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Eight Inspiring Elements for Mud Kitchens
ByAmy August 11, 2016July 4, 2020

We are getting ready to move! We’ll be going from a tiny yard to a decent-sized garden, and I’m so excited. One of the things I’m looking forward to is creating a mud kitchen for the boys. Sensory, open-ended, loose parts play. It’s going to be awesome! I’ve been gathering ideas for a while, and here are…

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Five Reasons to Stop Making Excuses, Bundle Up, and Get Outside with the Kids
ByAmy May 19, 2016May 12, 2020

My relationship with the outdoors, historically, is mixed. I remember enjoying some outside activities when I was growing up in Indiana. As a family, we went hiking in state parks and wandered to the creek near our house. These are fond memories, but I have even more memories of sluggish, sweaty summers of band camp, snow…

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