Green Options

In part I we talked about rock painting and water play.  For a fun afternoon of baking bread, visit my recipe at Eat.Drink.Better and get those kids cooking!

In our world (meaning the small space our family occupies, not the greater World as it is), we believe everyday is an outside day unless weather is at a dangerous extreme or the rain is coming down in buckets.  However, here in Oregon, we do still have plenty of “Rain Days” which keep us inside for part of the day.  Nearly every day finds us outside exploring, riding bikes, climbing trees, digging, and nature walking.

I’ve already mentioned that we enjoy collecting things on our walks… twigs, moss, leaves, pebbles, bark chips, pine cones, hazelnuts, whatever is laying about.  We don’t ever take something off a living tree or plant because that could cause harm.

Yes, I’m back… hopefully on a regular basis.  I’ve been MIA since my Mother passed away in April from ALS.  It’s taken time to put the pieces together and let go of the anger enough to formulate coherent thoughts that others may actually want to read.

That said, I spend each day home with 8 children aged 9 and under which helps distract me.  There are many hours in a day and that becomes apparent when you spend that much quality time together!  I’ve been putting together some ideas to help us break up the day.  Apparently, these kids can only spend so much time riding bikes and climbing the cherry tree.

I’ve decided to share activities we enjoy in the hope they may save you the hair pulling experiences I have had.  We have many ideas, so they will be broken up into a several part series.  Hopefully, you can implement some of them in your daily routines and perhaps even leave a comment or two with your favorite activities!

As always, our activities focus on being outside, exploring nature, family time, conservation, reuse and safety!