Don’t worry, this has nothing to do with Sarah Palin. Whether you like her or not, we can all get on board with getting outside. And in Palin’s home state of Alaska, both dogs and people are taking to the outdoors this week for the opening of the Iditarod, the iconic dogsled race. The race [...]
Do you have a third grader at your house? Or do you know a third grade teacher? If so, let them know about Bonnie Plants’ Third Grade Cabbage Program.
Through the program, Bonnie Plants provides free cabbage seeds to third grade students across the country whose teachers have signed up to participate. Each student [...]
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 the natural environment, as opposed to manmade environments, place greater value on personal relationships and community, and are more generous with money, [...]
Our Big Boy was sent home early from preschool one day last week. He wasn’t sick. He wasn’t biting other kids. He just couldn’t stop scratching. He’d clawed his arms and legs to the point of drawing blood in some places. What I’d thought were a few bug bites that morning turned out to be [...]
If you arrived here by way of Jodi Torpey’s excellent blog, WesternGardeners.com, welcome! I hope you’ll stick around and leave a comment if you see anything interesting.
If you didn’t get here via Jodi’s blog, I hope you’ll take a look there today and read my guest post, Tips for Gardening with Kids. Let me know [...]
This morning my four-year-old and I were discussing what birthday gift to buy for his almost-five friend.
My Boy #1: “He’s really into dinosaurs.”
Me: “I thought he liked rockets.”
Boy #1: “Yes, he loves rockets and space too. And he’s into superheroes.”
Me: “What are you into?”
Boy #1: “I’m into fishing and hiking and farming. [...]
Gardening is a lot like parenting; they both involve guilt. More than once this summer, I’ve left a couple of tomatoes or cucumbers on the windowsill above my kitchen sink to ripen, and before I know it, I’ve neglected them until they’re overripe, brown and spotted, and have to be thrown away. I’ve been too [...]
Welcome, readers of Alison Kerr’s blog, LovingNaturesGarden.com! Thanks for stopping by. I hope you’ll take a look around and leave a comment if you find anything interesting. And come back soon!
(If you didn’t arrive here from LovingNaturesGarden.com, take a look there today to read my guest post, Four Tips for Gardening with Kids. Hope you [...]
