Everyone is healthy and we need raingear!

We have seen a great improvement in everyone's health lately and I just want to encourage you to use this time to be even more vigilant in your efforts to boost immunity. THIS is the time to take it a notch higher so that your little ones will be more prepared the next time a little bug comes our way. Be consistent with cod liver oil on a daily basis. It is very simple to add this to cereals, yogurt, smoothies, etc. and make sure there is one tablespoon in the first few bites of a meal. Nordic Naturals is a very dependable company and can be found at Mama Jeans market. Keep all sugar out of the children's diets if you are not already doing this and eat lots of GREEN foods every day. Again, this is easy to mix into smoothies. Another fun thing is to make your own popsicles using vegetable and fruit juices mixed together in a juicer or processor. These steps will really help form a protective barrier that will be quite strong by the time next fall and winter roll around and your efforts will reap great benefits. Remember, when just one child comes here with an illness, even if it's just a cold, it impacts everyone.....parents included. It is important that we all work together on this.

It has been very rainy lately and clothes, socks, shoes, etc. are getting very wet and muddy.
We go out in the morning and again in the afternoon and when there is only one change of clothes available this is not enough if we get wet and muddy both times.
If it is possible, your child needs a full rain suit here at all times. That includes rainboots, rain pants, raincoat and a hat or hood made of same rainproof material. This will help us avoid a huge wet and muddy mess with wet and muddy clothes piling up by the back door.
I will post possible resources for these items in a future post. I know that Hanna Anderson has good raincoats and boots. A place like Target may also have these things. Let others know if you have found a great place to find the raingear as well. Post a comment here anytime to suggest ideas that have worked for you. I want this to be a place where we can "gather" and communicate.

We are hard at work digging out a sand area in the backyard and the children are really enjoying the new discoveries of shoveling, finding worms, rolly poly bugs, and other little creatures.

The books we have been reading are centering around gardening, seeds, and vegetables.
A few of the titles we have enjoyed are:

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Carrot Soup by John Segal
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming
One Watermelon Seed by Celia Barker Lottridge
Dahlia by Barbara McClintock
To Be Like the Sun by Susan Marie Swanson
Zen Ties by Jon J Muth
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
It's Spring by Linda Glaser
Spring Song by Barbara Seuling
And the Good Brown Earth by Kathy Henderson
A Gardener's Alphabet by Mary Azarian
Mrs. Rose's Garden by Elaine Greenstein

Thankyou to Sierra and Amy for bringing in several new puzzles to share with everyone. The children are really enjoying these!

Thankyou also to Finn, Jason, and Jennifer for giving us many clay pots to use in our upcoming planting projects!

Donations are always gladly accepted and greatly appreciated. Old small tools, buckets, shovels, cut up "tree blocks" from thick branches, baskets of every kind, scarves, hats, necklaces, sandpaper, etc. are some of the ideas I have at the moment. The children love carrying things in baskets, loading them up, and doing various types of activities with them.
I will post items weekly for new ideas.