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Posted Apr. 19, 2024
The Portal is Opening
You’re invited to enter the realm of play – a magical kingdom where even adults
are inspired to be kids again. Join us for another season of immersive fun where
clocks stand still and cell phones are forgotten. Bring a lunch and listen to the
birds singing as you sit under a parachute canopy.
We officially start the 2024
season on Sunday, April 21st.
The airplane is airborne and older kids will be given a special key to “FLY” the plane.
The big blue building has been rebuilt into a PLAY BARN
for the youngest kids......
Posted Apr. 14, 2024
I never use sunscreen and I rarely get sunburned.
But I’m outdoors almost every day. There’s a trick to it!
Sunscreen contains toxic chemicals and your skin will absorb those toxins
into your body. Not good. If you are particularly sensitive to sunburn, I
would suggest wide brimmed straw hats. There are also UPF 50 shirts and clothes
(UPF is the fabric equivalent of SPF). You’ve probably never heard of them,
but they will provide......
Posted Apr. 7, 2024
I’m Expecting...
I know, I just sent you a newsletter. Why send a second one on the same day?
And you can’t be pregnant! You’re so right.
I just returned from “The Great Homeschool Convention” in Cincinnati.
Hundreds of seminars and vendors and thousands of parents and kids. It was
exhilarating to be in the midst of such a positive and inspiring crowd. I
talked with dozens of vendors, people next to me in seminars and even the
author of the “Tuttle Twins.”
But one conversation
really caught me off guard......
Posted Apr. 7, 2024
It’s Almost Time
It’s Sunday morning, the day before the eclipse passes over DiscoveryParkOhio.
We’ll be hosting about a dozen families in Tipi Village, many with kids. As they sat
around the campfire last night, waiting for the twinkling stars to reveal their
brilliance in a clear sky, I kept wondering about the impact this eclipse will have
on their life. Will they someday tell their children and even grandchildren “I saw
the eclipse of 2024. I remember it vividly!”
There are events that are seared into our minds forever.
I still remember my first ........
Posted Mar. 16, 2024
Where is Yoda when you need him?
“Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm.
And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is.
Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us.
Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force
around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes.
Even between the land and the ship.”
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Yoda, to Luke Skywalker
The fictional little green alien in Star Wars had a monumental task – to train brash,
cocky young Luke Skywalker in the ways of “The Force”. The Force is never defined
because it is undefinable. It just is. The challenge for Yoda was to take this smart
and talented man and
help him discover his inner........
Posted Mar. 10, 2024
Just Around the Corner
Everyone was talking about him. Everywhere he went, crowds followed. His speeches
were mesmerizing. On one occasion he was walking along the edge of a lake when he
came to a hillside. He motioned to the crowd to go sit on the hillside.
He spotted an old rowboat and had one of his crew row him out in the lake a bit.
He spoke. He projected his voice so well that the thousands on the hillside could
hear every word. All morning
he spoke of how the world.......
Posted Mar. 2, 2024
My Feet Wanna Dance
I was terrified! It was a Sadie Hawkins dance where the girls get to invite a guy
to the Junior High School dance. Of course my girlfriend invited me (the nerd) to
go. I sat in a chair along the edge of the gym. Music playing, girls dancing (with
a few guys). I sat with a long line of nerd feet along the wall. She was kind and
only
dragged me out for the slow dances........
Posted Feb. 24, 2024
I Have a Dream
Dr. Martin Luther King wasn’t referring to a nighttime event. He was
talking about his vision of what the future could be. He obviously had thought
deeply about the world he was living in and what he believed it should be.
Do you have a dream?
Perhaps you’ve been down this road, but most college bound kids have no idea what
they want their life to become. College is just the next
step everyone is supposed
to do.......
Posted Feb. 17, 2024
Cracked Eggs
Can an egg be cracked open from the inside?
Garrison Keillor from the radio show “A Prairie Home Companion” always had a weekly story
that started with “it’s been a busy week here at Lake Wobegon...” He was a master storyteller.
We’ve also had a busy week here at Earth Song Farm. We had 6 baby goats (kids) born last week and
watching them play and prance around as they discover their new world is absolutely hilarious.
They love running on our deck because the sounds their hooves make on the wood. They jump
straight up and prance sideways. They tumble over each other, get a quick snack from mom
and then race up the hill. What joyfulness!
So back to the question of “can an egg be cracked
open from the inside?”.......
Posted Jan. 14, 2024
Treasure Maps
If you found a treasure map, how would you react?
Disbelief – it’s a joke – throw it away.
Curious – let’s do some research.
Looky, Looky! – let’s go find some treasure!
This week’s weather is calling for bitter cold. Hey – it’s NE Ohio and
January, of course it’s cold. We’re all cooped up (chicken term). Let’s have some indoor fun!
Print out a picture of your house or an aerial view from Google Maps.
Write in some
raggedy handwriting on the back.......
Posted Jan. 5, 2024
Following trends may lead to blindness. I know that’s a crazy statement, but I’m
not referring to social or political trends. Eye doctors are reporting that the number of
kids suffering from severe myopia or near-sightedness (blurriness at a distance) is
skyrocketing. Even though they could see the trend over the last 15 years, the “why”
was elusive. After extensive testing, they found that it wasn’t genetics. Finally the
head of optometry research at OSU figured it out. Too much
extended close looking and
poor lighting.......
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