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Strawberry Apricot Crisp

July 12, 2020 Leave a Comment Breakfast· Dessert· Recipes· Snack, Dessert· Vegetarian

This Strawberry Apricot Crisp is an easy and delicious summer treat. Low in sugar and big on flavor, parents and kids alike will love it!

Earlier this week, the apricots on our tree suddenly turned that pretty light orange color and began dropping like crazy. It’s funny how summer fruit seems to ripen all of sudden. So, we’ve been harvesting like crazy and this Strawberry Apricot Crisp was a perfect way to use up some of our ripe apricots. It’s lightly sweet, very flavorful and really easy to make. Over the years, it’s become a summertime favorite for my family.

Twig Stars

June 29, 2020 Leave a Comment Activities· Crafts· Forest School· Summer· Summer

These Twig Stars make a really sweet holiday craft and decoration, but they’re also a fun and simple Forest School inspired math activity that your child will love.

Although it’s summer break, we still try to keep a learning rhythm going throughout the week. I love this project because it combines arts and crafts with science and math. Both of my kids loved going to the forest and collecting twigs for this project. My youngest really enjoyed measuring the twigs, counting the points, and talking about shapes, and my oldest had so much fun putting the star together and creating the felt flowers.

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Rainbow Dessert Pizza

June 24, 2020 Leave a Comment Dessert· Recipes· Snacks/Appetizers· Vegetarian

This Rainbow Dessert Pizza is a fun and very colorful summertime treat loaded with delicious cream and fruit. Both parents and kids alike will love it!

We are big fans of rainbows here at Sprouting Wild Ones (check out these other fun rainbow posts: Rainbow Flower Crowns, DIY Paints, Rainbow Stick Wind Chimes, and Rainbow Wands), but we especially love rainbows during the month of June! We had so much fun making this Rainbow Dessert Pizza. It’s perfect for Pride Month, a birthday or graduation celebration, or potluck, or just because on a hot summer day!

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Rainbow Flower Crowns

June 21, 2020 Leave a Comment Crafts· Forest School· Summer

These Rainbow Flower Crowns are fun to make and your child will love wearing it! They also last forever if taken care of so your kid can enjoy them all year round.

June is National Pride Month so I thought it would be fun to do a rainbow craft with the kids. They’re not quite old enough to understand what pride month means, but it’s a start and they loved these Rainbow Flower Crowns! … Read More about Rainbow Flower Crowns

Flower Fireworks

June 17, 2020 Leave a Comment Activities· Crafts· Summer· Summer

This Flower Fireworks craft is a simple flower stamping project that will create a really vibrant and fun piece of art, just perfect for the Fourth of July. Both kids and adults will enjoy this one!

Wow, can you believe the Fourth of July is only two weeks away?! Summer is flying by. We usually take a long road-trip to spend the Fourth of July with my in-laws in the Midwest. We swim in their pool, grill out, and watch a big fireworks display at the town park. It’s one of our favorite summer traditions, but this year, circumstances are much different and we’ve decided to stay home. I’m sure a lot of you will be adjusting your usual holiday plans too. So, if you can’t catch any real firework displays this year, you can just make your own!

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