Yes, We DO Love Dirt!

We homeschool through a charter school and we receive a visit each month from our “Education Specialist” (ES) who collects… Read More

Go-Cart Building

Claire and one of her friends have taken to building go-carts. They spent hours last weekend planning and building their… Read More

I recently read Stuart Brown’s lovely book, Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul. … Read More

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday! We had a lovely day, enjoying not only good food, but great fun. … Read More

Our school year is winding down: classes are ending, the kids are finishing their math and English books, and now my… Read More

The kids all came down with nasty coughs this week, so it’s been a group recovery effort. Not much got… Read More

Ingredients: 1 box of cereal 1 hungry (curious) baby 1 distracted mother Bring all ingredients together at the right moment.… Read More

I’ve been busy all week organizing and planning for the new school year. We’ve been cooped up in the house… Read More

In the down times between planned activities, kids can be wonderfully imaginative and alive. In these spaces between schedules and… Read More