
Outdoor Advent With Printable Calendar!
The holidays can be a notoriously difficult time for getting outside. In order to counterbalance the hustle and bustle, I've created an outdoor advent calendar to help count down the days without losing touch with nature. This DIY advent calendar is filled with 24...
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30 Nature-Inspired Gifts Kids Can Make
In order to release some of the pressure and expectations around the holidays, we try our best to hand make the majority of our gifts. There's nothing more heart warming than a handmade gift, except maybe one crafted and given by kids! Below is a list of some of my...
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Our Wildschooling Adventure Begins!
The Wild Child is four years old, a time when most kids are enrolled in preschool or thinking about their education options. After a lot of research, heart meditations and conversations together, we've decided that traditional schooling is not the best path for our...
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Join us For Poetry Treetime!
Poetry and creative writing hold a special place in my heart. I've written since I was young, and my Masters thesis was a book of poems (about birds of course!). Despite my experience, I struggled a bit on integrating and sharing that passion with The Wild Child (4)...
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How to Start a Wonder Journal
One of the constants in my life right now are my three and a half year old's questions. From the moment we wake up until her head hits the pillow, they come pouring out. How do spiders spin their webs? Can you drink donkey milk? What's the future? What is a Wonder...
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The First Wilder Child Mud Bake Off!
Yesterday we celebrated International Mud Day! For our part, we were outside all day digging, splashing, wallowing and playing in the wonderful muck. I also kicked off the beginning of the First Wilder Child Mud Bake Off! For a little inspiration, my daughter and...
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The Wild Child Summer Challenge From We Are Wildness
Happy Summer for those of you in North America! Over here we're all set to have an amazing season. Free play is the cornerstone of our time in nature, but it's also nice to have an overarching plan (even if it's just to loosely guide us). This summer we're taking the...
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Nature As The Third Parent
Right now my husband and I are in the thick of raising our two little Wildlings, both are under five years old. These early years have been filled with joy, but they haven't been the easiest in a lot of ways. So many of you out there are in the same position, and it...
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