In today’s fast-paced world, where packed schedules and screens dominate, child-led play offers a refreshing and essential approach to...

Many of you have been asking how we created the adorable snow globe gift pictured here and on social media! I was inspired to include...

The winter solstice marks a magical turning point in the year—the longest night and the promise of more light to come. It’s the perfect...

Guest Blogger Series Elves reporting for duty! I recently visited Santa’s Village in Jefferson, NH with my spouse and our two toddlers,...

The holiday season is a time for family bonding and creating special memories. We believe in involving kids in holiday preparations as a...

Despite it likely being in the 70's this week, I like to send along a winter gear guide, so you have what you need when those chilly...

We gathered with new and old friends yesterday at Stark Park for our first day of our Fall Focus series and it was pure magic, as always!...

The first major heat wave of the “pre-summer” season is upon us! Prepare for the scorcha’! 🌞 Here are some fun tips for staying cool and...

This Spring, we practiced and nurtured creativity through what we do best; nature-based, child-led play through classes that are...

Mother's Day, like any "holiday," is not the most inclusive of days. While it's "supposed" to be a day of celebration, many of us are...

We often share about tools needed for extended outdoor play during Winter but as we enter the muggy, muddy and buggy months of Spring and...

Each of you reading this already knows we encourage outdoor play and learning but, how can we do this while also teaching explorers...

Let's talk about messy play. I know this may be hard to believe considering we offer classes designed around making a mess, but I'm not...

As we wake up to a fresh coat of snow on this first Saturday of spring 2024, we reflect on the highs and lows this week brought us! We...

This week we built like beavers using loose parts, explored ice and mud and celebrated one whole year of nature play as Willowdale with...

This week we learned about the power of repetition during our play session as we "pecked" our way through recycled materials, pretending...

In celebration of Groundhogs Day upcoming this Friday, explorers and guides worked together this week to create cozy dens for pretend...

Explorers AND guides were excited to get out and play this week in newly fallen snow in temps much more pleasant than last week! We've...

As we trekked through the snowy hills of Stark Park for our first Winter play session this week, explorers and grown-ups practiced using...

Let's talk about outdoor winter play for a bit and keep things real. Yesterday you may have seen families posting about ALL the fun they...