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Making Space for Outdoor Play When Space is Tight

May 17, 2013
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This post is by regular contributor Debi Huang of Go Explore Nature. Christie recently shared some great ideas for creating an outdoor play space kids will adore and I thought it might be fun to follow up with some of the ways we make space for outdoor play in our rather urban, not-so-natural-feeling, smallish backyard. [...]

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Organising Kids: Sorting and Storing Baby & Kids Clothes

May 10, 2013
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Since Immy was a baby wearing those adorable teeny, tiny onesies that she was too big for way too soon, I have used this  system for storing the clothes she grows out of in the hope that one day she would have a sibling to hand them down to. Its a simple system, certainly not [...]

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Kids in the Garden: How to Make a Fairy Garden

May 3, 2013
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Our back garden is a constant work in progress and we recently decided to tackle a small area between the cubby house and trampoline. The relatively small space wasn’t being used and with no defined purpose it had become overgrown with grass and weeds while we tried to decide what to do with it! One [...]

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Our Family Home: Rachel Devine

April 26, 2013
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Today I would like to kick off a new, monthly series here at Childhood 101 by introducing a photographer, blogger and mama I admire greatly, Rachel Devine. On her blog, Sesame Ellis, Rachel captures moments of family life in such a special way that you can’t help but notice that even the everyday and routine [...]

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Family Weekend Project: How to Make a Bird Bath

April 19, 2013
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With the cooler weather we are enjoying spending a whole lot more time outdoors as a family. Which is a good thing because our garden really needs some attention! We recently spent some time revamping the fairy garden (which I will share next week) and one thing we wanted to add to the space was [...]

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7 Steps to Creating an Outdoor Play Space Kids Will Adore

April 15, 2013
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Whether it be at home or in an early education setting, providing thought, space and resources to each of the 7 areas below will place you well on the path to creating an exceptional play space for young children to enjoy. 1. Active play Space to move and simple toys and resources that encourage a [...]

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Creating a Mud Garden

April 12, 2013
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This post is by regular contributor Ali Wright of At Home With Ali. Sticky, gooey mud – it’s a fabulous thing for kids to play with and get messy. But what if you don’t have a lot of garden space or you are concerned about what is in your soil? We faced these problems. Our [...]

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For the Love of Backyard Chickens

April 5, 2013
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 This post is by regular contributor Arlee Greenwood of Small Potatoes. “Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way. ~ John Muir We have chickens in our backyard. We gather eggs every day. We live in the city. Those are [...]

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