If man is to live, he must be all alive, body, mind, heart, spirit – Thomas Merton

Gatherings at Little Green Heron starting in October one Saturday a month will be announced by Thursday this Week.  October ( Wigwam making and Outdoor Cooking) and November ( Nuture Heart Approach with Jamie Gregory),  December (Winter nature crafts and woodworking) with cider and chili.

Coming up:  Mom and daughter ( ages 4 to 10) camping will also start once a month at LGH's outdoor area.  Please contact me if interested for more information.

First week at Little Green Heron:

We introduced ourselves to the space and created our lunches on Wednesday.  We did a lot of water play outside in our water table and in the creek.  It is always fun to bring dramatic play outdoors and being fairies was one of favorite activities.

This week at Little Green Heron we will be exploring the world of hideouts made out of natural materials.  One of the books that we will be using is Henry Builds a Cabin (3-7) starting on Wednesday.  We will start with collecting sticks tomorrow of all shapes and sizes measuring them and then create a plan for our hideouts ... even a place for the little ones is going to be discussed.

Also we will be looking for signs of fall and creating personal nature flags hung over the creek.

Go to the Children and Nature Network's Where Nature Meets Story to get ideas for to connect to nature through literature at your local library.  Also the Conservation Library in Shepherdstown, WV Connecting Children to Nature Through American Literature: 1890 - Today.  New discussions will be starting on this blog about Thorton Burgess again soon.

I am excited to introduce a new teacher to our Little Green heron community 2 days a week, Anne Sabatos - Young ( MA in Education) she has worked in the public schools for over 10 years and has a strong Environmental Education working in the tri state area. I have had the pleasure of knowing Anne for over 12 years and know the children will fall in love with her.

Gena Rockwell will also be joining us for yoga  and music a couple of times a month when available.  She is an instructor at Harmony Healing and Arts and Jala Yoga in Shepherdstown, WV and a musician as well.