Eco-Kids Tuesday

Crafting and blogging have taken a backseat to spending large parts of our days outside!

(as I am sure you can tell from the past few weeks' posts)

Baby cries to go out. What else is a mama to do!

Happy baby = Happy mama

Every week I am amazed at the variety of posts linked up!  I learn so much from all of you!
It is so very hard to pick the features, because ALL of you deserve to be featured!

This Week's Features!

Our Playful Journey shared two sweet treasure baskets she put together... for baby and an older child!
So much fun!

Healthy Roots, Happy Soul shared a recipe for Plantain Salve.  We are plantain lovers around here.

 My Poppaw has made and gifted us with the salve, using a similar recipe!

For the Children shared sooooo many great nature ideas! 

We are already planning to use some of these this summer at our playschool!

Joey, over at madebyjoey, shared a encouraging post about children and healthy eating, as a part of the Natural Living Blog Carnival.

Gift of Curiosity linked up the cute Earth Day Crayons she made with her children! 

They turned out great!

If you were featured please feel free to grab a button for your blog.  And please keep linking up great all your Eco-Kid ideas!

And now for this week's Eco-Kids Tuesday Link-Up!!

I hope that you'll share some great family-friendly posts that are also friendly for the environment.

Some ideas include:

• Nature Activities
• Outdoor Activities
• Crafts made with re-purposed or recycled materials
• Sewing and DIY home projects
• Science Experiments
• Posts on environmental issues for kids or families
• Non-toxic living
• Homeopathic Remedies

Eco-Kids Tuesdays is co-hosted by Organic Aspirations and Like Mama~Like Daughter this means that anything you link-up shows up on both blogs!

Feel free to link up several of your posts.

There are only a few rules:

Please follow both co-hostess' blogs, and visit some of the other posts and give them some encouragement!  Please stick to posts and photos not giveaways or items for sale.

By linking up, you are agreeing that Organic Aspirations or Like Mama~Like Daughter can feature your photos next week with a link back to your site.  

Please link back to my site using this button (once I get it fixed !!) OR simply text linking within your post!

These Girls

These girls...

When I was first pregnant with Squirrely, I thought for sure she would be a boy.

I had it in my head and all planned out.

We had our ultrasound at 17 weeks, and SURPRISE! It's a GIRL!

To be honest, it took me a minute to wrap my head around it.

I wasn't upset, just in total shock.

It wasn't until the drive home that I all of a sudden realized what having two little girls would mean.

"The Adventures of Bunny and Squirrel!", I shouted.

Papa looked at me like I was crazy.

But then it clicked for him too.

Every day is a new adventure with these two.

I cannot wait to see what the future holds.

Something enchanted, I am sure.

I am so blessed by these girls.

An Enchanted Childhood Playschool ~ April 22nd-26th

Just a lot of playing outside this week!

Chasing butterflies!

 

Floating flowers down the stream!

And tossing them in the air!

Planting more seeds (beets and carrots) with Poppaw John.

Digging up earthworms!

And dropping them in various holes in the field!

JUMP!

Each week I join several linky parties!  What a fun way to share and learn! 

Natural Living Monday,  The Children's Bookshelf,  Monday's Kid Corner, Hey Mom, Look What I Did!, Montessori Monday, Made by Little Hands, Homemade Mondays, Mama Moments Monday {Link Up}, The Gathering Spot,  Little Wonders' Days,  Mom's Monday Mingle,  Hip Homeschool Hop, Mom's Library,  Tuesday Tots, (tot school tuesday), The Tuesday Baby Link-Up, Keep Calm Craft On {crafting on}, Tuned in Tuesday, Teach Me Tuesday, TOO Cute Tuesday, Open Call Tuesday, Backyard Farming Connection Hop, Tuned in Tuesday, Kids in the Kitchen,  Waldorf Wednesday,  It's Playtime, We Made That Linky, What I Learned Wednesday, Super Link Party, Kids Co-Op,  Artsy Play Wednesday, Healthy 2Day Wednesday, Wildcrafting Wednesday, Adorned From Above, Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways, Kids Crafts, Link and Learn, Thrifty Thursday,  Hearts for Home,  needle and thREAD, Made U Look, Tender Moments with Toddlers and Preschoolers,  Natural Living Link-Up, Small Footprint Friday,  Our Days Homeschool Link-Up,  For the Kids Friday, FarmGirl Friday Blog Hop,  Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday, Read. Explore. Learn., Creative Learning on Friday,  Preschool and Kindergarten Corner, Friday's Nature Table, The Friday Baby Shower,  TGIF Linky Party, Family Fun Friday,  Creative Friday, Friday Flair Link Party, Shine on Fridays, Friday Favs, Outdoor Play Party,  Do Something Crafty, Weekend Whatever,  Saturday Show and Tell,  Tot School Gathering Place,  Sharing Saturday, Share It Saturday, Country Kids, Link and Learn, sharing creative, ideas {all weekend}, Show and Share Saturday, Stress Free Sunday,  The Sunday Showcase, The Preschool Prekinder Nook, Fun Sparks, The Sunday Parenting Party, Making Boys Men, Spring Carnival, Made with Love, Raising Memories

And each week I co-host Eco-Kids Tuesday Link-Up!

