Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. We love playing outside in the rain. Provided there is no lightening or any torrential downpours to threaten our safety, we welcome the chance to jump in puddles, play in mud and enjoy the wet weather.During last week’s rainstorms, we decided to try something new: Rain art. The idea for this … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Magic Reindeer Food
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. Tonight Santa and his reindeer will be coming to our house for a visit. While we’ll be setting out our usual treats (milk and cookies for Santa, carrots and water for the reindeer), we’re featuring something new, too. Magic reindeer food. The recipe is a simple one involving just a … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Holiday Lights Walk
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. When it comes to outdoor holiday traditions, one of my favorites is taking a walk through the neighborhood to see the lights’ displays. What made this adventure even better was building up the excitement with the kids all month. They were thrilled to finally get outside at night and see how … [Read more...]
Fun Friday: Build a Snowman
Fun Friday activities are quick-and-simple ways to explore nature in your own backyard. While building a snowman may seem pretty mundane to those of you who see tons of the white stuff every year, it was one of the highlights of the big explorer’s recent first snow experience.He was so much looking forward to it in fact, that he created this sketch while we sat inside our cabin … [Read more...]
First Snow
When we planned our pre-Thanksgiving trip to our cabin in Yosemite National Park back in September, we had no idea it would turn into the adventure it became. We didn’t know then that the kids would wind up seeing their first snow. But I couldn’t have dreamed up a better scenario. As we drove down the windy road toward our cabin, then over the tiny bridge and down our … [Read more...]