As you plant and tend to your home garden this summer be sure to include the little ones in the journey from seeds to full bloom!
Of course kids love getting in the dirt and spending time with you, but the root of the lesson grows much deeper.
Music can bring powerful emotions and feelings. Ever get goosebumps when listening to a live performance? Ever turn on a particular genre of music to demand a change in your mood or to calm down? Nature and music have physical, emotional, and mental effects on the human psyche. They are both critical to human life.
The aurora borealis (northern lights) put on their dance about 60 miles above the earth’s surface when electrically charged particles collide with gasses in the atmosphere.
Don’t live far enough north? No worries. There are plenty of videos online that show the northern lights. Maybe you can watch them in a dark room at night to make it more interesting.
Winter brings special opportunities for creative expression. Nature herself creates a gallery of wonderwhen the temperatures dip below freezing and provides a canvas of white snow. It almost begs for us toget out thereandaddsome of our own personal creativity.
