Herb Fairies Friday is our little term of endearment for this special day in our homeschooling rhythm. Herb Fairies is a wonderful herbal learning program. The program focuses on twelve herbs, each with its own fairy – and illustrated story, recipes, learning handouts – based on the characteristics of the herb. Today was our first… Continue reading Meeting Calendula
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nurturing young artists: watercolour painting
Most of our paint explorations at home have been with watercolours. I love the possible complexity that watercolours can offer when the colours combine and the simplicity of clean up time. We have practiced wet-on-wet watercolour painting, which is such a beautiful experience for little ones. Check out this video to learn more about setting… Continue reading nurturing young artists: watercolour painting
13 Ways to Keep Kids Active Indoors
There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing. – Sir Ranulph Fiennes* This is the motto we live by 99% of the time. Considering this recent weather, let’s come back to proper clothing for another post and dedicate this one to the other 1% (or more) of the time. We can experience-40 celsius to… Continue reading 13 Ways to Keep Kids Active Indoors
Repurpose Your Real Christmas Tree
This post is an excerpt from a previous post about choosing a Christmas tree. If you had a fresh cut tree and if it is organic or pesticide-free, consider honouring your tree by using all of it, or as much of it as you can. After your celebrations are over, harvest the pine needles for use in… Continue reading Repurpose Your Real Christmas Tree
The Best of 2013
Thanks so much for joining me on this journey. Below are 13 of the most popular posts from 2013 – out of just under 100 posts! If you have a favourite post from the blog, even if it’s not featured here, share it in the comments. What topics do you want to see more of… Continue reading The Best of 2013
Fitting Real Foods into the Budget + Round Up
A question that has snuck into a handful of conversations lately is, “Do you mind if I ask what your monthly food budget is?” I think a lot of moms wonder what others are spending on groceries each month, and if they are the only one spending more than they think they should be spending, or… Continue reading Fitting Real Foods into the Budget + Round Up
Winter Snow Sensory Bin
It is -43C today with the windchill in these parts. We do try to get outside in most weather, but I think we’ll be having a snow day today. The little ones will likely spend some time playing in the snow – inside. This is something we have done several times throughout the winter season… Continue reading Winter Snow Sensory Bin
Christmas Moments
Both Mike and I agree that this Christmas was one of the most peaceful we’ve had in a long time. We weren’t overwhelmed with the details of the holiday, but rather focused in on Advent, homemade gifts, and togetherness. We spent one afternoon shopping, and that was it. It does help that our gift giving… Continue reading Christmas Moments
This Year’s Tree
Over the years, we have put a lot of thought into what kind of Christmas tree, if any, to get. You can read more about our decision making process and some of the options we’ve explored in a recent post, The Great Christmas Tree Dilemma. This year’s tree, however, fell into place quite serendipitously. We… Continue reading This Year’s Tree
This Moment
“A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.” {joining Soule Mama today} If you’re inspired to follow along, please leave a link to your moment in the comments!