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Mud play fosters your child’s creativity, happiness, and health. Read on to find out the benefits of mud play + best mud play activities. #mudplay #outdoorplay #learning #messyplay #naturalchildhood #natureplay #puddlejumper #wildchild #outsideplay #playandlearn
Play & Learn

6 Unexpected Ways Mud Play Benefits the Body and the Brain (+ Mud Activities)

August 3, 2019 by Eva comments (0)

Inside: Mud play fosters your child’s creativity, happiness, and health. Read on to find out the benefits of mud play + best mud play activities. Playing in the mud was a big part of my childhood. So, it might come as a surprise that when my first child touched mud with his hands for the…

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Science

No prep science: a bag of pencils

July 16, 2018 by Eva comments (3)

  Do you have a set of pencils and a food storage bag? Yes? Then you are all set for this no prep science activity that is a great introduction to molecules.   No matter how many times we do this project with my kids, they find it entertaining. What kid doesn’t enjoy filling a…

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Blindfold Sorting
Blindfold Activities Math

Blindfold Sorting

June 7, 2017 by Eva comments (0)

Are you looking for fun and free learning resources to use this summer with your kids? Education.com offers a wide range of worksheets, games, workbook, activities, lesson plans, songs, and even guided lessons for many ages. I’m thrilled to feature their Blindfold Sorting activity in a guest post today. I tried it with two of…

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Surprising Science for kids: LEGO and Sand
LEGO Science

Surprising Science for kids: LEGO and Sand

August 29, 2016 by Eva comments (7)

Inside: Use LEGO and sand to study physics with kids. Grab a bucket of sand and some LEGO bricks for a quick demonstration of a Brazil Nut Effect. Have you noticed that beach trips aren’t what they used to be when you were a child?   When I was a kid, a beach trip was…

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Waldorf-Inspired Outdoor Summer Activities
Science

Waldorf-Inspired Outdoor Summer Activities

June 20, 2016 by Eva comments (5)

There are many reasons I am drawn to Waldorf education. I love the idea of honoring children and letting them learn at their own pace. I embrace the emphasis on educating the whole child – physically, emotionally, spiritually – and not just filling the mind with “knowledge.” And I’m particularly tickled about how nature is…

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Amazing Soda Can: Backyard Summer Experiment
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Amazing Soda Can: Backyard Summer Experiment

June 12, 2016 by Eva comments (5)

Summer is the best time for outdoor science experiments. We always seem to tackle harder science topics in the summer because the days are longer and the minds are sharper from all that extra time spent outside. Twisting Soda Can experiment is a fun way to twist an empty soda can without touching with hands,…

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Water Resistance Experiments for Kids
Science

Water Resistance Experiments for Kids

June 10, 2016 by Eva comments (6)

Anyone who watches Olympic sports is bound to be puzzled: the athletes often seem to defy the laws of science that limit the rest of us. What you see is, of course, a result of thousands of hours of training, but there is also a bit of tricky science in it too. Earlier this week…

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How to Make Giant Bubbles
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How to Make Giant Bubbles

July 28, 2015 by Eva comments (0)

  Do you want to try making giant bubbles with your kids? It’s a perfect summertime activity to do with your kids to make memories that will last a lifetime! #familyfun     Last year we stayed in Nuremberg, a city in Bavaria. For my kids, the Nuremberg zoo and the train museum were fun,…

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