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Mycah Klinker
Apr 25, 20244 min read
Divergent Thinking and "Not A..." Play
"Creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what no one else has thought." -- Albert Einstein It’s Not A… In our...


Mycah Klinker
Mar 6, 20244 min read
Rainy Day Play
Today is all about rainy day play! Keep reading for a mini lesson plan, as well as a few more ideas and resources for getting outdoors to...


Mycah Klinker
Feb 20, 20243 min read
The Very Busy Spider and Yarn play
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle A spider works diligently...


Mycah Klinker
Feb 3, 20242 min read
Peck, Peck, Peck - The Power of Repetition
“Even the woodpecker owes his success to the fact that he uses his head and keeps pecking away until he finishes the job he started.” –...


Mycah Klinker
Jan 25, 20244 min read
Over and Under the Snow
“Plants and animals don’t fight the winter…They prepare. They adapt. They perform extraordinary acts of metamorphosis to get them...


Mycah Klinker
Jan 16, 20243 min read
Welcome to the Farm, Chief
“This story is dedicated to those creating spaces where all feel welcomed, loved, and affirmed.” Welcome to the Farm, Chief by Sarah...


Mycah Klinker
Jan 9, 20243 min read
Miss Spider's Tea Party
“Grit is not just simple elbow-grease term for rugged persistence. It is an often invisible display of endurance that lets you stay in an...


Mycah Klinker
Dec 11, 20233 min read
Apple Cake and Gratitude Practice
“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” – Mary Davis Apple Cake by Dawn Casey and Genevieve Godbout Through this story of simple...


Mycah Klinker
Nov 13, 20233 min read
We’re Going On A Leaf Hunt
Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree. – Emily Brontë Written by Steve Metzger and Illustrated by Miki Sakamoto...


Mycah Klinker
Nov 6, 20234 min read
Full, Full, Full of Love by Trish Cooke
"Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together." – Guy Fieri...


Mycah Klinker
Oct 30, 20235 min read
Little Tree by Loren Long
“Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” – Kahlil Gibran In a forest, lives a little tree, who loves its life and its...


Mycah Klinker
Oct 20, 20233 min read
The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” – Albert Einstein In The Big...


Mycah Klinker
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Now by Antoinette Portis
“Wonder has been described as a childlike passion to know and explore – an innate drive that runs even deeper than curiosity. It’s being...


Mycah Klinker
Oct 10, 20233 min read
MOVE! by Robin Page and Steve Jenkins
Move! is an intriguing book all about animal locomotion with eye catching paper collage illustrations. Each page gives one large printed...


Mycah Klinker
Sep 28, 20232 min read
If You Find a Rock
📖 If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian 📷 by Barbara Hirsch Lember (illustrations in this book are hand tinted black and white...


Mycah Klinker
Sep 7, 20231 min read
The Very Lonely Firefly
📖 The Very Lonely Firefly ✨ A firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies. On its journey, the firefly meets many...


Mycah Klinker
Sep 6, 20232 min read
In the Tall, Tall Grass DIY Play and Forest Putty Recipe
In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Flemings follows a caterpillar as it crawls through its environment and notices the world and her...

Mycah Klinker
Aug 30, 20232 min read
Cozy Hideouts for Stormy Days
With the hurricane upon us this week, many of our normal outdoor activities have had to be postponed. While storms are serious and can be...

Mycah Klinker
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Commotion in the Ocean and DIY Water Play
📖 Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz 🐬 This collection of delightful rhymes are a wonderful way to introduce...

Mycah Klinker
Aug 8, 20231 min read
August Sensory Walk
Go on a sensory walk to discover what is new in your outdoor spaces this month! Our August Sensory Walk print out has space for drawing...
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