Grow Sunflowers :5 fun activities
Growing sunflowers can be a unique, family project. So much can be learned about nature and the growing process, as well as teaching children...
How to make videos for web, tips from a filmmaker
By Russell Gienapp
Though I work with camera packages that are worth +$100,000, I try to use simple tools when I am doing videos for...
Rain art
BY Debi AKA Go Explore Nature
We love playing outside in the rain. Provided there is no lightening or any torrential downpours to threaten...
How to do a bug hunt with kids
I love worm hunting!
By Andrea LeDuc
There’s nothing like having a wriggly worm in your hand. It totally takes me back to when I was...
10 spring outdoor ideas :To do in the backyard with the kids
By Kari Svenneby
Are you happy spring is here? So am I, love the smell of the earth and to watch the trees bud...
Dress for spring
No bad weather, only bad clothing…
Do you wonder how to dress your kids for the seasons for warmth, comfort and an active life? Don’t...
Go fishing in your own backyard
This week we went to the Toronto Zoo and one of the highlights on our visit was touching the stingrays in the pool. At...
10 rainy outdoor day activities
Don't be sad if it is raining outside; remember that rain is going to give us May flowers.I'm convinced that if it is good...
Make Potions
Summer has finally arrived here in Toronto. Suddenly we are in full summer, after a very cold and rainy spring. Needless to say we...
DIY How to Make a dandelion crown
Originally published in 2011, updated and edited in March, 2021
How I love spring, and yes, dandelions as well. For me they are a symbol...