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

I think I see a curl!

Once upon a time, another little girl had a little curl...

Wonderfull (Full of Wonder) Wednesday

 

Looking for the wonder in everyday life! 

I'd love for you to join me on this journey. 

If you find wonder along the way, please leave a link in the comments,

so others can share in your wonder!

Isn't it wonderfull to see a dream come true?

Bunny and I have been talking for months about going to see real ponies some day. She kept telling me she wanted to ride one, but I honestly expected her to change her mind when the time came. We were out shopping, and saw a sign for Pony Rides. Papa pulled the car right over. I asked her if she wanted to get out and see them, still expecting her to pet one at the most. I thought for sure she wouldn't really want to ride one.

I was wrong. She was fearless!

She sat astride Pepper, her face beaming with excitement and pride.

Never even a hint of worry in her eye. She loved every second.

The wind was whipping cold that day, or we might never have gotten her off that pony.

Having fueled her passion for horses even further, we are now planning a trip to see more horses, sometime soon. 

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder without any such gift from the fairies, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in” ~ Rachel Carson

 

 

Each week I join several linky parties!  What a fun way to share and learn! 

Natural Living Monday,  The Children's Bookshelf,  Monday's Kid Corner, Hey Mom, Look What I Did!, Montessori Monday, Made by Little Hands, Homemade Mondays, Mama Moments Monday {Link Up}, The Gathering Spot,  Little Wonders' Days,  Mom's Monday Mingle,  Hip Homeschool Hop, Mom's Library,  Tuesday Tots, (tot school tuesday), The Tuesday Baby Link-Up, Keep Calm Craft On {crafting on}, Tuned in Tuesday, Teach Me Tuesday, TOO Cute Tuesday, Open Call Tuesday, Backyard Farming Connection Hop, Tuned in Tuesday, Kids in the Kitchen,  Waldorf Wednesday,  It's Playtime, We Made That Linky, What I Learned Wednesday, Super Link Party, Kids Co-Op,  Artsy Play Wednesday, Healthy 2Day Wednesday, Wildcrafting Wednesday, Adorned From Above, Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways, Kids Crafts, Link and Learn, Thrifty Thursday,  Hearts for Home,  needle and thREAD, Made U Look, Tender Moments with Toddlers and Preschoolers,  Natural Living Link-Up, Small Footprint Friday,  Our Days Homeschool Link-Up,  For the Kids Friday, Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday, Read. Explore. Learn., Creative Learning on Friday,  Preschool and Kindergarten Corner, Friday's Nature Table, The Friday Baby Shower,  TGIF Linky Party, Family Fun Friday,  Creative Friday, Friday Flair Link Party, Shine on Fridays, Friday Favs, Outdoor Play Party,  Do Something Crafty, Saturday Show and Tell,  Tot School Gathering Place,  Sharing Saturday, Share It Saturday, Country Kids, Link and Learn, sharing creative, ideas {all weekend}, Show and Share Saturday, The Sunday Showcase, The Preschool Prekinder Nook, Fun Sparks, The Sunday Parenting Party, Making Boys Men, Spring Carnival, Made with Love, Raising Memories

And each week I co-host Eco-Kids Tuesday Link-Up!

Enchanted Trees at Eco-Kids Tuesday! (With Link-Up!!)

Bunny's pap bought and put up a few sweet little surprises for her, her cousins, and her playschool friends!

Here is one of his surprises!

They have yet to find the other one! 

I love that my whole family wants to help make childhood an magical, enchanted time for the little ones!

What a WEEK at Eco-Kids Tuesday!! 

We had a record 93 posts shared!!

I am amazed and inspired by all the wonderful, eco-happy ideas.

The Features

Simple Foody shared a recipe for Soaked Banana Pumpkin Baby Biscuits that are gluten free!

Small Footprint Family shared their Healthy Probiotic Fruit Candies with us.  I recently bought some grass=fed gelatin, so I am hoping to try making these soon!

