Some of the parents of my son’s class at school organized a day trip for us to visit Ronald W. Casper’s Wilderness Park here in SoCal. One of the moms is a keen forager of wild edible plants, so she led the day of adventure for the kids. My…
This post about visiting Jostedal Glacier with kids is part of a series covering our trip to Scandinavia. Previous posts are on Amsterdam Airport Schophol (possibly the most eco-friendly airport in the world), Bergen, Norway, and seeing the Fjords on the Norway In A Nutshell route.
We wanted to visit…
Wondering what to do with all your leftover pumpkins from Halloween? Looking for a thrifty way to upcycle your way to a DIY Thanksgiving Centerpiece? Here’s an easy, natural, and extremely affordable idea. I made this pumpkin succulent DIY Thanksgiving decoration at our preschool’s Fall Festival this past weekend,…
Recently my daughter and I had the chance to attend an open house event hosted by the Irvine Ranch Conservancy. It was held at Silverado Canyon here in Southern California. Though I was vaguely aware of this vast network of desert wilderness and rugged canyons, I had never ventured…
If you can believe it, the featured image here is made up of over 1,300 young students from underserved schools across Orange County. I had the opportunity to attend our local Kids Ocean Day (May 24th), and it was really awesome to see so many students assembled for the…