Into the Wonder Garden

Summer holidays are here which means it’s the perfect time to throw open the doors, head into the great outdoors, and fill your days with outdoor activities and adventures that your kids will remember long after the popsicles melt.

If you’ve ever found yourself wondering how to keep the whole family off screens, moving their bodies, and genuinely connecting with each other, this list of activities is an answer. Think simple ideas, lots of natural materials, and different ways to keep every fami...

Let’s be real: winter tends to take even the most well-intentioned homeschool plans and chucks them into the nearest snowbank. At first, it’s cozy and magical and cinnamon-scented… and then by February it’s like, “How many more indoor crafts can we do before I melt into a puddle of glue and glitter?”

Your nature notebook may have gotten buried under piles of indoor crafts and half-finished puzzles. The birds flew south, your energy flew with them, and your outdoor explorations turned into “mayb...

Winter is nature’s season of hibernation—a time when the earth slows down, rests, and prepares for renewal. And honestly? Our bodies and hearts crave the same rhythm. The natural world encourages this pause, offering an opportunity to lean into the quieter pace of life. It’s as if Mother Nature herself is whispering, “It’s okay to slow down, to rest, to simply be.”

In our society, however, the tendency is often to fill these darker months with consumption—be it endless TV shows, video games, or...