The most wonderful time of the year is unfortunately also one of the most wasteful. I’m a strong believer using what you already have and in reusing materials whenever possible, so each year I splurge on a couple sheets of…
DIY Halloween Pumpkin Fairy House
Halloween is just one short week away! We’re currently putting the finishing touches on our family costume for next week and squeezing in as many activities as we can. Every year, we visit several u-pick farms that set up a…
DIY No-Sew Mushroom Toadstool Costume
Happy October! Something that I look forward to every year is making Elliot a homemade Halloween costume. I make a couple costumes each year, and since it’s almost mushroom season for us— I thought it’d be fun to make a…
DIY Nature Weaving Loom
These stick nature looms are easy to make and you can make them in a variety of sizes. We collect a lot of nature items each season and we’re always looking for ways to display them! We typically add flowers…
Favorite Children’s Books for Nature-Based Learning
Elliot started preschool last week (cue mom tears) and although it’s quite heartbreaking that my little boy isn’t that little anymore, I couldn’t be happier watching him grow. He is attending a beautiful Waldorf school three days a week and…
DIY Flower Butterfly Wings
Guest post by Johanna Bless of Bless Nest Learning. In this post I’m going to show you how to make a butterfly or fairy wings costume using pressed flowers and contact paper. Superbloom blessed the California hillsides this past spring,…
