gardening Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/gardening/ Sat, 19 May 2018 08:42:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 56460141 Gardening Sensory Bin https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/05/19/gardening-sensory-bin-2/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/05/19/gardening-sensory-bin-2/#comments Sat, 19 May 2018 08:42:07 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=73598 Oh, how I love me a good sensory bin.  When Miss G was a toddler, we were sensory bin QUEENS.  Seriously though.  We probably had a minimum of two sensory bins going on any given day.  She loved them, I loved them, and they come with SO many benefits, so we just ran with it.… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/05/19/gardening-sensory-bin-2/feed/ 2 73598 Potted Salad Garden Gift https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/06/20/potted-salad-garden-gift/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/06/20/potted-salad-garden-gift/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:41:30 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=72359 Last year, Miss G’s very first year of school, was a doozy.  Beyond having just left her home, friends, and most of her possessions in the Middle East to start over here in Canada, Miss G was also becoming a big sister after 5 years of being an only child and starting school for the… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/06/20/potted-salad-garden-gift/feed/ 1 72359 Spring Garden Play Dough Set https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/10/spring-garden-play-dough-set/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/10/spring-garden-play-dough-set/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2015 21:59:11 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=26145 Spring on the horizon means that it was finally time for us to say au revoir to the Christmas and winter play dough kits we’ve had around for months…  New season, new play dough sets  – that’s what they say, right?? ☺   While we’ve made a version of this spring garden play dough set… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/10/spring-garden-play-dough-set/feed/ 4 26145 Radish Top Egg Heads https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/04/24/radish-top-egg-heads/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/04/24/radish-top-egg-heads/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:01:32 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=11667 While we made grassheads using my tried and true nylon method last year, this time around we decided to switch things up a little with an egg shell version.  Not only is this method very simple {and therefore more toddler friendly}, but afterwards you can remove the googly eyes, give the shell a good crunch,… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/04/24/radish-top-egg-heads/feed/ 2 11667 The Barefoot Gardener https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/04/13/the-barefoot-gardener/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/04/13/the-barefoot-gardener/#respond Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:19:31 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=11455 Though our little miss is normally a rockstar sleeper, Grandma Charlotte is staying with us right now and sleep is difficult when excitement levels are running this high.  After a tough time getting to sleep last night, today’s nap didn’t happen.  And a skipped nap in this house is not just an ‘oh well’… This… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/04/13/the-barefoot-gardener/feed/ 0 11455 A {Kiwi Crate} Window Garden {& a Giveaway!} https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/11/17/a-kiwi-crate-window-garden-a-giveaway/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/11/17/a-kiwi-crate-window-garden-a-giveaway/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2012 06:04:44 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=8655 A couple of weeks ago, Gracen and I attended an awesome Halloween-themed story time at Pottery Barn Kids.  (Who knew, right?  It happens every Tuesday at 11 a.m. for those of you who are in Vancouver.)  Afterwards, the kids got their Book Club passports stamped and were each {very generously} gifted a Kiwi Crate to… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/11/17/a-kiwi-crate-window-garden-a-giveaway/feed/ 60 8655 Fall Flowers https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/10/01/fall-flowers/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/10/01/fall-flowers/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:47:39 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=7612 It may be the first of October, but the flowers in our front gardens would never let you know it.  Today Miss G took some time to sniff her way around our yard and comment on each of the flowers she found – “Dis one soooo beautiful, Mama!”.   Soaking up the last signs of… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/07/03/garden-goodies/feed/ 0 5628 iPhoneography // Garden Goodies & An Outdoor Dinner https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/06/15/iphoneography-garden-goodies-an-outdoor-dinner/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/06/15/iphoneography-garden-goodies-an-outdoor-dinner/#respond Sat, 16 Jun 2012 05:12:16 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=5170 garden goodies round 1 // garden goodies round 2 picnic dinner for 3 // swooping in to munch on Papa’s corn on the cob Determined to make the most of our rain-free day, this evening we all headed out into the backyard to put our new barbecue to good use.  While our asparagus, corn, potatoes,… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/06/15/iphoneography-garden-goodies-an-outdoor-dinner/feed/ 0 5170 Grassheads: Hairstyle Edition https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/06/05/grassheads-hairstyle-edition/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/06/05/grassheads-hairstyle-edition/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 05:33:47 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=4913 A couple of months ago, on a very rainy Vancouver day, we had a little family crafternoon and put together Gracen’s first ever grassheads.  Ever since, they’ve been sitting atop their mason jars on our kitchen window sill, soaking up the sunshine and drinking up loads of water.  Of course, our little magic girl’s grasshead… Read More

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