Uncategorized Taking Care of the Earth Kindred Feb 28, 2007 0 Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. These three simple concepts can help us to live more lightly upon the earth. The following projects honour the…
Uncategorized Rainy Day Activities and Games Kindred Feb 27, 2007 0 On good days in the winter I wrestled our four children into rain gear and we would splash outside into puddles and parks. On bad days I wished…
Uncategorized Comfort and Joy: Making time for handmade gifts Kindred Feb 27, 2007 0 Families live at a fast pace these days. For many of us there are sports practices and games, appointments and meetings, homework and play-dates…
Uncategorized Instead of TV: Projects and Activities for Better Brains Kindred Feb 27, 2007 0 Children are the best teachers of creativity. Watch them! They are unafraid to ask questions, even if they sound like dumb or obvious questions. They…
Uncategorized Fifteen-Minute Field Trips Kindred Feb 27, 2007 0 ‘Tell me and I will forget: show me and I may remember: involve me and I will understand.’ Confucius Some of the most robust learning…
Uncategorized Expanding the World with Science Kindred Feb 27, 2007 0 Even more than school, it is the home that is the seedbed of curiosity and wonder. When you set aside a few moments a week to do in-home science…
Uncategorized What diet is best? Jacinta McEwan Feb 27, 2007 0 ‘Eat this eat that, don’t eat this don’t eat that’ advice is every where but who do we listen to? I have been a…
Uncategorized Teenagers Wellbeing Jacinta McEwan Feb 27, 2007 0 This issue we will focus on older children’s health. Teenagers suddenly find themselves in a phase of whirling emotions from…
Uncategorized Summer Days Jacinta McEwan Feb 27, 2007 0 Sunny diet Summer is a good time to lighten up the whole family’s diet. Raw foods and salads are great foods for this time. I like to…
Uncategorized Spring Renewal Kindred Feb 27, 2007 0 Spring seemed to come earlier this year for many of us. In spring mother nature wakes up after winter and begins sprouting and growing. Energy moves…