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,…
DIY Natural All-Purpose Cleaner With Lavender
I love making my own cleaning products whenever possible because they’re safer for your health and better for the environment. This DIY all-purpose cleaner is so easy to make and there are so many variations that can be made depending…
DIY Natural Dyeing With Blackberries
I love experimenting with natural dyes and thought it’d be fun to make one using freshly picked berries. Blackberries create a color that ranges from bluish lavender to purple-gray. This isn’t really considered a dye (technically it’s a stain), but…
A Prehistoric 3rd Birthday Party
And just like that, my little boy turned three. He asked for a dinosaur party this year and I thought that it’d be fun to put one together that also incorporated details from our weekly nature studies. He loves dinosaurs,…
DIY Recycled Flower Crayons
Did you know you can recycle crayons? A favorite project of ours is to give crayons a new life by recycling them into new ones. The beauty of this project is that it is quick, easy and you probably already…
