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Juno Magazine Feature

November 10, 2020 By Lisa

Juno magazine

I’m excited to let you know that I have contributed to the current edition of Juno magazine. The print version is available until 30th November 2020. Or you can read the article online here. A natural approach to family life. Conscious parenting. Sustainability. Community. Wellbeing. Juno magazine This autumn’s Juno magazine edition includes sustainability reviews […]

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My Octopus Teacher- film review

November 2, 2020 By Lisa

My Octopus Teacher

Top Netflix recommendation for you. My Octopus Teacher. You have to watch this. I can’t recommend this film enough. Actually left me speechless. Since reading the book Other Minds by Peter Godfrey Smith on the study of octopus intelligence I’ve been a secret octopus nerd. This film puts all that understanding into beautiful camera work […]

Filed Under: field trip parenting, Nature deficit disorder, nature study, parent interest Tagged With: film review, netflix, observing nature, octopus

Head Heart Hands

October 10, 2020 By Lisa

My grandmother used to twiddle her thumbs. If ever she wasn’t crafting and her hands weren’t busy she would twiddle. She was great at knitting and sewing, and now that I’m understanding more about the connections between the head, the heart and the hands I can see that she had a great need to calm […]

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Hearts in Nature

January 28, 2019 By Lisa

hearts in nature

How to find Hearts in Nature Being able to improve observation skills begins with actually taking the time to look. We all love the Heart emoji, but lets free it from its smartphone home and see where it appears in natural form. Ten places to find Hearts in Nature Celandine The humble Celandine has always […]

Filed Under: children's activity, collections, parent interest, Shape Hunting Tagged With: 4-8 years, cardiod, finding shapes, geometry, hearts

Beechnut and Geometry

September 29, 2018 By Lisa

Beechnut and geometry - sacred

Many people love beechnuts and many people love geometry. But did you know you can experience them together? The beechnut and geometry. I have noticed that the shapes inside the beechnut resemble very closely the beginning constructions of geometry patterns. The geometry of seeds I love collecting seeds from trees. They always display such great […]

Filed Under: collections, geometry, identification, nature study, seasons, Shape Hunting, symmetry, trees Tagged With: 9+ years, collecting, finding shapes, geometry, nature, observation, symmetry, triangle

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