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Halloween Leaf Bats Made from Maple Leaves and Upcycled Egg Cartons
DIY eco-friendly Halloween decor: Make cute bats using maple leaves & egg cartons—no craft store needed! Perfect for adding a natural touch to your spooky setup.
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Earth Day Nature Scavenger Hunt Printables
Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd each year. It’s a day to discover the beauty of our blue and green planet and take steps towards caring for our universal home. Earth Day is a great opportunity to help children reflect, reset and reconnect with nature, whether...
15+ Earth Day Activities for Kids that Foster a Connection to Nature
Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd each year. It's a day to discover the beauty of our blue and green planet and take steps towards caring for our universal home. Earth Day is a great opportunity to help children reflect, reset and reconnect with nature, whether...
Mud Picture Books for Kids
Mud. Ooey gooey squishy goop that forms when dirt and water mix together. Mud has a magnetic force on children. It beckons them to scoop and slide their way into a magical and messy world of play. Books about mud are fun too, and that's what this post is all about!...
Why Boredom is Good for Your Child
When my kids complain that they're "sooooo boooored", it's like hearing someone scrape their nails across a chalkboard. I want to curl up and hold my hands over my ears and beg - please stop! I'm tempted to reach for an electronic device or recite a litany of ideas to...
Beautiful Spring Picture Books for Children
Last update: March 2024 Spring is such an exciting season. Nature has escaped winter's icy grip and is bursting with new smells, colours and sounds. Every day in spring there is more to discover and see! Spending time outside is a wonderful way of experiencing spring...
Outdoor Easter Activities for Kids and Families
Easter is a joyful celebration a new life that takes place on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, the full moon on or after the spring equinox. This means that Easter is a moving holiday and can take place anytime between March 22nd and April 25th, the first...
Easter Nature Scavenger Hunt Printable
Easter is a joyful celebration that coincides with the beginning of spring. If you are looking for a fun way to get kids outside and noticing nature this Easter, print off this Easter Nature Scavenger Hunt. I have created two versions of this Easter Nature Scavenger...
Eco-Friendly Easter Basket Ideas for Kids
The tradition of Easter baskets has been woven throughout time as an important part of spring celebrations. For much of history Easter baskets were filled with items like eggs, bread, butter, beeswax candles, plants, and meat. Modern Easter baskets, however, look...
Whimsical Easter Picture Books for Children
Every Easter my children look forward to receiving a new Easter themed picture book in their basket. It's a much loved Easter tradition in our home. There is no shortage of Easter themed picture books for children but if you are looking for stories that are magical,...
40+ Nature-Inspired Spring Crafts for Kids
Spring is flowers blooming, birds building nests, green grass growing and rainbows after rainstorms. This season offers a kaleidoscope of inspiration and new abundance for nature-inspired crafting. In our home, spring crafting is approached with the earth in mind. My...
How to Go Bird Watching with Children
I am no birding expert, but I do love watching birds, especially with my children. Growing up I knew a handful of birds by name: robin, crow, raven, pigeon, seagull, eagle and hawk. It wasn't until I moved to a small town in the southern interior of British Columbia,...
A Big List of Beautiful Bird Picture Books for Children
Birds, with their songs, flight and feather, fill children with awe. Perhaps it's a robin collecting worms from dewy grass or the woodpecker tuk-tuk-tuking a nearby tree that first catch a child's attention, but once caught a world of wonder is opened. Noticing birds...
How to Dress a Baby for Cold Winter Weather
How should I dress my baby when it's cold outside? This is a question I get asked a lot. So often, in fact, that I figured the answer needed its very own post. I figure after raising five babies in the Great White North of Canada, I've learned a thing or two along the...
Atlas Helium Trail Snowshoes Review
The Atlas Helium Trail snowshoes are a great beginner snowshoe for teens and adults looking to explore snowy trails. My teen went through a massive growth spurt, quickly outgrowing his MSR Shift Youth snowshoes and propelling himself into the world of adult snowshoes....
MEC Toaster Suit (Children) + Toaster Bunting Suit (Infants) Reviews
I am no stranger to Mountain Equipment Company's winter gear. I remember my parents flipping through MEC catalogues in the 90s carefully picking out hats, gloves, and winter suits for my siblings and I to wear. I grew up in Prince George, British Columbia where...