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Most loved Toys

Our favorite toys and crafts that have stood the test of time and are on repeat throughout the year.  The ones pictured above are as follows, balance blocks (Happy Place…

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Learn

How to be a “Hygge” Family

First of all, what does “Hygge” mean, exactly?  Wikipedia tells us it’s “a Danish and Norwegian word for a mood of coziness and comfortable conviviality with feelings of wellness and…

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Create, Learn

Easy Play Dough Activities

Today we are sharing ten of our favorite, EASY play dough activities!  These all can be done with things you have in the house already! Enjoy!   Use puzzle pieces…

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Create

Easy Beeswax Dipped Leaves

After letting many autumns sneak by without us having a chance to preserve our colorful leaves in beeswax…we finally were able to make it happen!  It is such an easy…

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Create, Learn

Making Sun Prints (Cyanotypes) with Children

We thought we would share a project that has always brought us so much joy.  The simple art of making sun prints or cyanotypes is something each family should try…

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Our Favorite Usborne Books

“Big Picture Atlas” by Emily Bone “See Inside Great Cities” by Rob Lloyd Jones and David Hancock “Look Inside Our World” by Emily Bone “See Inside Exploration and Discovery” by…

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Create, Learn

A Closer Look at Bees

  In following The Playful Pioneers curriculum this week, we were led to study bees, beeswax and their common nectar sources.  This study inspired the below activities and then so…

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Create

Cardboard Cactus Craft

Cut out cactus and pot shapes out of cardboard and cut slits to assemble later. Paint desired colors. Add spikes and glue on pompom “flowers”. Assemble and have fun trying…

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    Green Gables, Prince Edward Island with Kids

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    A little photo diary of our trip to see Green Gables on the picturesque Prince Edward Island… Our first stop was the beautiful barn.  The girls were greeted by two fabulous Parks Canada hosts who gave them each an explorer’s booklet to complete during their visit.  These little touches really capture the girls attention and they LOVED completing these tasks (we did too!). Next up, the main attraction…Green Gables! Pantry and Sewing Room  Newspaper from 1885. The girls loved spotting the chamber pots! Heheh Anne Shirley’s room! Lots of detail…including…

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    Easy Solar System Necklaces

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    Our visit to the Anne of Green Gables Museum ( & Matthew’s Carriage Rides)

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    Easy Needle Felting with Children

    April 5, 2021
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    Anne of Green Gables Activities

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    Early this summer, we booked a week of camping in Prince Edward Island with friends.  It would be impossible to plan such a trip without a little Anne of Green Gables fun!  So, we did what any fan(atic) would do and we added every possible “Anne” book to our library list and pinned every activity found on Pinterest.  Here are our favourites to save you some time! We delved in slowly since the girls are still young, I wanted them to have a taste of what the original novel has…

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    Our Favorite Outdoor Clothing for Kids

    June 3, 2023
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    February 6, 2021
    FROSTival 2026 Fredericton's Winter Festival

    FROSTival in Fredericton, New Brunswick

    January 21, 2026
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    Our Favorite Usborne Books

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    “Big Picture Atlas” by Emily Bone “See Inside Great Cities” by Rob Lloyd Jones and David Hancock “Look Inside Our World” by Emily Bone “See Inside Exploration and Discovery” by Emily Bone “Look Inside Mummies and Pyramids” by Rob Lloyd Jones “Big Picture Book: Long Ago” by Laura Cowan “See Inside Castles” by Katie Daynes “Look Inside Things that Go” by Rob Lloyd Jones “Big Book of Big Trains” by Megan Cullis “Big Book of Stars and Planets” by Emily Bone “Look Inside Space” by Rob Lloyd Jones “See Inside…

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    Book (and things) List

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    Our Favorite “First Readers” Books

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