Magical childhood

How to create a magical childhood for your kids filled with real experiences and limited technology

157 things to do before you're five - a definitive list of ideas to make the absolute most of those baby and toddler years, creating memories that will last a lifetime.

Sure, my kids might have been on a better team or had a longer resume for college applications if we had put them in more activities. Our avoidance of overactivity literally made us unpopular along the way. We’ve all lost out relationally by not being involved in all the things.

katrien (@growingwildthings)

We all have an inner child that pops out at the most random times. Whether you are actively working on a childhood wound or were crying at the end of the Barbie movie, healing your inner child can be a therapeutic experience.

Have you heard of hygge (hue-gah)? It’s a defining part of Danish culture, and while I’m definitely no expert on it, it is described as being able to recognize the coziness, contentedness, simplicity, goodness of a moment, and consciously creating a life full of these moments. This is something I think about in the back of my mind for myself (think a warm tea first thing in the morning, taking time to look out the window, having a fiction book on the go) but I realized a few weeks ago that I…

I’ve been lax in posting here while we’ve been dealing with Victoria’s health struggles, so I thought I’d make up for it with an extra special “ways to make the day ma…

This week our highlights reel of fave images come from our current creative workshop The Magic of Childhood, where students are having loads of fun exploring documentary and lifestyle photography to capture the magic of their children’s everyday moments in strong storytelling imagery. So naturally, today we’re running with the theme! Enjoy this fabulous collection and grab the tips for taking gorgeous documentary style photos and overcoming common challenges when you can’t control…