Fairy Wren and The Moon Baby Pebble
A little story born beneath the southern stars Sometimes a story arrives like a whisper on the wind. This one began as a simple, joy-filled idea - a choose-your-own-ending story poll I shared over on Instagram, where our beautiful community helped shape what would become The Wren and the Moon Baby. Your votes brought this little tale to life - from the tiny wren’s fluttering wings to the shimmering moment when moonlight kissed the earth. It was such a tender reminder that when we create together, even in small ways, the stories that unfold carry the heart of the village. In the Waldorf
Golden Wattle Nature Pouch Tutorial
A gentle seasonal craft for grown-up hands and nature-loving hearts Entering into Term Three, I’ve written our program curriculums for both Billy Buttons and Bush Blossoms inspired by those fuzzy, delightful golden balls of sunshine puffs - wattle. When the wattle blooms is my favourite part of this time of year. It’s almost like as soon as the winter wattle begins to show, it reminds us that change is coming - that the sunshine is returning.I find it absolutely magical that nature speaks to us this way. There’s something quietly joyful about slow stitches and golden wattle blooming in winter. This simple felt pouch
How to Build Your Village From Scratch
A thrifty, heart-led toolkit for mums craving connection So many of us crave community - that village we’re so often told is meant to surround us as we raise our children. But what if you don’t have one? What if you’ve moved towns, lost touch with old friends, or you’re the first in your circle to have a baby? What if, deep down, you’re longing for connection but have no idea where to start? If I’m completely honest - and as you probably know by now, I’m honest to a fault - I’ve started to feel a little tired of the phrase
Thrifty Joy: Free & Heartfelt Ways to Spend Time with Your Children
So often, when we don’t know what to do with the kids, we default to heading to a playground
Lighting the Way: Simple, Soulful Holiday Moments That Cost Nothing (But Mean Everything)
As the rain taps on the windows and the days ask us to slow down, I find myself thinking about the small things - those quiet, golden in-between moments with our children that don’t cost a cent but stay in their hearts forever. During the school holidays, it can feel like pressure mounts to do- to book, buy, or go. But often, the very best memories are made with what’s already in your home, your garden, or tucked into your cupboard. With a little intention and a spark of imagination, your holiday days can feel rich and rhythmic without ever reaching
To Valentine or not to Valentine… some heartfelt ideas to celebrate love with children
Here we are at the begining of our playgroup term, we are in peak summer and the energy is as high as the sun is warm. Valentines day falls within the first few weeks of term and is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the love between parent and child and for showing and modelling gratitude for the world around us. I know the commercial side of valentines day focuses on romantic love and lavish gifts, but, I cant help but feel that something gets lost in between? I have always celebrated love and kindness on valentines day with my own children and in
New beginnings…
Here we are in a new year, facing new beginnings and I am actually feeling very excited. The Harmony Tree House is launching Nature immersive play and holistic craft programs here in little old Port Lincoln and I cannot believe the series of events that has led me to this exact place. If you believe in divine timing, perhaps this is exactly what this is! So today is launch day and I just wanted to share a little bit about my vision for the year ahead. Almost seven years ago The Harmony Tree House Instagram was born. I actually started the
Mushroom Jam Jar Lanterns
A Mushroom Jam Jar Lantern - The must have table accessory for early autumn dinner time! Transform your autumn evenings with this simple yet beautiful cosy craft. You do not need much at all to make them and they are the perfect craft for tiny hands. All you need is: A recycled jar Kite paper Glue A doily for the mushroom gill! I used our @kitpasaustralia crayons to draw on the spotty-dotty's! however you can use white kite paper, paint or even a white pencil. All you need to do is to cut out your mushroom shapes and glue them on with a glue stick, and just
DIY Watercolour Bookmarks
My beautiful first born has started his journey through the wonder of reading. Books are life. I remember being exactly the same as a child. Reading transformed my life, and I am currently witnessing the same unfolding with my beautiful boy. What an incredible thing learning to read is. I feel his whole world is now opening up, purely thanks to the wonder of reading. He decided he needed a book mark, And also wanted to make some for the family and for his friends. So we decided to have a go at making some using our water colour paints
Earl Grey Tea Cakes
This week for poetry tea time, the children and I made a Earl Grey Tea Cake, and it was THE most delicious cake I have ever made and possibly ever eaten. That is a pretty big call but a truthful one! The taste was delicious, soft and moist and had the most wonderful flavours derived straight from the tea, rich orange, bergamot and a hint of a smoky yet lemony flavour, it was such a treat. We will absolutely be making it again. Ingredients Just over 1 cup organic milk5 Earl Grey tea bags200 grams of organic unsalted butter1 cup