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Spray painting wooden art chairs
The chairs in our Art Studio needed some pizzazz! So we decided to let the kids paint their own chair. First the kids lightly sanded their chair. Then they spent two days spray painting their color scheme. Finally- after two days of painting and letting them dry – the chairs were ready to be moved …
Johnson’s Shut-ins Wet and Wild fun
The first time we took the kids to Johnson’s Shut-ins, they were strapped in life jackets and wore swim shoes. Josh and I would follow them around repeating “be careful” and “watch out”! Oh how time has changed things. Life jackets and swim shoes weren’t a requirement and Josh and I watched our kids and …
Becoming a wild family
When I first started this blog years ago, I had decided to document our adventures in becoming WILD! first blog post Wild as in being outside. Wild as in loving to learn about nature. Wild as in being barefoot and climbing trees and getting muddy and catching bugs and toads! Wild as in having an untamed …
Craft fair
Simone had been busy all summer making Shrinky Dink Jewelry – necklaces and earrings… … and today was the big day- where she sold her creations at a craft fair! She designed all her jewelry… some earrings she drew free-hand like the emoji’s and Pokémon, others she traced like the Mickey and Minnie combo! She …
Fishing success!! 🐟
We went to another fishing class this evening and we had success! Fishing is much more fun when you catch large fish!! Andre caught the BIGGEST fish of the evening!! This video shows just how heavy this fish was… Andre’s video
Fusion Fun: reusing plastics bags
Simone and I went to the library for a Mommy/daughter date this evening! We took a class called Fusion Fun- it involved melting used plastic bags together to create a new reusable bag! The organizer had saved a bunch of used plastic bags and even some party tableclothes. We cut out different pictures that we …
Barefoot Baseball ⚾️
Josh suggested that, after church, we go play baseball at the park… and before I could say no, he enticed me with these sweet words, “You can play barefoot!” How could I say no LOL 😆!! Yesterday we bought the kids wooden bats at a garage safe for $1 each! We bought the bats with …
I made my own healing salves… plantain and comfrey!
Why didn’t I know about comfrey when my boys broke their bones! Andre just broke his knee last fall… … so an herb that can help mend bones would have been appropriate! Yup- comfrey can help knit bones together! It also helps bruises and other ouchies… but it shouldn’t be used on open wounds …
Wild birthday fun!
We drove to KY for my niece’s wild birthday party… Little House on the Prairie style! It was great to meet up with several of my sisters and their families! For the occasion I made my sister and her four kids blue bonnets… Birthday Party Activities: Foraging in the backyard I took the kids around …
Building a bird nest
We went to the Rockwood Reservation for a class on bird nests! After a fabulous presentation on the four type of nests (cavity, cup, pendulum, and platform), the kids went outside to see some actual nests! Red-shouldered hawk nest way up in the tree… And a cup nest under the porch roof… Then it was time …
Becoming a Wild Family 