This was my first year to try dyeing eggs with natural materials (except we have dyed red eggs with onion skins and made one attempt with bl...

In the Orthodox Christian tradition we color red eggs for Easter (or Pascha as we usually refer to Easter).  There are various legends surr...

This coming Sunday, the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent,  we commemorate St. Mary of Egypt.  I really love St. Mary and the story of her very s...

Some of the things we planted My daughter has been begging to plant a garden for weeks now.  She wanted her and her little brother to ea...

On the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church we commemorate St. John Climacus (also known as St. John of the Ladder). He is t...

Jackson Pollock is a fun artist for children to learn about.  He used his whole body with large motions when painting, hence the nickname, A...

The Third Sunday of Lent in the Orthodox Church is the Adoration of the Holy Cross.  We decorated our own Russian style crosses with markers...