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Nature Bracelets

September 11, 2019 Leave a Comment Activities· Forest School· Spring· Summer

Making nature bracelets is a simple child-led multi-sensory outdoor activity that your children will really enjoy. Kids love creating art and exploring and being outside. This activity will get your child out in nature, exploring and using all their senses as they find items to decorate their bracelets with.

There is so much to love about this nature activity! It’s simple, inexpensive, and gets kids outside. Because kids have so much fun doing it, they don’t even realize they’re busy learning! I’ve been wanting to try making nature bracelets with my kids ever since I saw it on Kaplan Early Learning Company‘s website.

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Sunflower Crowns

September 4, 2019 Leave a Comment Activities· Crafts· Forest School· Summer

Making sunflower crowns with your kids is a perfect farewell-to-summer activity! It’s sweet and easy and will surely stir your child’s imagination too!

Does anyone else associate sunflowers with the end of summer? There are so many amazing sunflowers popping up all around town right now and I just love them! They’re beautiful and colorful and good for the bees, but I also love them because they signal the end of a season. There’s just something special about the turning of the seasons, right?

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Hidden Veggie Pesto Pasta with Chickpeas

September 2, 2019 Leave a Comment Dinner· Lunch· Recipes· Vegetarian

This Hidden Veggie Pesto Pasta with Crispy Chickpeas is made with one part basil and four parts spinach! It’s packed with so many nutrients but tastes just like regular pesto! It’s perfect for kids and adults.

Happy September! Over on She Likes Food I’m sharing a pumpkin recipe this week so I figured I would balance it out and share a summer recipe here! Have you ever made your own pesto before? I usually find store-bought pesto recipes really oily, so I always make my own. I rarely have a big abundance of basil on hand so a few years ago I started using one cup of basil and 4 cups of spinach, or kale, and it makes for the perfect Hidden Veggie Pesto Pasta Recipe! … Read More about Hidden Veggie Pesto Pasta with Chickpeas

Building Bug Homes

August 28, 2019 Leave a Comment Activities· Forest School

This Building Bug Homes activity is easy, free and fun! Building a bug home gets your kids outside and can be done anywhere. It’s a perfect activity to do any time of year and it can be done over and over again!

If you’re anything like me, you began summer break with visions of a sweet, slow, and easy-going summer with lots of free time for fun and relaxing. Then by mid-summer, you and your kids were totally exhausted from doing too much in a short amount of time. This is exactly what happened to me and my kids! Now that it’s back-to-school time and summer is almost over, my kids and I are really feeling the need to unwind and slow down a little. A day outside building bug homes may be just what you and your kids need too! … Read More about Building Bug Homes