Our crew is loving our weekly Forest School gatherings. This Winter Semester we have talked about Weather, Winter Animals and Hibernation.This week we covered Trees. During our lesson time, we talked about how trees add value to our lives, what they make for us and how to tell how old a tree is. After reading a book, […]
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nature day forest school – hibernation
We’ve had three weeks of Nature Day Forest School and every week it brings more joy to our crew. The first week of the Winter Semester we talked about Weather, then the second week we highlighted Winter Animals. But this last week (2.18.23) we talked about Hibernation. I talked to the kids about what hibernation […]
nature day forest school – winter animals
Hosting our own Forest School has been such fun. Our first week we talked about Weather, and week two (2.15.23) we highlighted Winter Animals. I pulled out the DIY Snow again and also found this cute Arctic Fox craft. Snack this week was a polar bear face and the kids made a few + ate […]
nature day forest school – weather themed
We had our very first day of Nature Day Forest School on Wednesday, February 8th, and our focus was WEATHER. I intentionally kept it simple because I wanted to have a chance for families to find our house, get settled, see how it would run, etc. Snack was a mix of popcorn, M&Ms, pretzels and […]
nature day – forest school launch
Ever since we moved onto our property two years ago, Aaron & I dreamed of hosting a Forest School. Forest School or Nature School is best described as learning that happens while playing outside. You may remember we attended one in the Fall and it was magical. I’m so thankful for those weeks we had. […]
mimi’s gift book
Fun fact that not many people know, my grandmother wrote a children’s book and I’m in it. My eight-year-old self has a photo on the back of the book + one of the characters is based on me. Shocking, huh!? Since my grandmother passed in June this year, I’ve inherited the book & all it’s […]
little house on the prairie – backyard party
Some of our sweet homeschool friends invited us over for a Little House On The Prairie backyard party and my heart was ecstatic. This Little House obsessed family quickly accepted and began reading “Little House In The Big Woods” as was requested leading up to the event. At the party, everyone brought a themed snack […]
forest school – autumn theme
This is week 3 of our sweet forest school and I’m still so thankful to be a part of this community! The first week we learned about gardening, second week was harvesting, and this week was about Autumn. Forest School or Nature School is best described as learning that happens while playing outside. Of course you […]
our favorite kid book library picks – part three
Our crew goes to the library once a week, and every week I walk out with a bursting bag of books. I started keeping a list of those library finds that I just loved! You know, the ones you’d be willing to purchase because they’re just that good!? You can check out my top picks from earlier […]
forest school – harvest theme
This is week 2 of our sweet forest school and I’m still so thankful to be a part of this community! Last time we gathered we talked about gardening, and this week was about harvesting. Forest School or Nature School is best described as learning that happens while playing outside. Of course you can do […]