Monthly Archives: April, 2016
Boy Scout Meeting: outdoor cooking and fire starting
We got to put our Dutch Oven skills (from our previous class) to work! We met at our FABULOUS scout leader’s house for a meeting to learn outdoor cooking and fire building/safety rules. We began by preparing our meal in the Dutch ovens… Cheesy Chicken Hashbrowns Brownies Cheesy Potatoes and Onions Lasagna Cooking time – …
The Historic Whistle Stop in Ferguson, MO
The Whistle Stop is a frozen custard shop and Train Depot Museum! This was one of the first buildings built in Ferguson, Missouri. It’s 161 years old!!! It used to be a train station… … But now the Whistle Stop sells frozen custard, sandwiches, soups, and salads. We went with Simone’s Girl Scout group to get a …
Introducing… Clover 🐰
Remember how Simone got a promise of a baby bunny on her birthday? (Notice the stuffed rabbit in the cages?) Well… She got one!! It was pretty hard finding a bunny for her! We looked at rescue sites including the humane society and the rabbits up for adoption where HUGE and not the right choice …
Dutch Oven Cooking Class
Today we went to a class put on by the Missouri Conservation Department. It was fabulous… and delicious 😋 It was all about how to cook with a Dutch oven! We began our class with lots of important rules and instructions… Be safe… Don’t enter the cooking circle! (I want a cooking circle! I like …
Camping
We went camping this weekend and had so much fun!! Some bike riding… Museum exploring… Hiking with our pack-mule (LOL) Tree identification Walking Stick carving Finding an empty reptile eggshell Finding animals Hiking Taum Sauk Mountain… Tallest point in MIssouri Playing on the rocks… Wild Family Facebook page 🌸
Spider Sniffing Class
We went camping this weekend and attended a Spider Sniffing class! We listened to a fascinating park specialist discuss local geology and wildlife… After a lovely talk about spiders, we were given instructions on how to sniff out spiders at night! Some spiders actually smell like chocolate, bubble gum, and peanut butter! Just …
Playing the Hot Lava Game at Elephant Rocks
Elephant Rock State Park has giant granite boulders everywhere that are just sticking out of the ground! It’s the perfect playground for playing an advanced game of The Ground is Hot Lava. Sometimes we used logs to help us cross from rock to rock… … Or we …
Vintage Camper turned Wild Kid Home
It’s a happy birthday to my little wild daughter! The theme for her birthday this year was to create a permanent outdoor space for her to play wild kids…. … We decided to turn our vintage camper into her clubhouse – or wild kid home. The boys blindfolded Simone and took her outside this morning …
Potion Making
“Let nature be your teacher!” -Williams Wordsworth We cleaned the outside playhouse and Eli found all his scientist tools that hadn’t been played with since last fall. He set everything up for experiments… I don’t know exactly what he’s learning with all his potion making… But I know it’s important for him to …
Bellefontaine Cemetery Tour
We went to the beautiful Bellefontaine Cemetery for a park tour. Not only is the cemetery rich in history (established in 1849), but it is a well kept garden of trees and flowers! Shortly after getting out of the car, there was a heavy downpour of rain 🌧! Thankfully, we were prepared with …
Becoming a Wild Family 