May Day here in northeastern Ohio means that it’s finally beginning to look like Spring! Time for celebrating May Day. Even though it’s still chilly and rainy today, we’ve had a few warm days here and there….
I love this series of books – One Small Square. The series includes a variety of titles like Backyard, Woods, Pond, and Seashore. I encourage you to try nature study with one small square. The concept in these…
It’s finally here! Spring has officially arrived in Northeastern Ohio. And even with frost on the ground this morning, there are signs. Makes me want to sing a song for spring! Just this week, the birdies started…
I still have a nature table even though my children are 24, 22 and 15! I find that I pay more attention to the changes outside when I mirror them inside on our nature table. It’s something…
In the Waldorf method, children learn to read their own writing before reading books. The idea is that children have a memory connection to words they have written and so it increases the possibility of success and…
Rhythm allows us to get in sync with one another. And what exactly is rhythm? It’s an easily recognized, regular pattern. Poems and verses contain rhythm within, and they are great tools to help us bring rhythm to…
When my kids were little, I was always making homemade play dough so that we would have some on hand. We could explore and create for hours with this modeling substance. We would roll it out, use…
Have you ever tried needle felting? It’s really quite rewarding. So, in honor of Valentine’s Day, here are simple instructions for making needle felted hearts with your children. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience…
A beautiful poem full of hope for a new season. Because we need every small grain of hope we can get. For the New Year, 1981 …
February 2nd is the halfway point. Here in the northern hemisphere, it’s halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. The rhythm of the seasons is a very real and natural phenomenon. One of the things…
