With a mountain of snow in view out my window, I received an email the other day about children’s soccer. Already? It seems early, but it is true that organizing all those little people into teams is no simple task and one that warrants a good deal of prep time. With the soccer email, I… Continue reading Simple Kids’ Sports Bags
The Week in Photos
A collection of photos from our week of living and learning together. Feel free to share a link to your own post or share about your week in the comments… In no particular order (because I really want to get back to hanging out with these cute kids instead of hemming and hawing over this!):… Continue reading The Week in Photos
Elderberry Syrup
It was bound to happen sooner or later – one of the kids has a cold. Aside from the rare sniffle or cough, we have been healthy all fall and winter – with much credit, I think, to the many healing drinks (see some here, here, and here) and nourishing foods (see some here and… Continue reading Elderberry Syrup
How to Make Hummus
The most loved hummus around these parts is sun-dried tomato hummus. The sun-dried tomatoes lend such a lovely and deep flavour, making it a nice dish to bring along to a potluck, or to use for simple lunches and snacks. Ingredients 2 cups soaked, cooked chickpeas (head over here for info on how to soak,… Continue reading How to Make Hummus
How to Soak, Cook + Freeze Dried Chick Peas
Chick peas, or garbanzo beans, are an affordable, protein-rich, high-fibre legume, that are also a great source of iron, B-6, and Magnesium. That said, purchasing canned chick peas can be much less cost effective than making your own at home from dried ones purchased in bulk. Don’t miss our recipe for tasty sun-dried tomato hummus!… Continue reading How to Soak, Cook + Freeze Dried Chick Peas
Meeting Calendula
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
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