There’s so much to love about Walt Disney World. We just returned from a week there with our boys, and while I expected the rides, the games, the food, and the souvenirs, I didn’t expect the gardens. That’s right, even Mickey and Minnie have a vegetable garden.
Here’s a look at some of Minnie’s gardening [...]
A lot can happen in a week. When we left last week for vacation, the garden was mostly just green sprouts. But when we got home yesterday, after a week away, it was a different story.
First, the boys brought in these two bell peppers, the biggest ones we’ve ever grown.
Next, Lee [...]
On the remaining Fridays of the WordCount Blogathon, I’m republishing popular posts from the past. This one originally appeared in October 2009.
We parents knew that spending time outside did something positive for our kids (besides making them take a better nap). And now a new study shows that people who spend more time in [...]
As I write about gardening and outdoor topics (for this blog and for other publications), I’m always interested in reading what others have to say about these subjects. And it’s no surprise that there are a ton of good blogs focused on gardening and exploring the outdoors with kids. Here are six good ones to [...]
My boys love to go for a walk in the woods, or just around the corner. And they have the most fun when we bring along a brown paper bag for each of them with a list of things to find and put in the bag. If you want to organize your own nature hike, [...]
Today is guest post day in the WordCount 2010 Blogathon, and bloggers all over the Internet are swapping posts with other bloggers. Please welcome guest blogger Jodi Torpey, a Denver-based garden writer, master gardener and author of the book, “The Colorado Gardener’s Companion: An Insider’s Guide to Gardening in the Centennial State.” Her garden writing [...]
If you spend much time reading blogs about gardening, you know there are some great ones out there. And today is your (last) chance to vote for some of them to win a coveted Mouse & Trowel Award. Also known as “the Mousies,” the Mouse & Trowel Awards honor garden bloggers in several different categories [...]
This Saturday, May 22, has been declared “Take Your Children to the Park … and Leave Them There” Day by Lenore Skenazy, a mom and author of Free-Range Kids and owner of the blog of the same name. In the name of encouraging creativity and activity, Skenazy encourages parents of school-age children to let their [...]
