The Wild Year Parent Guide

What This Is?

The Wild Year: Winter Rhythm is a twelve-week seasonal plan designed to help families move through winter with intention, calm, and connection.

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This guide offers a gentle weekly rhythm that balances time outdoors and indoors, active play and quiet moments, family togetherness and independent exploration. Everything is designed to feel doable, flexible, and supportive of real family life.

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This winter guide is part of The Wild Year, a year-long at-home journey through the seasons.

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Guide Overview

A twelve-week winter rhythm to gently carry you and your child through the season, beginning with the Winter Solstice and moving toward early spring.

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Each week follows the same simple flow so your child feels grounded and you don’t have to plan or reinvent anything.

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The rhythm supports:

• slowing down after busy days

• meaningful time outdoors in winter weather

• simple rituals that mark the season

• cozy moments of connection at home

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What You Receive

You will receive a beautifully designed digital guide that includes:

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• A twelve-week done-for-you winter plan

• 12 themed nature walks with gentle storytelling prompts

• 35 outdoor low prep nature play activities

• 12 winter crafts and projects

• 12 winter rituals and traditions

• 12 traditional winter recipes

• A curated winter book list

• A Winter Solstice Celebration Guide

• A printable Winter Memory Book

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Delivered as a digital PDF you can read, print, or revisit each winter.