Making the Most of Childhood
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Mason bees are many times more effective at pollinating than honey bees. Here I’ll show you how to make a mason bee hotel so that you can attract these fascinating insects. Mason bees live alone. They lay their eggs in hollow stems and openings and seal the end with mud. We’ll use hollow stems to mimic the natural home of the…
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Plantable seed paper hearts are a thoughtful DIY gift that would be great for Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day or any time. We collected some marigold petals and seeds in autumn in anticipation of making our own seed paper. This is a fun project for children to do. They will enjoy helping tear up scrap paper and seeing it turn into…
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Making a paper strip heart garland is a fun activity to work on either by yourself or with your children. They are easy to make and look great any time of the year. You can use any type of paper you have on hand. I’ve seen them made out of card stock, vintage books or maps, sheet music, old magazines,…
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We’re still observing goldenrod galls from last month’s nature challenge and we came across this object. At first, we thought it was a gall, but we realized it was too light and papery for that. On doing a little research, I concluded it’s the egg sac of a yellow garden spider. The yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia) usually attaches its…
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I’ve been looking through seed catalogs lately and dreaming of gardening. All the beautiful varieties made me think of putting together a seed catalog scavenger hunt. This fun printable is a great way to expose your little one to new vegetables and get them interested in gardening. There are two different scavenger hunts included (with some overlap between the two)….
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Thanks for joining us. I’m Suzanna, mom to four boys and now an adorable little girl who’s growing up too fast and who will never doubt that her family loves her. I am in wonder of what God has done for me through His Son, Jesus Christ; in wonder of the precious husband He has given me, and of the family we are raising together by His grace. [Read more]
