Meet a Tree: A sweet observation activity
Meet a Tree is a simple yet memorable partner activity, one you can do with just your family, on a retreat as a moment for mindfulness,...
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- May 23, 2019
- 4 min
Planting Magic: Tree Books for ages 2-12
"There is nothing wrong with having a tree for a friend." - Bob Ross We Planted a Tree by Diane Muldrow and Bob Staake Through a simple...
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- May 3, 2019
- 2 min
May's Flower Moon
With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy? - Oscar Wilde May’s Flower Moon will be May 18th, 2019, and is named...
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- Apr 11, 2019
- 5 min
Fairy Picture Book Companions
“Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can...
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- Apr 8, 2019
- 5 min
Fairy and Gnome Collaboration: Learning through Play
May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder. - John O'Donohue Too often adults dismiss fairy and gnome...
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- Mar 23, 2019
- 5 min
Planting Edible Flowers for Gardeners and Cooks of all Ages.
A few years ago we decided to only plant edible flowers and plants. As new parents we didn't want to worry if our little one was...
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- Mar 18, 2019
- 2 min
March's Worm Moon Connections
Worm Moon Dates: Mar. 20th, 2019 and Mar. 9th, 2020 “Worm, worm, slippery slide. I hear a bird, I better hide.” - Unknown The Worm Moon...
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- Mar 14, 2019
- 2 min
Gardening Picture Book Companions
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner By far, one of my favorite. Gardens are beautiful to look at, but we sometimes...
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- Mar 3, 2019
- 2 min
Mud: March Picture Book Companions
Rain by Linda Ashman "One rainy day in the city, an eager little boy exclaims, “Rain!” Across town a grumpy man grumbles, “Rain.” In this...
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- Mar 3, 2019
- 4 min
March Mud-licious Integrated Learning
My second home growing up was a stream in the woods behind our house. In the winter I'd plow off the gnomes' ice skating rinks, and build...
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- Feb 10, 2019
- 3 min
Louhi, Witch of North Farm: a book review with connected learning discoveries
Louhi Witch of North Farm, retold by Toni De Gerez, illustrated by Barbara Cooney My father loves this book. As a child his joy in...
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- Jan 22, 2019
- 2 min
The Snowy Nap: Book Review
We woke this morning to a foot of fresh snow, a perfect day to cozy with a new book, and dream up snowy day delights. The Snowy Nap by...
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- Sep 19, 2018
- 6 min
Color Discovery Hike
Requiring no more than a few free paint color strips from your local hardware store Color Magic Nature Discoveries are a family or school...
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- Aug 29, 2018
- 6 min
Deep Listening: Sound Maps
When you are on the go, with children particularly, there is nothing like a low prep learning activity. Sound Maps are just that,...
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