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For the better part of 40-something years, I’ve been a PAAS girl, getting that indelible green dye everywhere and writing crooked names with the invisible crayon, but three years ago I was saved. A friend sent me a link to a fantastic blog with an article, Continue Reading →
Five little peas in a pod pressed (make pod with hands together)
One grew, two grew (stand up one finger, then another with pinkies and palms still touching)
So did all the rest (all five up)
They grew and they grew (make growing gesture)
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Easter Sunday is approaching, we are in the season of Lent for those who celebrate.
One of my favorite Easter activities is growing our own Easter baskets. Children love to set up the basket with soil and seed and observe the wonder of water swelling seeds to burst forth with life.
Over the years, my […]
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“There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.”- Elizabeth Lawrence
The young child is still in a consciousness of at-one-with-the natural world. The child of first, second and third grade as well as kindergarteners and nursery children […]
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Here’s a peek at Nature Tables from all around. Send us a photo of yours and we’ll post it here with a link back to your site.
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This festive table for February is from homeschooler Jamie Bennett…
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This is from Marianne Frost’s […]
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I am a chicken farmer. Well, I’m a writer who owns a chicken ranch. Or, to tell the truth, really my family keeps a few hens in our suburban backyard in California. Oh, and as of February 17, we now have ten growing chicks in our house, too. So, although we didn’t set out to […]
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Puppetry Column with Suzanne Down A Story Poem for Spring
Each month through the year, Suzanne will share with us an idea for puppet story.
I believe in story and puppetry for children that opens the heart and soul, and brings, through the listening and looking, a picture of the possibilities of goodness […]
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Every home has a hearth, that place where sparks are lit and warmth is kindled. Traditionally the hearth was a phyiscal site, always tended, made of stone and brick to provide the heat to cook food and warm people. The hearth provided a comfortable gathering place. Today we carry the hearth […]
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Do it Yourself Storytelling for the Modern Parent
We all need stories. We seek them everywhere and all the time. From conversations about our day to surfing the net, we find ourselves attracted to the stories that bring the deepest connection and understanding to our life. Stories are fundamental to our personal and […]
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