Sure you can buy bath bombs anywhere, but they are not only expensive, but they can also be toxicities, absorbed through our skin. We have a fun, easy recipe to make your own bath bombs, with your favorite scents with naturally beneficial ingredients. Every year at the holidays, my daughters and I decide on homemade … Continue reading DIY Bath Bombs with Health Benefiting Ingredients
Everyone is feeling the winter slump, it’s dark, it’s cold, the plants/animals are hibernating and humans want to do the same. Well, here’s some reasons to go get dirty, even in the winter—it makes you happy? We know Gardening is healthy because it’s exercise, outdoors, and can allow you to grow your own organic produce … Continue reading Antidepressant Microbes In Soil: How Dirt Makes You Happy
These Lessons have been brought to us by KidsGardening.org. They create opportunities for kids to learn and grow through gardening, engaging their natural curiosity and wonder. They have been publishing weekly Plant Needs. We summed it up in one post for you to keep on growing! For healthy growth and development, plants must obtain just … Continue reading Lessons to Grow By: Plant Needs
Plant PartsSporangia, Cones, and Flowers From tall trees with woody stems to the soft, creeping grass along the ground, plants can be found in a wide variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. Despite their differences in appearance, plants share a common set of parts. Learning about how the different parts function is essential to exploring … Continue reading Kids Gardening Lessons to Grow By: Plant Parts
We LOVE Daniel Tiger in our house. The kids are getting older and not watching as much these days, but this is a great place to get back into “DT”, as we refer to this sage of wisdom for families! 2020 cannot be complete without some sound advice from our favorite furry social-emotional guru! Claps … Continue reading Daniel Tiger Provides Caring Reminders for Families During Stressful Times
2020 and the upcoming school year will providentially bestow us with some waves upon these uncharted waters! So, why not dive into the fall by creating an anchor for yourself. Set intentions to handle life with “grace”, “patience” or “faith”. This will help whether you are sending in little masked soldiers to school, gearing up … Continue reading School Year Intentions and Fall Therapy
We are dying to get outside and go somewhere, anywhere, but it needs to allow for social distancing and not too traveled. Well, I think now we can--thanks to the new web app! Find the best streets in Montco to walk, jog, run, and bicycle on with the county’s new bicycling and pedestrian Web app! … Continue reading #GoOutsideAndPlay ~ Web APP for Montgomery County Bicyclists and Pedestrians
In honor of Earth Day, we thought of some way to show some love to the Earth and nature. Planting a garden is the perfect way to welcome Spring by creating an educational and life-sustaining work of culinary and horticultural art that your whole family can enjoy! The Corona Challenge This year we had … Continue reading Honor Earth Day by Planting a Garden and Growing Minds
Governors across the nation, and the American President has issued a "stay home" mandate, but that still means go outside! Just practice smart "social distancing", as prescribed by the Center of Disease Control (CDC) for Covid-19. Actually, connecting with plants and nature is important for our mental and physical health. This is especially true when … Continue reading Quarantine Naturally: Going Outdoors While Social Distancing
This is a repost from last year's Spring Break -- the same is true for this homemade natural play dough although we need this dough and soothing home activities more than ever at this time! We had a blast making the dough (mess warning for that part!) and then my kids enjoyed hours of tactile … Continue reading RECIPE: DIY NATURAL PLAY DOUGH ENHANCED WITH #PLANTSPOWER OILS
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