I am pleased to see that Amazon is now selling Earth, Water, Fire, and Air by Walter Kraul, which features many fun and educational toys that children can make to explore the four elements. Herr Kraul is, of course, the mind behind several of the kits we feature in our Science and Discovery category, and […]

It has been a late fall for us. September and even early October gave us June weather, and with the long dry spell, the leaves have been slow in changing.
Now however some color is coming, and I am starting to see the winged seeds on the ground that maple trees give off. I can never […]

We spent yesterday at the NYS Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, a very enjoyable chance to be outside after a week of rain. I would recommend next year’s festival to anyone within driving distance who has an interest in sheep or woolen crafts: there are demonstrations, and more vendors of woolen goods and crafts […]

With our six-month-old now eating solids, we are overflowing with small glass jars. I had been recycling them all dutifully, but now I keep several in reserve (with the lids, and with the labels peeled off) for the nuts and seeds and other keepsakes my boys pick up in the garden or on walks. No […]