Spring has sprung! The sky is blue, the flowers are popping up, the birds are chirping… and after reading Lois Ehlert’s Garden boxed set, my girls are chomping at the bit to start our seeds for this year’s garden. Unfortunately, it’s a few weeks too early here, with overnight temps…
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Nothing represents Easter more than planting a seed and watching it come to life. It is a season of rebirth, renewal, and growth – whether you subscribe to the religious story of Easter or a more secular celebration of Spring. If you are looking for Easter gift ideas that truly capture the meaning of…
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Starting the seeds for our garden on Earth Day is quickly becoming an annual tradition in our family. The wonder and awe the growing process inspires in young children makes gardening even more fun! To turn our garden into a season-long learning process this year, I created a Preschool Garden…
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What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to get your hands in the dirt and start a garden? That’s exactly what we did last year, when we started our seeds… which launched a whole study of seeds and germination. This year, we are kicking things off in the garden…
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For Earth Day last week, the girls and I read all about plants, grew a little pot of grass seed, and ultimately, started our own vegetable seeds. They thankfully have begun to sprout, and with that, came a flood of questions from Big M. How long will the rest take? …
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Make the World More Beautiful Series & Giveaway
by MeghanHow many of you remember the award-winning, children’s classic Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney? In this now famous story of the Lupine Lady, a young Alice promises her grandfather that she will do three things in life: go to faraway places, live beside the sea in her old age, and…
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Last week, the Ms and I upheld one of our favorite summer traditions: strawberry picking! We went with a group of Big M’s friends from preschool. If you are local to Connecticut, Jones Family Farms has a great, family-friendly set-up, and if you go this week, you’ll just catch the…
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Earth Day is next week. In celebration, the girls and I have been exploring all about seeds, plants and gardening this week. It all started when Big M went to Home Depot with the hubby last weekend and the cashier gave her a tiny pot of sprouting grass… We let…