We Made That shared a quick, healthy treat: Frozen Yogurt Banana Pops!

I plan to skip the sprinkles for a sugar free treat! 

Simply Living shared some info important for these upcoming months:

Herbal Medicine Kit-Bites, Stings and Splinters!

Teach Beside Me shared a wonderful post on Gardening with Kids!

If you were featured please feel free to grab a button for your blog.  And please keep linking up great all your Eco-Kid ideas!

And now for this week's Eco-Kids Tuesday Link-Up!!

I hope that you'll share some great family-friendly posts that are also friendly for the environment.

Some ideas include:

• Nature Activities
• Outdoor Activities
• Crafts made with re-purposed or recycled materials
• Sewing and DIY home projects
• Science Experiments
• Posts on environmental issues for kids or families
• Non-toxic living
• Homeopathic Remedies

Eco-Kids Tuesdays is co-hosted by Organic Aspirations and Like Mama~Like Daughter this means that anything you link-up shows up on both blogs!

Feel free to link up several of your posts.

There are only a few rules:

Please follow both co-hostess' blogs, and visit some of the other posts and give them some encouragement!  Please stick to posts and photos not giveaways or items for sale.

By linking up, you are agreeing that Organic Aspirations or Like Mama~Like Daughter can feature your photos next week with a link back to your site.  

Please link back to my site using this button (once I get it fixed !!) OR simply text linking within your post!

Sorry about the delay in getting the code up and running!!

An Enchanted Childhood Playschool ~ April 15th-19th

We had another gorgeous spring week!

I mentioned to the children that we could do a "project" outside and they were thrilled!

They love "projects"!

I told them we would need several daffodils, so they headed off to collect a few.

We gathered our supplies.

I showed the children how the stem of the flower looked like a straw!

  

I next asked them to drink water through straws.

I then added food coloring to the jars.

Sorry... but the after pics will have to wait until next week!

Another spring art project was a Spring Flower "Pounding".

Using dandelions and violets, the children used a rolling pin to smash the flowers.

"And it made the juices come out on my paper" to quote one child!

Four out of five days, the children were able to play outside! 

And play they did!

"I am a paleontologist and I found a Tyrannosaurus Rex skull."

While taking turns holding the frog, it got loose and the children were giddy! 

Big excitement!  Blossoms on the pear trees and the first gold finnches of the year!

A good week, indeed!

Each week I join several linky parties!  What a fun way to share and learn! 

Natural Living Monday,  The Children's Bookshelf,  Monday's Kid Corner, Hey Mom, Look What I Did!, Montessori Monday, Made by Little Hands, Homemade Mondays, Mama Moments Monday {Link Up}, The Gathering Spot,  Little Wonders' Days,  Mom's Monday Mingle,  Hip Homeschool Hop, Mom's Library,  Tuesday Tots, (tot school tuesday), The Tuesday Baby Link-Up, Keep Calm Craft On {crafting on}, Tuned in Tuesday, Teach Me Tuesday, TOO Cute Tuesday, Open Call Tuesday, Backyard Farming Connection Hop, Tuned in Tuesday, Kids in the Kitchen,  Waldorf Wednesday,  It's Playtime, We Made That Linky, What I Learned Wednesday, Super Link Party, Kids Co-Op,  Artsy Play Wednesday, Healthy 2Day Wednesday, Wildcrafting Wednesday, Adorned From Above, Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways, Kids Crafts, Link and Learn, Thrifty Thursday,  Hearts for Home,  needle and thREAD, Made U Look, Tender Moments with Toddlers and Preschoolers,  Natural Living Link-Up, Small Footprint Friday,  Our Days Homeschool Link-Up,  For the Kids Friday, Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday, Read. Explore. Learn., Creative Learning on Friday,  Preschool and Kindergarten Corner, Friday's Nature Table, The Friday Baby Shower,  TGIF Linky Party, Family Fun Friday,  Creative Friday, Friday Flair Link Party, Shine on Fridays, Friday Favs, Outdoor Play Party,  Do Something Crafty, Weekend Whatever,  Saturday Show and Tell,  Tot School Gathering Place,  Sharing Saturday, Share It Saturday, Country Kids, Link and Learn, sharing creative, ideas {all weekend}, Show and Share Saturday, Stress Free Sunday,  The Sunday Showcase, The Preschool Prekinder Nook, Fun Sparks, The Sunday Parenting Party, Making Boys Men, Spring Carnival, Made with Love, Raising Memories

And each week I co-host Eco-Kids Tuesday Link-Up!