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Sun prints of Natural objects

September 28, 2016 By Lisa

sunprinting

Making photographic style sun prints of natural objects. Those long heady days of summer seem to be drifting away. The kids are back behind desks and I realise there were so many activities I wanted to do with them during the summer that didn’t happen. All good intentions seem to have gotten lost in amongst […]

Filed Under: children's activity, crafts, nature study, seasons Tagged With: 7-9 years, 9+ years, collecting, nature, observation, printing, sun, wonderful

Den Building by Jane Hewitt and Cathy Cross

March 16, 2016 By Lisa

den building in the classroom

Den Building by Jan Hewitt and Cathy Cross Creating imaginative spaces using almost anything – book review This is wonderful book all about den making that encourages children to play freely and realize their own ideas. The easy to get hold of materials invite imagination into the building of dens and also in the play […]

Filed Under: children's activity, crafts, parent interest Tagged With: 9+ years, book review, family, play

Nature crafts with leaves and seeds

November 17, 2015 By Lisa

nature crafts with clay for kids

  Nature Crafts with leaves and seed heads Nature crafts for kids are a great way to encourage the observation and wonder of natural forms at any time of year. My favourite is in the autumn using the shapes of seed heads and leaves to make imprints into clay. The shapes and patterns become easier to see […]

Filed Under: children's activity, crafts, nature study, seasons Tagged With: 2-4 years, 4-8 years, 7-9 years, collecting, nature, observation, patterns, wonderful

Kids shell collection display

October 25, 2015 By Lisa

kids shell collection

Every coat pocket has them in, and many gather at the rim of the washing machine having been tucked in jeans at the beach and then long forgotten about. Seashells, irresistable when they sparkle at the shoreline and I always feel rich when a have a handful of newly found shells. It is perhaps a more […]

Filed Under: children's activity, collections, crafts, nature study Tagged With: 7-9 years, 9+ years, collecting, nature, shells, wonderful

Snowflake Loom Bands. Instructions for how to make stunning snowflakes.

December 4, 2014 By Lisa

loom band snowflakes

There are hundreds of cool things to make with loom bands, how do you choose? Snowflake Loom Bands are a seasonal choice. Snowflake Loom Bands I’ve been wanting to make these for a while. Fun Loom Bands can be full of creativity.  They seemed the perfect medium to use for creating snowflake patterns and demonstrating the six […]

Filed Under: children's activity, crafts, geometry, seasons, Shape Hunting, symmetry, winter Tagged With: 9+ years, finding shapes, geometry, nature, number 6, patterns, snowflake, symmetry

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