Parent smarter...not harder!
One of my favourite things to do each year with my son at Christmastime is to make a new ornament for our tree. This year, I’d like to share with you a really simple, but attractive beaded wreath Christmas ornament that I first made as a child. It’s easy enough for little hands to make…
Vacation memory stones are the perfect summer craft for kids! They are easy to prep, fun to make for kids of all ages, and will be cherished keepsakes of all your summer fun for years to come. Read on to find out what they are and how to make them!
This colourful and super simple wire sculpture project will give your kids a creative workout! Read on to find out what you’ll need and how to encourage kids to create something truly beautiful!
In order for our kids to learn more about their own personal impact on Mother Nature, I think that it’s critical that they learn from a young age about the importance of conserving resources, recycling and composting, and the effects of their personal consumption choices. This curated collection is a list of my favourite kids…
April 22nd is Earth Day. And many people consider the entire month as Earth month. If you like to visit Pinterest, you’ll find gazillions of cutesy little crafts for kids to make to celebrate the Earth. The problem is that most of them use plastic bits and bobs that will eventually end up in a…
Do your kids loving playing in the sandbox, or digging around in the garden in the summer? If so, then they’re going to love today’s indoor soil science and engineering activities and challenges! Although you may only think of it as mud, soil is super interesting to kids when they have a chance to really…
Last Spring, Onetime and I spent a fantastic sunny afternoon digging around in the backyard, trying to figure out what new plants we wanted to plant, and trying to decide if we wanted to dig up an old, unattractive bush to make way for a new veggie garden. When we dug down under the bush…