Hunting for treasure is so much fun! The best part is that you don’t have to go far to find it if you use your imagination! Read about our treasure hunts here.
Tiny shells are a favorite find for my adventurous girl!
Sticks make perfect sand pencils!
Along with treasure, we find an appreciation for nature (and a longing to visit the island in the lake).
Picnics of Pocahontas have been a highlight of our last couple summers. Pack a lunch and read more here.
The girls and I posing by the tee-pee. We love this picnic spot!
This totem pole adds fun to the lunch time discussion.
These murals are beautiful and line the buildings near the Pocahontas/Tee-Pee location.
The girls loved this bridge near Elbert Park. It was a great place to watch fish and snap a few pictures!
My sweet, big-hearted girl.
My adventurous, animal-loving girl!
Small towns are fun to explore, especially those off the beaten path. The girls and I had fun exploring Nemaha, IA on a warm spring day. Read more here.
The Nemaha park was the perfect size for a little mid-morning play!
My girls loved the bridge at the playground! They could have played there for hours.
The infamous snake that ended our park play! It made for quite an exciting morning!
Fairy gardens are one of my favorite things! Read more about our fairy garden fun here, and then make one for yourself!
Getting dirty is a plus for kiddos when creating their masterpieces!
All ready to go! Garden gloves were necessary for this little one-she prefers to stay clean!
We all had fun arranging the plants and little goodies in the fairy gardens.
All done! A little water and sun is all it takes to keep these beautiful!
Decorating for Valentine’s Day can become a crafting adventure! Read more here.
The girls are pretty crafty but also love to decorate. I’d say I’m training them well!
The artist of this piece used burlap and paper heart doilies to decorate her book page. The red dots were made with a q-tip and paint.
After the painted heart dried, the artist cut a small strip of paper and used a gold pen to write “All I need is love!”
I love this Valentine’s Day display! The personal touches add heart & soul to my home.
A spontaneous, snowy night adventure was a great way to create memories with my family. Read more here.
The cold didn’t bother these two! They had so much fun even though they were working!
This little one loved the snow! She turned this big snow ball into a chilly snack.
Love these girls! Night time snow play was quite magical!
The night ended on a sweet note with cookies and hot chocolate.
The Iowa Rural Schools Museum and the Peterson Pioneer Home in Odebolt, Iowa provided a fun lesson in history. Read more here.
We had fun exploring the Iowa Rural Schools Museum and the Peterson Pioneer Home in Odebolt, Iowa.
Prairie Pedlar was the picture perfect place to spend a morning! Read more here.
This school house added a special touch to the Caterpillar Club experience.
More beautiful plants and flowers! If you are looking for garden decor, Prairie Pedlar has many options.
Another view of the gardens!
This is just one of the fun ways flowers were planted at Prairie Pedlar!
This little gal was excited to find a ‘fairy rock’ in the driveway before leaving.
A close up look at a fairy garden made at Caterpillar Club.
The simple things make for great adventures! A picnic and goats were all we needed for a great Girls Adventure. Read more here.
So many silly kids!
Here is another view from my picnic spot. There was so much to see and enjoy on our adventure.
A library is a great place to find adventures. Read more about our library fun here.
The girls were super excited to see the IPTV car at the library!
Posing with Dan Wardell. The girls insisted on bringing their dolls to the library for this adventure:)
Dan thought the girls were super cute with their dolls, so he had them pose for photo for his blog.
Spring is the perfect time to create adventures! Read about how my girls and I celebrate spring here.
The girls are starting to take over my jobs in the kitchen!
Even after being shown how to dip the eggs in dye using spoons or the special egg dipper, this little gal had to use her fingers! Mess = Fun
These stickers make super cute Easter Bunny Eggs! Almost too cute to eat!
A night out enjoying a great meal and then a walk around downtown is a recipe for a great Girls Adventure. Read more about our ‘ABC Walk’ and the fun we had here.
Look at all the ‘P’s on this window!
Found a ‘Q’ right when we needed it! The girls enjoyed finding letters and looking in the store windows.
This alphabet bench was an unexpected find on our ‘ABC Walk’!
We found the ‘W’ all lit up! Evening was a great time to explore Downtown Storm Lake!
The Buena Vista County Conservation Park was a great place to explore with kiddos. They offer fun classes and activities throughout the year too. Read more about our Girls Adventure here.
The girls enjoyed the path for a bit. I’d love to go back and see where the trail leads!
She thought she could see the whole world of trees from the top of the hill. It was a beautiful sight!
