There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes
I’m going to be totally honest – crafts are not my thing. Popsicle sticks, sequins, googly eyes and foam sheets usually make me cringe, and don’t even get me started on glitter. But there is one type of craft that I truly enjoy doing with my kids and that is – surprise, surprise – the open-ended nature craft. A nature… Read More
I’m not a pro gardener by any means. If I were to rate myself and my gardening skills on a scale from ‘total newbie’ to ‘awesome expert’ I would probably wind up somewhere in the ‘mediocre’ range. While this used to bother me, I’ve never let it stopped me. (I explain why I’ll die trying in The Top 5 Reasons… Read More
I love family camping. LOVE it. The fresh air, the simplicity, the mindfulness that comes from unplugging and worrying about nothing but where to pitch your tent and make the perfect campfire. But let’s be honest, sometimes family camping doesn’t exactly go the way you had planned. When we headed down to Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky for a… Read More
The moment I became a mom in the U.S. I knew I had a story to tell – the story about parenting in Scandinavia and everything that it entails, including outdoor napping, forest schools and raising children who care about nature. Well, it’s been nine years since my oldest daughter was born and the road to publishing my parenting memoir… Read More
Countless kids have had their first nature experiences in parks, and for children who live in urban areas, public lands are an essential gateway to the natural world. National parks like the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and the Smoky Mountains may be among the most famous and iconic public lands, but our nation’s thousands of local and state parks are just… Read More
This is possibly the cutest camper I've ever seen!
Lightweight retro-modern camper boasts a modular, adaptive interior (Video)
treehugger.com
Outfitted with modules that can be swapped in or out for different configurations, the Happier Camper is also lightweight enough to be pulled by mid-sized cars and station wagons.
Do I have any followers from Nebraska? If so, congrats on this new trail - it looks amazing!
Who wants to explore this trail?! 😍 🎥: Long Face Media and Mike Anderson of the Nebraska Horse Trails Committee.
"We emptied the yard of plastic junk and replaced it all with raw materials. The area that once housed the climber and playhouse is now our nature playground. There are logs, sticks, bricks, rocks, ropes, wood chips, and hay bales. We rigged up a few pulleys and a rope ladder from the fence. We added slabs of slate and fresh wood chips. A few blocks of solid oak paired with a jar of nails and a small hammer rounded out the space. Part lumberyard, part fairyland, part scrapyard, it was a hit when we set the kids loose."
Drop Everything and Build a Nature Playground. It’s Easier Than You Think.
parent.co
Without the context provided by their previous toys, instead armed with natural supplies, their options now are as endless as their imaginations.
Interesting. What are your thoughts on this?
"Inside a handful of public kindergartens in Sweden, toys are never divided into traditional gender camps. Dolls and baby strollers mingle freely with cars and wooden blocks. In posters, dump trucks haul around beaded jewelry, a bionic robot wears a tutu, and it’s not a female or male Barbie who does the dishes—that’s left to a skeleton."
Sweden’s gender-neutral preschools produce kids who are more likely to succeed
qz.com
A new study looks at what the preschoolers do and do not associate with "boys" and "girls."
