Seasons
Spring Bucket List {Printable Template}
It’s not far from freezing outside my door, but my toddler has fully embraced the idea that it is spring. We have taken so many walks today. (Side note: she has taken to giving high fives to all the trees…
Exploring Nature Around the Year: 365 Days of Nature Journaling
Our family starting using the Exploring Nature with Children curriculum FIVE years ago, and repeated it year after year! That guide has served us well. So well. It taught me right alongside of my kids. We delved into the nature…
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Celebrating the Seasons: Nature Advent {Review}
Our beloved nature curriculum Exploring Nature With Children (by Raising Little Shoots) just released an advent guide, and I was so pumped to hear it! I eagerly downloaded it right away and couldn’t wait to see what it was like.…
Apple Tasting Printable and Picture Books
After 4 years of Apple Tasting, this Fall activity still hasn’t waned in excitement for my kids! Each year I’ve added an element of “data collection” to layer beside the festiveness and add some sneaky math. This year I finally…
Summertime Poetry & Popsicles
We enjoy poetry teatime throughout the year, but those “teatimes” shift into poetry with a side of various cooler treats in the summertime! Most often, we enjoy Poetry & Popsicles, or sometimes Poetry & Milkshakes! What a great time of…
Berry Picking Picture Books
Reading books about berries and berry picking has been an annual tradition in the late spring each year. As my kids have grown, I’ve expanded our booklist to books with a bit more meat to them (no pun intended). My…
Celebrating Seasons {Booklist & Calendar of Firsts}
As our calendars were cleared of virtually everything else this past year, we have thoroughly enjoyed observing the changing of seasons. I love the gentleness and predictability, and my kids enjoy the anticipation of what each new season will bring.…
Cozy Winter Picture Books
Last winter we officially had 0.4″ of snow, according to a google search. In my kids’ memory, it was 4 snowflakes total. What a bummer! In my area, we don’t typically get a lot of snow, but we can usually…
Family Read Alouds {Sept-Dec 2020}
This season of reading saw us revisiting some old favorites and meeting some new classics as well. In particular, the My Side of the Mountain series captured my boys’ hearts and led to a deep dive into the world of…
Fall Picture Books {Autumn, Seasons, Pumpkins, Halloween}
This post is just as much for me as it is for my readers! I love adding to this list each year as we discover new books, and to remind me of our annual favorites! It’s such a treasure to…
Cozy Fall Chapter Books {Updated}
My favorite fall activity: reading cozy books under a big blanket with my kids! I’ve done just that with each of the books below. These are seasonal, sweet, innocent, wholesome chapter books. In each of these, you’ll find strong family…
Winter Solstice Read Alouds & Scavenger Hunt {Free Printable}
Winter Solstice can easily get lost in the shuffle around mid-December, can’t it?! A read aloud and an outdoor scavenger hunt are just our speed to mark the shortest day of the year! I created this PDF scavenger hunt for…
Cozy Fall Chapter Books to Read Aloud
Cozy, seasonal, sweet, innocent, wholesome chapter books: this is what I’ve been on the lookout for, and I have some great titles to share! I’ve snuggled up on the couch under a big blanket and read each of these books…
Poetry for Changing Seasons
To celebrate the beginning of a new season, we love a themed Poetry Teatime! Revisiting poems from a few of the same treasured volumes is a sweet way to mark the passing of time, and look forward to the changes…
20 Favorite Winter Picture Books
My favorite part of winter– the cozy read alouds! Snuggle under a warm blanket and share these fabulous picture books with your Bookworms for a wintry treat! This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying…
