The first of December brings the opportunity to transition our Connection Tree into a Christmas Tree– the perfect place to display our daily advent activity ornaments! Before we make the switch, we always take a few moments to reflect on the colorful thankfulness leaves that filled the tree during the fall, and think about the...
One of the biggest surprises we have experienced while living at the cottage is discovering that the leaves don’t go through a brilliant change along the coast. Instead, everything just suddenly appears mottled and brown or bare. I will admit the lack of color was a big disappointment for this fall-loving family, so you can...
Earlier this season we were gifted several beautiful stretches of weather, so our family enjoyed lots of long walks around our neighborhood. We admired all the colorful trees, collected and pressed leaves, went on a fall scavenger hunt, jumped in countless leaf piles, found entertainment in all the squirrels scampering about, and even ate pie...
We’re currently existing in that weird holiday space where we’re really ready for Christmas, but we can’t quite let go of fall either, so yesterday we made pressed leaf wreaths… while listening to Christmas music! (Make sure your sound is on for the full experience!) 🍂🍁This is a super fun and simple project that’s perfect...
We love honoring the seasonal changes around us through art projects, family time, and reflective practices. As the seasons move from one to the next, we mimic the transition on the tree in Isla’s room. This summer it displayed all our summer fun leaves. In October we began replacing the green leaves with colorful fall...
