learning, creating, and celebrating with your family all year
Make a Kid-friendly Backyard: Creative and Magical Backyard Ideas for Kids is a post from guest writer Sara. If you’re looking for a touch of whimsy to add to your life this spring, a pinch of fairy dust should do the trick. If you don’t have any fairy dust, a sprinkle of glitter mixed with sugar is a quite handy substitute…. Read More
Free Plant Worksheets for Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Post Preview: This post contains a free printable learning packet with a plant and gardening theme. There are also other ideas for plant and garden themed learning. This is a great time of year to start studying plant life. I love that studying about plants and nature just naturally lends itself to so many… Read More
How to Make A Self-Watering Planter for under $10 is a post by Jennifer of Adventures in McQuill-land. My husband and I have joked that we are raising two little farm boys in a town home in Northern Virginia, not an easy task, believe me. Our youngest once devised a plan for keeping a goat in a pen outside our living… Read More
Garden Books and Activities for Preschoolers is from Dianna of The Kennedy Adventures: It’s not quite time to start gardening yet around here, but I’ve started collecting ideas for garden books and activities to explore as soon as the weather breaks. These ideas are great for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten kids. Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! This sweet book has been… Read More
The following is a post from contributing writer Jamie. This year, I’m a little late in getting my veggies planted, but we’ve been working in our flower gardens, as well as watching fuzzy baby peaches grow — and hoping to keep those pesky bugs off them this year! Soon, I’ll let the kids help plant sunflower seeds and such, so… Read More
How to Start a Mary Garden in 7 Easy Steps is a post by contributing writer Stephanie from Harrington Harmonies. I love gardening. And I have always wanted to have a Mary garden. It just hadn’t happened until now. What better way to celebrate May than with a Mary garden! Having a Mary garden is a very simple way to… Read More