapping and baking, attending the kid’s performances and parties. We all spend a lot of time indoors at this time of the year.
We’ve already had our first taste of winter and the temperatures were brutally cold! So I am ready to find a few new ideas before the next snowy day blows in from the west. Now, I’ll admit that no matter how snowy or cold the day, I do like the get the kids outside for …
We really enjoy using natural items to create and craft, especially in the fall. And of course, if you’re using items from nature for a project, you should really hang out outdoors to DO the project! There were some wonderful Outdoor Nature Crafts shared at last week’s Discover & Explore the Forest linky — …
During our vacation to the Black Hills & Badlands of South Dakota, we decided to enjoy some of the sights in Rapid City.
The Black Hills/Badlands area is very expansive and Rapid City is the closest city to Custer State Park and Mount Rushmore.
Our summer travels took us to a whole new area of the country for our family – the Black Hills of South Dakota!
After our wonderful trip to Rocky Mountain Nat’l Park last summer, we decided that we wanted another ‘back to nature’ vacation.