Today was a perfect day to spend outside learning more about herbs! Our topic for this month is lemon balm! I had the good fortune to read the book to my children at the garden last month where I knew a patch of lemon balm was growing. As we read the section of the book… Continue reading Lemon Balm (Melissa)
I'm sharing a lesson I prepared for our garden class about milkweed. I enjoyed learning more about the plant last year when I happened upon a milkweed plant and seed pod on a nature walk in August! It was fun to watch it mature and I noticed that it began to open in December/January! We… Continue reading Milkweed and Butterflies
We have had so much fun in our Nature Adventure classes and they continue to grow! Today was a little chilly and overcast but perfect to run through the fields looking for plantain! https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqKw64hOl2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Herb Fairies has been such a great way to introduce my kids to the world of foraging and herbal medicine! We… Continue reading Plantain
Melissa found the perfect setting for the Wild Robot party! Students had an amazing time! About the book: Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there… Continue reading Wild Robot Book Party
Amanda did an amazing job hosting the Winn-Dixie book party! About the book One summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries—and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie… Continue reading Because of Winn-Dixie
Violet lemonade - picture by Amanda Love This is our second Herb Fairy Nature Adventure!!! In 2021-2022 we will be going through all 13 books of the Herb Fairy series and celebrating each month with our friends! Class is limited to 50 kids so if you plan to attend please make sure to sign up… Continue reading Violets
In 2021 we are beginning a new Nature Adventure focus! The Herb Fairies books are the "spine" for our monthly gatherings. Each month we will learn more about foraging local herbs and hopefully tasting each herb every month! This was our first meeting of the year and we learned about chickweed. I brought our book… Continue reading Chickweed
Swallow & Amazons by Arthur RansomeBook party hosted and organized by Lara Seaver Swallows & Amazons is a timeless story that speaks to the heart of all those (both young and old) who dream of taking off on an adventure in uncharted waters. It can be a daunting book to take on because of the… Continue reading Swallows and Amazons Party
My Side of the Mountain Book Party hosted by Heather Leak Our family had made plans to hike in the Catskill Mountains near my in-laws summer home in August 2020, so naturally I reached for the living book My Side of the Mountain to get us excited for the upcoming adventure. Unfortunately our summer road… Continue reading My Side of the Mountain Book Party
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