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October 31, 2017 By Jodi

Friday Fun: the Bump

September 2, 2016 By Jodi Leave a Comment

The weekend is nearly here and we're finally recovering from jetlag. The boys and I slept the whole night through for the first time since returning from Michigan, which has done wonders for my sanity and ability to write semi-coherent sentences. To answer the question that's surely on your mind after seeing the picture above: yes, I've...

Life in Sweden: Community Cleaning Days

May 4, 2017 By Jodi 2 Comments

Now that spring has (finally!) come to our part of Sweden, communities are having their biannual fixardagar or städdagar (fixing days or cleaning days). Most communities, be they neighborhoods, marinas, apartment or condo associations, or parent-cooperative preschools, have a day in the spring (and another in the fall) when members of the community get together to do whatever...

Have You Heard of Free Forest School?

October 1, 2018 By Jodi 1 Comment

A while back, forest kindergartens and preschools—like those in Germany and Switzerland—started to make waves in the US and the UK. You can read the links to learn more, but the basic idea is that preschool or kindergarten is held outside. All the time. In all seasons. Kids are outside in nature with no traditional...

What Is "Enough" In the Middle of Winter?

January 3, 2017 By Jodi 6 Comments

Happy New Year! How's 2017 going for you so far? We've been having a lovely time; the kids are off school, so yesterday we went on a train adventure to the Natural History Museum (Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet), and today James and I are trying to get a couple hours of work in while the kids play at a...

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