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Some special moments from our time with Nature Kids.

A child crouched down playing in the sand.

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Bouquets, beats, berries and tadpoles. So much e

Bouquets, beats, berries and tadpoles.

So much excitement today! We found many tadpoles with legs, tons of salmon berries and had a little dance party to the beats of the tree drum.

Enjoying the sunny day and our community gardens f

Enjoying the sunny day and our community gardens for some afternoon breakfast snacks! We relaxed in the trees, played in our forts, did some gardening, baked mud cakes and more :)

These littles love using their imagination to crea

These littles love using their imagination to create their own masterpieces. Today we got to explore our creativity using canvases and mixed media including paint, glitter, leaves, string, patterned paper etc. The creations that were made were gorgeous and unique. I love seeing their little creative minds at work.

We also explored loose parts with mixed beans becoming potions, stew, medicine, food, they even brought it on their camping trip!

Then we headed down the winding trail to the slide for a fun end to the day.

Another true friend moment.... this little fell on

Another true friend moment.... this little fell on a log and hit her bum on two knots. Her friend helped her ice the wound. Such a tender moment. 💕

Berry dedicated!! This little guy went deeeeep int

Berry dedicated!! This little guy went deeeeep into the salmon berry bushes in search of a ripe salmon berry. He braved the thorns, carefully pushed his way through, he found the branch with the berries way up high and bent it down so I could reach them. Once I got 2 berries off the bush, he came out super excited, thanked me for them and split them with 3 friends!!! Now if that isn’t dedication, kindness and being a good friend I don’t know what is. 💕

Another great day in the unexpected sunshine! Rock

Another great day in the unexpected sunshine! Rock piles, fortune tellers, arts and crafts, dinosaur games, and sauerkraut (emphasis on sour). It’s always so fun to see what our nature kids create and the games they think of - we feel so lucky to be part of this awesome crew!

Happy World Oceans Day! So grateful for the ocean

Happy World Oceans Day! So grateful for the ocean that surrounds , fuels, feeds and fills us.

Loose parts, stories and scavenger hunts.

Loose parts, stories and scavenger hunts.

To honour the 215 children whose lives that were t

To honour the 215 children whose lives that were taken at a Canadian residential school our students created a beautiful nature wreath to take to the Tin Wis totem pole. They wanted to show love to those hurting, past and present, and build connections with the land.

We first opened the conversation up to allow the students to share their understanding of Canada’s history and we were moved to hear the compassion that they had, so we wanted to share it. Our nature kids group consists of young students from kindergarten to grade three and we believe that navigating this situation in a way that is accessible to them is hugely important. The nature kids built connections to the children that were taken, feeling compassion for their inability to play and go home to their mommies and daddies. The nature kids told us that these children were taken to schools where the teachers didn’t like them and hurt them and they said it was mean. They said the children couldn’t eat food and couldn’t have fun like they can. It is so powerful to hear children who are the same age as the children who were taken building these connections and understandings.

Our Nature Kids staff acknowledge Canada’s dark history and the systems that still stand today and will continue to navigate these difficult conversations in a way that is accessible and not overwhelming to our littles.

You can join the Nature Kids in showing support to the 215 Indigenous children and many communities affected by wearing orange this week, making donations, and paying respect at the Tin Wis totem pole. 🤍

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