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Natural weaving

May 31, 2018 By Lisa

Natural weaving

Natural weaving with a ‘Y’ branch This type of natural weaving involves gathering your own natural materials including a natural loom. A ‘Y’ shape stick works really well for this. What you can do with a ‘Y’ shape stick : construct a triangle den and learn the properties of strength plot a curve using only […]

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The Beauty of Numbers in Nature

November 14, 2017 By Lisa

Beauty of numbers in nature

The Beauty of Numbers in Nature by Ian Stewart Seeing as finding numbers in nature is my passion it wouldn’t take much for me to rave about this book and I wasn’t disappointed. In ‘The Beauty of Numbers in Nature’ by Ian Stewart possesses an engaging writing style in an area that can be seen […]

Filed Under: geometry, reading, Shape Hunting, symmetry, Uncategorized Tagged With: book review, finding shapes, observation, patterns, snowflake, symmetry

What are you looking for in Natural Numbers?

November 18, 2016 By Lisa

With The Smart Happy Project magazine under way, I’m turning my attention to the next challenge. I’d love to offer a short coaching course in Natural Numbers and would like to ask your help to find out what you want to know about. I love researching these numbers or shapes and discovering the ways they […]

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The Smart Happy Project magazine launch

May 25, 2016 By Lisa

triangles in nature magazine

The Smart Happy Project magazine launch. *1 Summer. All the best things come in 3’s nature’s triangles – where to find them and what to do with them. 8 pages of triangles, nature, wonder, things to do and things to read. Videos Gallery Shapeology Triangles in nature Activities The Wonder Journal Literature to read Interview […]

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My superhero Hermit Crab

March 22, 2016 By Lisa

Hermit crab

Let’s hear it for the hermit crab. The bargain hunters of the ocean. They don’t aspire to Kevin McCloud and go building there own ‘Grand Designs’.  Hermit Crabs are thrifty and make use of those designs that other molluscs have left behind. Common hermit crab Hermit crabs are my ultimate favourite. They’ve an eye for […]

Filed Under: geometry, identification, nature study, Uncategorized Tagged With: 4-8 years, 7-9 years, 9+ years, crabs, shells, superheroes, wonderful

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