Welcome to Maker Camp! Celebrate creative, practical play this summer by building your very own junk robot! This download includes directions, a list of materials, and guiding questions to enrich the experience for both the craftsman (teacher/parent) and the apprentice (child). Who's It For? Best for kids ages 4+ Time Commitment: 90 minutes to 2 [...]

Get inspired with hands-on creative art prompts for children ages 3–8 featuring simple materials you can find at home. TinkerLab Art Starts encourages children to focus on the process and experience of art instead of the outcome. Open-ended art prompts are essential for raising learners who are comfortable with the unknown and eager to tackle it [...]

By Kate O'Donnell, photos by Cara Brostrom A collection of favorite seasonal dishes from The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook: A Seasonal Guide to Eating and Living Well, each of these recipes can stand on its own, but should you find yourself wanting a change of scenery for your meal, the three together make up an integral [...]

Author of How to Wash the Dishes, Peter Miller has compiled some of his favorite tunes to listen to while he washes up. The playlist features Emmylou Harris, Ry Cooder, Astrud Gilberto, Rolando Villazon, and more! Just hit play and start doing those dishes! How to Wash the Dishes$14.95 - HardcoverBy: Peter Miller Add to [...]

You can create a beautiful bath mat for your bathroom in just a few hours using a punch needle. Use the instructions below to create your own colorful and abstract bath mat design and get your copy of Modern Rug Hooking by Rose for more beautiful punch needle projects for the home. Tools and Materials [...]

Botany At The Bar by Selena Ahmed, Ashley Duval, and Rachel Meyer is a bitter-making handbook with a beautiful, botanical difference—botanists Selena Ahmed, Ashley Duval, and Rachel Meyer take us on an enlightening trip throughout the plant world as they share their unique expertise on the ecology, cultural practices, and medicinal properties just waiting to be discovered [...]

In I Love Birds! written by Jennifer Ward and illustrated by Alexander Vidal, you'll find 52 activities for kids ages 4 to 8 that will engage children's imagination and sense of wonder as they observe birds in the wild. Here's an example of one activity from the book that's perfect for a parent and a [...]

It's cold and wintery outside. Here's the perfect comfort recipe from the three siblings behind Double Awesome Chinese Food to warm you up! Simple Rice Porridge This xi fan is the kind we grew up eating—ideal for cooking on a budget and cold winter nights. It's great for kids, with a texture perfect for the youngest [...]

Need some inspiration for your weekly meal planning? Sarah Waldman, nutritionist, mom, and author of Feeding a Family (now in paperback) is here to help! She has put together a schedule of a whole week of wintery meals for your family, with a complete shopping list to make things easy. In her book Feeding a Family, Sarah [...]

Cara Brostrom is a photographer and mother of two, who cooks from a self-described “Ayurveda-inspired Westerner's kitchen.” She is co-creator of The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook and Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind. Cara photographed both books and developed recipes, alongside Ayurvedic teacher and practitioner Kate O'Donnell. Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear [...]