It's that time of year again! This time, I'm DETERMINED to get a head start on my gift list in order to avoid the last minute rush (I say this every year 🤣). We consider ourselves an outdoorsy, nature-loving family, and here are the things either we've used and loved over the years, OR these…
The harvest moon is about a month away (on Tuesday, Sept. 17), and that means that my very favorite season is also approaching! The harvest moon seems to mark the end of summer and the start of autumn, although technically the autumnal equinox (on 9/22) is the official start of the autumn season. When I…
Continue reading ➞ Celebrating the Harvest Moon: Picture Books, Lanterns, Playdough, and More
Can you believe summer is winding down already? The back-to-school, sports and activity emails are already starting to come in, but we are holding on tight to the end of summer over here! Which is why I created this BEE a Pollinator Scavenger Hunt set - and I want to share it with you! These…
Continue reading ➞ Summer Pollinator Scavenger Hunt FREE-BEE!
In just a few days, North America will experience a total solar eclipse, a rare event that won't happen here for another 20 years! Even if you're not in the path of totality (the area of shadow due to the moon passing directly in front of the sun), you can still have an amazing experience…
Continue reading ➞ 7 Ideas for Learning About the Solar Eclipse
A fun way to teach your students about the solar eclipse
Everything your students need to study the full moon
Do your kids love hole punching like mine do? There's something soothing and satisfying about hole punching - not to mention it's great for developing motor skills and strengthening little hands. With some paper and a hole puncher, let's go gather some freshly fallen leaves and make some beautiful autumn "leafetti" (leaf confetti) mosaics. Here's…
Continue reading ➞ Make Fun and Easy “Leaf Confetti” Art Mosaics!
A simple STEM science experiment for kids
Now that summer has said farewell, we were anxious to try out this fun, sensory craft project that we can actually use to decorate the garden as it slips into autumn mode. For this project we used air dry clay - but if you wanted to keep your mosaics inside out of the elements, you…
