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The Best List of Fall Picture Books for Children
Discover the best fall picture books for kids—stories about apples, leaves, pumpkins, woodland animals, and cozy harvest traditions your family will love.
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How to Make a Fall Leaf Mason Jar Lantern
As autumn unfolds and the days get shorter, all the cozy and comforting things call my name: a cup a hot tea, a fuzzy blanket, a good book, and the soft glow of candles. Throughout the cold dark months of late autumn and winter, my kids and I love create beautiful and...
Fall Outside: 30 Prompts for Exploring Nature with Children
Fall Outside: 30 Prompts for Exploring Fall with Children is an eBook offers parents and educators thirty fun prompts for inviting children to explore the season of fall outdoors. The prompts can be used as a 30-day challenge or they can be used randomly throughout...
A Beginner’s Guide to Pond Dipping with Kids
At first glance, a pond might seem quiet and ordinary, but beneath its tranquil surface lies a vibrant, hidden world brimming with fascinating creatures! Pond dipping is a fun, interactive activity that sparks children's curiosity and nurtures a lifelong love for...
5 Must-Do Fall Activities that Will Get Kids Outside
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...
When Autumn Makes You Sad: 5 Proven Ways to Conquer Seasonal Depression
"I'm so tired" I groaned. It was three o'clock in the afternoon and I couldn't ward off an intense desire to sleep. I had slept well the night before, but my eyelids felt heavy and the couch looked so cozy. Even amidst the chaos of my three rowdy kids my body was...
Bodacious Beet and Cabbage Soup
Recipe originally posted on October 1, 2011. It's been six years since I've shared my Bodacious Beet and Cabbage Soup recipe on this blog. It was a chilly autumn day in the northern interior of British Columbia and my fridge was bursting with beets. I had two little...
20 Autumn Outdoor Adventures for Families
Fall is the perfect time of year to go on an outdoor family adventure. The trails are quieter, the air is cooler and the trees are covered in beautiful autumn colours. Here’s a bucket list of twenty fun fall adventures to do with your family this autumn. 20 Autumn...
All Souls Day
Today is All Souls Day. A special day for us to remember those departed before us.For All Souls Day we made "sole" imprints (I'm a sucker for bad puns) and talked a little about death. I mentioned to my children that today we remember all those that have died. Monkey...
Happy All Hallow’s Eve
Tonight we dressed in costumes and went door to door collecting goodies. Monkey was Spiderman, Sweetpea was a zebra and Teddy stayed home with Papa.There aren't many children in our area so people were very generous with what they gave. We came home with...