Happy New Year! It's 2020 and the start of a new decade. Much has happened in the last ten years of my life. In fact, I started this blog on the eve of last decade. My first post went up on November 2, 2009, and it was a simple reflection on an All Hallow's Eve Party....
Nature crowns are magical things. Weaving branches, flowers, leaves and little bits of nature into a crown, gives children a wonderful opportunity to connect with nature, develop fine motor skills and engage in imaginative outdoor play. Earth Friendly Crowns Nature...
Summer solstice is an exciting astronomical event that heralds the start of summer fun. The summer solstice is that one day of the year where we have the most hours of daylight. It's also when the sun will rise to its highest point in the sky. These astronomical...
At first glance, a pond might seem small and insignificant, but below its still surface there is a magical world waiting to be discovered. Pond dipping is a fun must-do nature adventure for kids. The great thing is that it's so easy to do. All your child needs is a...
These days most kids can name more Pokémon characters than birds species. At first that might seem a bit surprising, but it actually points to something incredible. Children have an innate insatiable curiosity for learning about creatures (real or make believe) and an...
If I'm going to honest, Las Vegas has never been on my growing list of must-do family adventures. When I lay in bed at night I dream of exploring lush rain forests, paddling across smooth lakes, climbing epic rock walls and hiking flower dotted alpine trials with my...
Nothing is more exciting than seeing the first signs of spring after a long cold winter. Maybe it's that first purple crocus popping up in the garden or the busy robin gobbling down worms in your yard. Whatever it is, those first signs of spring fill us with so much...
The Earth is filled with so many curiosities and surprises. More than we can ever imagine! Children love to explore nature, and one way to fuel their sense of wonder and support their healthy appetite for knowledge is to supply them with many well written and...
I love Valentine's Day, but I don't love all the candy and plastic that goes along with it. Last year my kids and I made earth-friendly Easy Heart Shaped Seed Bombs for Valentine's day. This year we're continue the seed tradition with some cute printable flower seed...
The way we talk to our kids about the weather has a big impact on their interest in playing outside. When we talk about the weather negatively, using it as an excuse to stay inside or blaming it for thwarting our plans, our kids learn to do the same thing. Our kids...
There are a lot of unknowns that await us in the next 365 days and not knowing what will happen can be both exciting and unnerving. Maybe that's why we embrace the new year as an opportunity to make resolutions and commit to being a better version of ourselves. We...
Winter has arrived and transformed the outdoor world into a magical place of snow, ice and twinkling stars. As the world outside becomes covered in fluffy snow and frosty ice, a deep quiet descends, but that hush, it seems, is more than the calming silence of snow....
Happy Fall my Friends! It's that time of year again. Nature is displaying its fiery fall colours and birds are migrating south. As the weather cools, we are desperately digging out coats, toques, mitts and boots for our kids only to discover that our children have...
Our family of five loves to explore the backcountry, especially spending a few nights out under the starry sky. However, overnight backcountry adventures can be challenging with three young kids, especially when they aren’t big enough to carry all their own...
Hello Summer! I have been greatly anticipating your arrival. I love your hot, sensual hug and how you amplify the smells of beach, meadow and forest. You make my senses dizzy and my heart happy. This year I...
When it comes to travel, every family has their very own "travel style". Our family loves adventure travel. We plan our trips around which mountains to hike, rocks to climb, trails to bike and waves to surf. Family...