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December
This week we roasted pineapple rings and campfire bread over the fire, continued "Ninjas of the Forest", drew story stones and wooden...


Ninjas of the Forest
The kids were really into being "ninjas of the forest" all week. We did a lot of training tasks that they came up with - balancing,...


Marble Runs, Pine Needle Tea, Field Games
We used scrap wood, nails and other found objects to create a few different marble runs throughout the week. Lots of problem solving and...


11/9-11/12
MONDAY We followed the big creek down to a grove of birch trees where we collected the birch bark that we've been using as tinder to...


10/26-10/30
We've been practicing bushcraft skills all week: sawing and splitting firewood, striking a ferro rod to light fires, and building debris...


The Big Oak Trees
Monday - We were so excited to discover that the rain filled our favorite puddles in the creek, after they had been dry for quite awhile....


The Flow of Sound, Light, Shapes and Color
"It is necessary to be outside for our brains to be stimulated from the flow of sound, light, shapes, and colors that nature provides."...


Rules/Creeping Coyotes/Crystal Cheetahs
We've started to make our rule list for the year. The kids come up with most of them and then everyone votes by raising their hand. If...


Visit Their World
"Don't ask a child to live in your world... visit their world instead."


Dragons, Bubbles, and Popcorn
We used these simple bubble wands made of sticks and rope to create giant, swirling, magical bubbles all week! Every year we grow Glass...
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