Loving and Learning in the Nest
I'm so happy to have my friend Cindy Rinna share with you today! She has found a way to make nature study and nature journaling a delightful addition to their day. I can still see it now...My blond headed little boy lying on his belly, stubby fingers pointing at a fat, black beetle. His darting eyes trying to keep up as the skittering critter crossed our back porch. And then...through excited Read More
A downpour recently showed me how my life has been enriched by the addition of nature. Standing at the checkout counter at a store, I heard infuriated rain hitting the roof. I looked towards the doors and saw a huddle of people standing and waiting. They waited for weather more pleasant. Less abrasive. What to do? I wondered, though only for a moment. I whispered encouraging words to myself ( Read More
One thing I love about giving my kids lots of time to play is that they come up with the most fun imaginative play scenes! May's Idea Nest nature study topic is ponds, but I only had to read one of the featured books before they started creating a pond in our backyard. It didn't involve a flood or an excess of water, thankfully. Although I had planned to offer different materials for pond Read More
When my daughter was a toddler, I used to go around the house the night before Easter searching for little toys that she had forgotten about. On Easter morning, she woke up to a basket full of cute Little People toys, board books from Chic-Fil-A, and a fruit snack or two that I threw in there for her. It was an easy way to avoid extra clutter in our home, and she loved it! I'm not recommending Read More
"I don't see how you're going to do it," my husband said to me, eyeing our 1000 Hours Outside tracking sheet. Not even the top row of hours was filled in, meaning that we had more than 950 hours to go for the year. My husband is a realist. He wasn't trying to discourage me, what he was saying was that I needed a plan. If I just tried to shoot from the hip and hope for the best, like I've been Read More
