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...

Last week on a beautiful December morning we met at Stark Park for a tea party with our forest friends. Each explorer painted a sugar...

You've heard of "decking the halls" but, have you heard of "decking the trails?" Willowdale families are participating in this fun...

Many of our family and friends are celebrating the first day of Hanukkah today. The Jewish festival of lights is celebrated for 8 days...

I wrote this blog post last year and it still rings true today. I've updated it with some minor changes and will likely add more to it as...

Our Lantern Walk will be held Sunday, November 5th at 3:45 PM at Stark Park. With the time change and this being "the witching hours," we...

Beginning this November, we'll be offering a unique, free to attend, class opportunity for explorers enrolled in our fall wellness...

We are all feeling fall in the air this morning, and some of us are more excited than others. I'm in the excited group; I sat on the...

International Mud Day is celebrated yearly on June 29 and is founded on more than playing in the mud. At the World Forum for Early...

Mud kitchens can be as simple or complex as you want them to be. All you REALLY need to create one in your space is dirt + water. The...