by Liska Myers | Jul 11, 2017 | Engineering, Engineering Projects, Outdoors, Summer, Technology & Engineering
Like many kids, my son likes everything on wheels. Cars, construction machinery, emergency vehicles, trains. Especially trains. He also loves playing in the backyard, and for several summer now, I’ve been thinking how much fun it would be to build a railroad...
by Liska Myers | Jul 5, 2017 | Drawing & doodling, Nature crafts, Painting & drawing, Summer
A fun and simple way for kids to make art and practice writing with nature in the summer! Don’t these leaf messages look as if they were left by fairies? That was the idea, anyway! The leaf messages introduced my son to his kindness elves. In case you...
by Jeffrey Myers | Apr 9, 2017 | Engineering Projects, Outdoors, Spring, Summer, Technology & Engineering
If you’re looking for a kids’ gardening project this summer, try building a bean teepee. This natural play tent is a fun addition to the backyard and a perfect hideout for little explorers. Last summer was our first as home owners, and we were as excited...
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 | Jul 28, 2016 | Drawing & doodling, Painting & drawing, Summer, Watercolour art projects
On a rainy day, grab your watercolour pencils and head outside to make rain art together with kids! We have had a lot of rain this month. Not quite what we expected moving back to the prairies, but we certainly aren’t complaining. Every time the rain is over,...
by Liska Myers | Jul 13, 2016 | Engineering Projects, Seasonal, Summer
In the midst of the summer, there are few things that are better than a sweet succulent watermelon. And not only as a snack! Some make watermelons into a keg, and some carve it into a piece of art. We decided to make our watermelon into a ship. Well, after eating the...
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