Recently, I invited my Instagram followers to share what they the holidays should be about and the answers were enlightening. Love. Family. Togetherness. Grounding. Connecting. Slowing down. Gratitude. Wonder. Hygge. Rest. Giving. Good food. Simplicity. Mother Earth. Being present. Making memories. … [Read more...]
3 Reasons Introverted Kids Need Nature
There's a classic scene in the 1938 short film by Disney, Ferdinand, where the mother of the peaceful bull asks him why he prefers to sit under his cork tree over play-fighting with the other bulls. The placid bull responds, "I like it better here where I can sit just quietly and smell the flowers.” … [Read more...]
5 Water Play Ideas for Summer
Few things capture children's imagination like water. They love to pour it, jump in it, spray each other with it, swim in it, blow bubbles in it, throw things in it...well, you get the idea. There's a good reason for this - water play is packed with sensory experiences and learning opportunities for … [Read more...]
Pre-Order The Open-Air Life
If you've read my first book, There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather, you might have wondered what happened after my daughters and I came back to the U.S., following our extended stay in Sweden in 2016. The answer is that the girls started the fall semester at their ordinary school, while I finished … [Read more...]
How to prevent ticks and not go crazy with worry
The other day, our cat had just snuggled up on my daughter's pillow in bed when she saw something making its way through his soft, white fur. She knew immediately that it was a tick. Spring, summer and fall are high season for these pesky little critters and where we live they are everywhere, just … [Read more...]
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