Happy holidays! Outdoor Holiday Guide
I wish you all a merry Christmas, Hanukkah or whatever your celebrate. Thank you so much for being part of our community.
This year we...
Forcing spring
Living in a city, I do not have a big backyard, but I’m lucky to have a pussy willow tree in my backyard. We...
Make an Advent Calendar out of nature
I remember my childhood pre- Christmas time and my advent calendar. Now that I’m a mother myself, I love to create and carry-on traditions...
Paint a snow angel
We have been blessed with a little snow in Toronto this last week. We haven’t been getting great amount of accumulation, but I am...
Norwegian Daycare… Project: Snow and water
Friluftsliv (frí-loofts-leev) is a big word and has many interpretations internationally and in Norway, but it always happens outside.
"Friluftsliv at the preschool level is...
Have a Valentine picnic with Norwegian waffles
Here is the recipe for the Norwegian waffle recipe that started ActiveKidsClub.com. Great for an Outdoor Valentine picnic
Adapted from Five and Spice
Norwegian waffels...
Christmas card from Florida
We wish all our readers a happy holidays. This year, we are spending Christmas in Florida with family. Looks like we are going to...
Gearing up for winter : Cross Country skiing
It’s starting to get colder outside and I’m starting to get excited about winter soon arriving. I’m making sure we have everything we need...
Ice art
By Andrea LeDuc
Its a freezing cold day with warnings that children should only be outside for 10 -30 minutes. What to do? Make some...
Polar Bear Kids Rules :How to encourage outdoor play for kids
Originally written in 2011 and updated in January 2021.10 years ago my husband wrote a very funny post about Polar Bear Moms as a response...