Month: June 2016
Our Attempt At Making…
Exploring Coyote Hills Regional Park is breathtaking in the spring, and probably any time of year. In the spring, you can expect rolling green hills, crystal blue skies dotted with white voluminous cl... Read More
My Homeschool Conference Experience
My thoughts from the California Homeschool Network Conference. June 2016 Diane from CHN put me in an awesome room and made all my sessions there so I didn’t have to move. It was cool, dim and ri... Read More
Harry Potter Inspired Finger Puppets
I recorded and uploaded this video for Diane Germann back in February! Sorry you had to wait so long for me to release it!! I’m not sure if you are a Harry Potter fan or not, but these are prett... Read More
How to Make a Pregnant Fairy Doll | Tutorial
Check out this Finger Puppet video from the Pepper and Pine vault from December 20, 2015. I meant to release this one first when releasing this series of fairy puppets…opps! When my four-year ol... Read More
How to Make Acorn Pancakes | Nature Unit
Did you ever read the book “My Side of the Mountain” by Jean Craighead? We did…several years ago. The kids and I were fascinated by Sam’s adventures in the wild. He foraged, fi... Read More
How to Make a Green Fairy Doll | Tutorial
Check out this video from the Pepper and Pine vault from December 19, 2015!! Enjoy! Ready for another fairy doll? This one was pretty quick to make from supplies I got from A Child’s Dream. Supp... Read More
Old Faithful Geyser | Nature Unit
What’s better than communing with nature in the spring? We recently visited the Old Faithful Geyser in Calistoga, California. The grounds have been improved in the last few years and now in addi... Read More
How to Make Pine Needle Baskets | Dust and Tribe
True story: One day, the founder of Dust and Tribe was sweeping out his front porch and swept up a pile of pine needles. Feeling like he couldn’t just throw them away (gasp!), he decided to weav... Read More