Children

Small Animal Pets For Better Health & Wellbeing: Which One Is Right For You?

Pets are wonderful additions to households that can offer love, time, and the financial responsibilities that come with caring for an animal, but the love they can return is ten-fold. Therapy animals, which include both pets and animals that are trained as therapy animals (which requires a more extensive training background, including certified coursework and certifications), can improve social behavior and skills, reduce pain and anxiety, and help ease depression.

Weekend Wildschooling: 10 Fun Ways To Learn With Nature

Wondering how to make the kids study during weekends? Why not let nature help you out with a few wildschooling activities…

 

10 Healthy Snacks For Parents-On-The-Go

It is hard balancing an active lifestyle with a full-time job, school, kids’ activities, and everyday errands and still provide your family with healthy food options to promote their growth and development.

Superfood 101: Hearts Of Palm!

Hearts of Palm are a member of the family Arecaceae, commonly known as the Palm family of the genus Sabal Adans. or palmetto P of the species Sabal palmetto (Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult. f. or cabbage palmetto P. The plant is native to Central America and has been a staple food in those regions for millennia.

5 Fun Leaf Crafts

Autumn is a fantastic time for nature-based crafts. With all the natural materials falling from the trees, there is a plethora of creative opportunities. Fallen leaves especially lend themselves to crafting projects. Take a walk with your family, collecting the fallen leaves you find along the way, and then use them to try out the crafts described below.

Leaf Prints

You need leaves, paper, paint brushes, and your choice of paints. I suggest tempera for younger crafters.

3 Kids Crafts For Connecting To Nature

It does not take a lot of glitter to make craft time special. You can source many fantastic crafting materials both from the recycling bin and the outdoors! When you are looking to stimulate your child’s imagination in the outdoors, these crafts can help you out.

10 Outdoor Fall Activities To Enjoy

Fall is here, which means crisp weather and plenty of fall produce. Why spend autumn indoors when you could be outside? Here are 10 ways to enjoy fall by heading outdoors. 

 

What Is Functional Movement? 3 Moves To Try

In recent years alongside the Paleo diet, there has been a fast-moving trend toward its exercise complement, Functional Movement. Crossfit is one of the biggest names in the Functional Movement world and indeed, the fitness world as a whole. However, there still seems to be a disconnect for many when it comes to understanding what Functional Movement is as its core.

7 Healthy Snack Ideas For Kids (& Adults)

Kids may be out of school for the summer, but that doesn’t mean that they need to live off of a diet of microwaved pizza, fruit roll-ups, and Slurpees. It’s likely easier than you think to prepare ready-to-go snacks between summer camps and beach days, and even simpler to ensure that they’re healthful, providing your children with antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals that are especially needed during childhood.

Essential Oils For Consciousness: Relaxing Into Presence With Chamomile

So many find themselves experiencing anxiety these days as the world seems to “fall apart” and leave one wondering what is real and what is transient.