Making the Most of Childhood
This site contains affiliate links that benefit my family if you purchase through them. Read my full disclosure here.This site contains affiliate links that benefit my family if you purchase through them. Read my full disclosure here.A Winter Nature Activity A fun nature project to do in winter is investigating rehydrated lichen under a microscope. We’re exploring lichen in our…
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Dock Seeds are Key to Identifying Dock Varieties We found two different types of dock this week. The thing I love about dock varieties is that you can identify bitter dock (and curly dock) in winter just by looking at the seeds. Even when the leaves are hidden under ice and snow, you can examine the seed heads that are…
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What You Can Discover on A Winter Nature Walk We try to get outside and explore every day, even during the winter. Once you know what to look for, exploring nature can be just as interesting in winter as in summer. Here are a few things that we found on our recent winter nature walk. Winter is a great time…
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How to Create a Weekly Nature Journal Spread A while ago, I came across the idea on Instagram of making a weekly nature journal page. I’d love to give credit, but I can’t remember where I saw it. With this idea, you include a whole week of nature observations on one page. I love the idea for several reasons. It…
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Goldenrod Ball Galls Provide Winter Food for Birds Goldenrod ball galls are formed by the female gall fly in May or June when she lays her eggs on the goldenrod stem. Upon hatching, the larvae eat into the stem where they secrete a chemical that causes the stem to form an abnormal growth. The larvae live and grow there over…
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Blowing Bubbles in Winter Winter can get long where we live so I’m always looking for fun things to do outside. Blowing frozen bubbles is one way to get outside and enjoy the season. Here are some tips for blowing frozen bubbles. Use chilled bubble solution. Try to pick a time when temperatures are well below freezing. Single digits or…
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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]
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