With chocolate eyelashes, a gleaming gumdrop eyeball, and a web of red frosting veins, Hairy Eye Halloween Cupcakes are an eye-catching addition to Halloween parties for kids and grownups alike. Ingredients Cupcakes 1¾ cups all-purpose flour 1½ teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt … Read More

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As children, we learn to identify images before we can speak. And when we reach for knowledge beyond our own culture, symbols allow us to transcend the limitations of language. Imagery as the basis of communication applies to our internal workings as well. The field of depth … Read More

My kiddos started second grade this year, but I still remember their first day of preschool and the jitters (mine maybe more than theirs?) when they started—new teachers, new routines, new EVERYTHING. Looking for a fun way to keep the jitters at bay? Whether just … Read More

If you love blueberries, you’ll love this simple yet sophisticated taste-of-summer recipe from Blueberry Love by award-winning cookbook author Cynthia Graubart. Get started by gathering your ingredients, then follow these quick and easy steps. Be sure to reserve a small basil leaf or two … Read More

In this episode of Kindling, author Will Sutherland talks about how he first started converting school buses into mobile living spaces, and how his book, Skoolie! can teach anyone to do it. If you can build Ikea furniture, Will says, you can build a … Read More

Capture the flavors of wood-fired cooking with this savory Salt-Roasted Shrimp dish from Paula Marcoux's Cooking with Fire. It's a sure winner for any seafood lover. Try it as an appetizer or make it a meal. Ingredients Solar salt … Read More

Crispy and colorful, Grilled Flatbread with Hummus and Veggies from The Harvest Baker is a showpiece appetizer that will put regular old hummus and crackers to shame. This recipe makes 2 flatbreads, 3 to 4 servings each. Ingredients Store-bought or homemade flatbread … Read More

This fun and functional project from Wilderness Adventure Camp by Frank Grindrod will leave both you and your kids with a sense of accomplishment and a good story (including a spoon as proof!) to share around the dinner table when you return home.

Welcome baby ducklings! Follow along as we watch these precious ducklings grow. Bookmark this page for weekly updates. Our fuzzy friends are warming up and growing up! It's amazing how much growing they do in a week. And here they are enjoying a stroll … Read More