Happy Earth Day, one and all!
Before I continue, I must confess that I didn’t do these activities specifically for Earth Day. But I wanted to showcase some of the growing we’ve been doing and this seemed like the perfect day to do it.
On to the green!
Back at the end of March, the little homeschool co-op that we belong to had an Easter activity. Part of that was planting seeds to grow our very own Easter grass–how fun is that? We …

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Now that Easter has come and gone, are you left with a bunch of plastic eggs just begging to be useful again? If so, here is a great way to use those Easter leftovers. And what a fun way to welcome Spring!
I first read about this idea here at Stacy’s blog. It seemed pretty simple, so I thought I’d give it a try. The steps:
1. Gather your eggs.
I decided on four pairs (or pair, if you prefer) of plastic eggs.
2. …

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Since toddlers often get in trouble for making messes, I think it’s fun to give them some activities where messiness is not only part of the package, it’s encouraged! The occasional romp in the dirt and some puddle splashing are just delights for children (even if they are not always so delightful for parents). So, here’s a classic homemade messy craft experiment that’s reasonably easy to clean up. Goop!
The recipe is simple–1 part cornstarch : 2 parts water. I found …

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