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An Invitation to Explore the Universe
Today Emma from 95 Acres of Sky is with us to share some inspiring ideas and resources for exploring the Universe with the young scientists in our lives. This winter we’ve spent time learning and...
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Dinosaur Books and Apps for Little Ones
Rebecca from Thirteen Red Shoes is with us today to share some great app and book recommendations for the little dinosaur lovers in our lives… Little ones usually go through phases of being mesmerized...
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Studying Phenology with Time-Lapse
Monique of Green Acorns is with us today with to share an inspiring way to bring your child’s love of nature to life, time-lapse photography. Last spring I wrote about introducing phenology to...
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Raising Little Inventors
Kate from An Everyday Story is with us today to share some great tips on encouraging the little inventors in our lives… “Mummy, what do you think is inside this?” Simple questions like these happen...
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A Booklist for Young Scientists
Rebecca from Thirteen Red Shoes is with us today to share a great booklist for the budding young scientists in our lives. At the moment my eldest son (aged 6) is so enthusiastically engaged in...
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Little Gardeners
Joey from Made by Joey is with us today to share some great tips and doses of inspiration for cultivating the little gardeners in our lives. “There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments.”-...
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Dandelions: A Playful Activity For Bringing Them To Life
Monique of Green Acorns is with us today with to share some dandelion inspiration on this lovely spring day! Dandelions – they seem to spring up overnight to decorate our yards with bright...
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An Invitation to Learn About Birds
Today Emma from 95 Acres of Sky is with us to share some great resources and ideas for learning about birds with the little naturalists in our lives. At this time of year, when winters grip finally...
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Tinkering with TinkerLab: DIY Lava Lamp
I am so happy to be a part of TinkerLab’s Blog Tour for Rachelle’s new book, Tinkerlab: A Hands-On Guide for Little Inventors. I have been a big fan of the TinkerLab blog for many years and love the...
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Harvest Learning: Pumpkins, Gourds, and Squash
One of my favorite fall activities is venturing with my daughter to the local farmer’s market to select natural autumn decorations for our porch. Each year, there is an abundance of beautiful produce...
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S.T.E.M. in a Box
Our 10-year-old daughter loves to tinker. She has always been a builder, loves to discover how things are made, and is happy as can be with a set of instructions, engaging materials, and interesting...
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A Winter Solstice Book List
“Why is it still dark when I wake up for school AND right when I finish my homework?” Don’t you love questions like this, questions your children ask that open up a whole field of study? Recently, I...
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Winter Nature Science: What’s Warmer?
In the midst of winter, staying inside by the fire with a blanket certainly seems ideal. People bundle up in layers to brave the cold and blustery temperatures. Animals, however, don’t have furnaces...
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Investigating Spring: Resources for Young Scientists
Springtime sun and rain puddles naturally raise our children’s desire to explore outdoors. Often, we do not need anything but the time and desire to be outdoors to initiate springtime investigations....
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An Invitation to Learn About Seeds
Despite the deep snow all around us, there is a stirring of spring under our feet. The temperatures are not bitter cold as they were, we can stay outside for longer and linger in the sunshine more and...
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Nurturing a Sense of Wonder
Caterpillars turning into butterflies, bean seeds sprouting and growing into nourishing food, the constant, yet ever changing phases of the moon, the sun setting and rising every day, the clouds...
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Author Focus: Keri Smith
For the past three weeks, my daughters have been asking me “How many more days until spring?” The Midwest winter was long this year, so my girls know that spring means sunshine, warmer weather, bike...
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Outdoor Adventure Kit
Is it getting warmer in your neck of the woods? It is here and we are so eager to embark on the great outdoors! I thought it would be fun to share this outdoor adventure kit that we’ve enjoyed...
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The Power of Here: Discover Your Local Watershed
Place-based education has been around for quite some time. However, it is gaining momentum in the public education sector as educators have discovered the high levels of engagement and the inevitable...
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Water is Water: 3 Experiments for Kids
Confession number one, I am a sucker for the water cycle. I’m not sure what exactly entices me about this scientific phenomenon, perhaps because it is something children can see so readily in their...
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