by PaituAdmin | Feb 2024 | Garden kids, Nature kids, New Zealand Seasons
February is when the Tōtara fruits where I live. Tōtara berries edible delight! I hold this tree in high regard, what an amazing tree! Considered a rakau rangitira, a chiefly tree by Māori, Tōtara’s timber was traditionally used for building, carving, tools and...
by PaituAdmin | Dec 2023 | Celebrations, New Zealand Seasons, Uncategorized
Looking for family Summer Solstice Celebration ideas and inspiration? The light is longer, the days are warming. The sun is rising more toward the East, small tohu (signs) have been marking a shift in the seasons. Today the Summer Solstice is here, the sun is in the...
by PaituAdmin | Jun 2022 | Celebrations, Maramataka, New Zealand Seasons, NZ Homeschool Resources, Winter
Looking for family winter solstice inspiration? There is a chill in the air, the mornings are darker for longer and we return home in the dark on our evening walks. Winter has been approaching slowly, in the North, small tohu (signs) have been marking a shift in the...
by PaituAdmin | Apr 2022 | Autumn, Celebrations, Nature kids, New Zealand Seasons, Seasons and Cycles
Traditionally, Easter is a Northern Hemisphere spring festival based on Christian faith and Pagan origins and so celebrates springtime signs of rebirth and bunnies and chicks. But here in the Southern Hemisphere we are moving through Autumn – and Easter is when...
by PaituAdmin | Mar 2022 | Autumn, Garden kids, Learning resources, Māori Seasons, Nature kids, New Zealand Seasons, Seasons and Cycles
Looking for some Autumnal Equinox Celebration Ideas? Ngahuru / Autumn celebration vibes are calling out… a full moon on Friday is followed by Autumnal Equinox (for us in the Southern Hemisphere) on Monday and has me feeling like it’s time to play. We are well,...
by PaituAdmin | Feb 2022 | Autumn, Garden kids, Māori Seasons, Nature kids, New Zealand Seasons, NZ Forest School Resources, NZ Homeschool Resources, Seasons and Cycles
Seasons of Aotearoa : Autumn Nature Hunt Ngahuru / Autumn offers up such a visual account of how the seasons change and an opportune time to talk to our tamariki about the seasons. A magnificent display of autumn leaves will soon colour the landscape on our land and...