There was even more equipment to find in different areas of the park!
The campground had great playground equipment. The bathrooms were well-kept as well.
A Girls Adventure in the small town of Holstein, Iowa was full of fun discoveries. Read more here.
This little gal was a dinosaur for the day and loved climbing at the park!
The park had more than one tornado slide for this little thrill-seeker!
This dessert was huge and so yummy! It was a shame we weren’t able to finish it!
She was so excited to find a tree just her size along the walking path!
We found ways to keep cool on a warm day. We didn’t even have to leave our yard for this Girls Adventure! Read more here.
The girls loved the squirt guns!
The garage painting was a hit! The homemade sponge balls were the perfect paint brushes.
The girls had a great time coming up with new recipes in their water kitchen.
The scheming girls got me with the hose! They had a blast!
The Little Storm Lake Discovery Center and Boardwalk was so fun to explore. Our picnic in the clouds made it extra special! Read about it here.
The ‘tree house’ was fun to climb.
Our picnic provided time for lots of fun conversation and cloud watching.
Signs along the path shared information about the lake and local area.
The stowaway bear had to be included in our photos from the day. We all had fun high up in the clouds!
The Kaleidoscope Factory in Pocahontas, Iowa had many magical moments. Read more about our amazing adventure here.
This little gal carefully picked out her favorite colored beads to add to the kaleidoscope.
The girls learned how to make a kaleidoscope with Leonard-the Kaleidoscope Guy. Looking through the tiny hole to see the magical views was the best part!
We had front row seats to watch Leonard Olson create his one of a kind kaleidoscopes.
We had many fun adventures at the 2015 Buena Vista County Fair! Read more about it here.
Winners in the Ugly Lamp Contest. It was a fun way to get more people involved in the fair!
Pup and her ribbon. Pup’s ‘owner’ was pretty proud of her accomplishments!
This little gal and ‘Pup’ got a ribbon for participating in the fair. When asked about her animal’s favorite activity, she quickly replied, ‘Chase her tail!”
This little one had her art project judged and did a great job answering questions about her work.
Working on craft projects while waiting to have their Clover Kids projects judged.
Bill Northey read several stories to a group of eager listeners. He did a great job responding to a busy group of kiddos!
This cute little guy was pretty curious! He made sure he got a closeup!
A 4-Her graciously let the girls pet her rabbit. The girls loved touching these soft little fur balls!
Sanborn, Iowa was full of fun things to explore. Read about our adventure here.
The small garden near the park in Sanborn was full of beautiful blooms.
The caboose was a huge hit with the girls. It was fun to be up close and personal with a train.
The strawberries from our adventure to Getting’s Garden made a great addition to our picnic lunch at the Sanborn City Park.
The Vander Haag Truck Museum looks like lots of fun from the outside. We hope to check out the inside on a future trip!
Picking strawberries at Getting’s Garden near Sanborn, Iowa has been a highlight of our summer. Read more about our sweet Girls Adventurehere.
Riding the Strawberry Express to and from the fields added to the fun! Once at the garden, pickers get first-rate service!
We made sweet memories on our adventure to Getting’s Garden near Sanborn.
This little gal was pretty happy with this big berry.
The fields were full of these beauties!
The box got pretty full! We have had fun making pie, jam, smoothies, doughnuts, and other yummy treats!
The miniature cow loved being fed by the kids and grownups visiting the strawberry patch.
Memories and masterpieces were created when three generations of crafty girls came together for a day of fun. Read more here.
Grandma and the girls had fun painting pottery together. Cookies on our porch at the end of the day was a highlight too!
My animal lover picked out fun figurines to paint. There were so many to choose from!
All done painting! Waiting a week to pick up the finished pieces was so hard! We all had so much fun!
We hunted for colors and found beauty all around us when we went for a Rainbow Walk. To find out what this entailed, click here.
Of all the green things in nature, my daughter thought this was best!
We found plenty of blue as we strolled through the campus of BVU.
The girls made beds for squirrels under a bench we found. We discovered colors and had fun in nature on our Rainbow Walk.
Our first Girls Adventure of the summer was at Jones Nursery in Storm Lake, Iowa. We had a great time exploring and learning about plants. Read more here.
‘Alice,’ the mannequin, greets guests at Jones Nursery’s entrance. My little one thought she was pretty awesome!
This cute little fairy house was secretly tucked between plants at Jones Nursery.
My girls running the length of the greenhouse.
I couldn’t help but snap a photo of these beauties.
