by Liska Myers | Aug 22, 2016 | Botany, Nature crafts, Spring, Summer
Before autumn overtakes our garden, we decided to preserve some of our summer memories in the form of dried flower petals. From them we made flower petal candle holders. The last summer hooray! Over the last few years, we have tried growing quite a variety...
by Liska Myers | May 4, 2016 | Printable crafts, Printables, Spring
This year, we decided to celebrate Star Wars day (May the Forth!) by lighting up a few Star Wars lanterns in our window. All you need is paper, glue and parchment paper, and you can make this simple Star Wars craft for the party! This post contains Amazon affiliate...
by Liska Myers | Mar 17, 2016 | Easter, Lego, Printables, Seasonal, Spring, Technology & Engineering
A couple of days ago, I wrote about the LEGO Easter eggs we made to fill with small LEGO surprises for our Easter egg hunt. I haven’t mentioned that in this case the chickens came before eggs – that is, we planned our LEGO surprises first. We have been...
by Liska Myers | Sep 21, 2015 | Autumn, Nature crafts, Outdoors, Spring
Inspiration for making art can sometimes strike unexpectedly and in unusual places. Who would have thought that a stump can turn into a canvas for creating beautiful nature portraits of our family? The idea came to my two-year-old, and I had nothing to do but follow...
by Liska Myers | Sep 18, 2015 | Autumn, Nature crafts, Outdoors, Spring, Writing Projects
Sometimes a new focus is all that is required to return the vibrancy to something that is beginning to pale. This is what this activity is about – making a familiar walk special by having a spontaneous nature hunt. But we weren’t just hunting for pretty...
by Liska Myers | May 22, 2015 | Outdoors, Spring, Summer
They can pour it, mix it or even climb inside of their soup bins and wiggle bare toes around! A delightful spring activity for toddlers that addresses all the different senses. I never remember being so exuberantly happy over the coming of warm weather when I was a...
by Liska Myers | Mar 2, 2015 | DIY Toys, Nature crafts, Other Toys, Spring
Do your kids like collecting rocks, branches and moss? These awesome nature finds can be turned into fun DIY toys! After months of bleak winter, I have to constantly remind myself that under the feet of snow grass is getting ready to grow again. The last month, it was...
by Liska Myers | Sep 2, 2014 | Autumn, DIY Toys, Seasonal, Spring, Technology & Engineering, Wooden Toys
Would you like to add a touch of nature to your playroom? Here is our DIY tutorial on how to make a set of Waldorf-inspired nature blocks that are great for imaginative play with animals! This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. We do not...
by Liska Myers | May 27, 2014 | Acrylic art projects, Featured, Nature crafts, Painting & drawing, Seasonal, Spring
Looking for a simple, cheap and cute solution for making garden markers? Try painting rocks! The post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience. Planting our garden last week, I was pondering the question that arises every spring – how to label...
by Liska Myers | Apr 17, 2014 | Books, Spring
This year we had a long winter, and even now, as I show grass and leaves on the pictures to Budster, I wonder whether he remembers how it should look when the warm weather finally settles. Time goes slowly for children, and if we think that the winter was long, for...
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