Groundhogs"Groundhogs" is one of our favorite games for getting to know each other's names. Groundhogs groundhogs run run run! Groundhogs...
CelebrationWe've been really enjoying the forest in full foliage! We celebrated the end of the school year by making homemade ice cream in jars. ...
Red Fox We've seen a lot of wildlife the past week, including a red fox and her four kits. They’ve been living in the old cabin next door and...
Experiments, Violets, Tree Planting, May PoleFor our first air pressure experiment we lit two candles in a hard boiled egg and covered them with a flask and observed what happened....
Spring EphemeralsWe've been noticing the wildflowers popping up, and we've been going on wildflower walks through the forest. These flowers are known as...
"Let's . . . ""Let's make a big map of Fairywood" "Let's make tree spirits with this clay" "Let's build a village" "Let's go on a waterfall hike"...
Salamanders We've been finding lots of salamanders in the creek. Noticing that they like to be under rocks, the kids have been inspired to build...
Maple SugaringTasting the maple tree sap. And boiling it into syrup to put on pancakes and roasted pineapple rings! Finding coyote tracks in the mud....
SnowWe had a great week digging snow tunnels and caves, sledding, ice mining, rolling giant snowballs, snow sculpting, and more!
Ice Ornaments and Snowflake TortillasWe had fun making ice ornaments and "ice muffins" this week by freezing nature treasures like pine cones and rosehips in muffin tins...