Imagine Childhood : Magic & Memories That Last a Lifetime

... moments of magic

I love August. Especially August in Colorado. Everywhere you look, from backyards, to parks, and all along the sides of highways, sunflowers are everywhere! It's impossible not to smile whenever you see them, and for that reason, August makes me one very happy person. 

 

~ Jordan

... weekend links

 

Here are a few things that kept us curious this week. 

• This mama dresses her kid up while she sleeps and it's pretty adorable. 
• Worlds largest marine protected area is proposed. 
• What do you think of an all girls/boys education? 
• There's a Badger hiding amongst this heard of zebras, can you find it?
• We made a pretty great little project over on the blog this week... Botanical Bowling! 

 

Happy Weekend! 

 

xox

~ i.c. 

. . . 30 days of giveaways: microscope!

In the forth and final giveaway of our month long Back to School celebration, we're giving away one of our very favorite school supplies:

A Microscope!!!

To enter to win, simply leave a comment on this post, and if your comment is selected by the lovely random number generator, you'll win!  Giveaway ends 8/31/16 4:59pm MST

And the winner is... Carolyn who said: 

"This has definitely been on our wish list. Thanks for being so generous!"

 

Thank you to everyone who participated! 

 

xox

~i.c.

. . . botanical bowling!

With September just around the corner. . .

. . . we wanted to make something. . .

. . . that could capture the beauty of. . .

. . . summer flowers. . .

. . . and the playfulness. . .

. . . of summer days.

Botanical Bowling

Materials:

• Wooden Bowling Set
• Paint
• Paintbrush
• Pencil
• Summer flowers and leaves
• Jojoba oil or water based sealant

 

Go on a nature walk with your kiddos and collect flowers and leaves from your neighborhood or nearby woods. Look up the flowers and leaves in your favorite botany book and take a moment to learn more about them. 

Sketch the flowers and leaves on the pins. Once you have all of them down in pencil, grab your favorite paints and color them in.

Once the paint is dry, seal your pins with jojoba oil or a water based wood sealant.

When it's dark and stormy outside, play a game of botanical bowling on the carpet in your house and remember the joy of those lazy summer days. Bonus points can even be assigned to different flowers and leaves upping the score when they are knocked down!

Happy crafting!

xox

~i.c.

 

... weekend links

 

Here are a few things that kept us curious this week.

• Check out these great tips on using STEM tools to get kids outside and exploring. 
• Turns out the longest living vertebrate on earth is the Greenland Shark... 400 years old! 
• Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Turns out someone may actually know.
• Screen time can have its place... check out these great Birding Apps.
• Four skills to teach students in the first 5 days of school. 
• Keep track of all the learning your little one does through out the year with this fun and pretty project. 

 

Happy Weekend! 

 

xox

~ i.c.