For those of you new to this blog, WELCOME! I will be honest that sometimes I feel that the original goal of this blog shifted slightly as we have been quarantined due to COVID19. But in reality, it hasn’t. The primary goal of Kitchen Weekend …
Today, Locryn spotted a common snail in our vegetable garden. To be honest, snails are pretty cool to watch. Slowly and meticulously moving along, they can consume rotting plant material like leaf litter. They are a good food source for snakes, birds, lizards, and mammals. …
Locryn’s biology lesson today was a bit less cheerful than some of our past lessons. Today, he learned about the Southern Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis). The Kitchen home is surrounded by pine trees. We are blessed with space and few neighbors (the ones we have …
I am proud to say that our toddler is incredibly observant. He notices if anything is out of place. We took a stroll (him on my back) this afternoon to check on all the plants. As we were walking, he pointed to a spot on …
You cannot be a true outdoorsman/woman without knowing a bit about scat! Besides, what potty training toddler doesn’t want to learn about POOPY! Once Locryn realized what he saw was animal POOPY, his first response was quite normal – YUCKY! He probably didn’t realize that …
Besides the pride of being able to grow your own food (we would love to have our own little Kitchen farm one day), we love teaching our son where his food comes from. Apples are not just bought at the store. They grow on trees …
Lichens are a truly a unique organism. They are a symbiotic relationship between fungus and algae. The fungus grows on the tree (or rock, wall, etc) and traps moisture which the algae need to survive. The algae photosynthesize and create food which feeds the fungus. …
Locryn’s biology/nature adventure today was on clouds!! For those who are new to this blog, Locryn is our near three year old. While the Kitchen family remains quarantined at home for the COVID19 pandemic, we are enjoying the time and space to slow down and …
For Locryn’s biology/ecological lesson today (and to satisfy Mom’s desire to decorate her Sunroom), we built a fairy garden terrarium! We learned how a terrarium or ecosystem needs certain things to survive! Light, Water, and Nutrients! Steps To Create A Happy Terrarium: 1. Choose and …
To continue with Locryn’s daily biology lessons on our COVID19 quarantine adventure, we played with Roly-Poly Bugs (sometimes called Pill Bugs)! For those who don’t know, Locryn is our almost three year old who is enjoying learning about the natural world around him. As a …