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Painting the pinecone spiral

April 26, 2018 By Lisa

pinecone spiral in Nature

Painting the Pinecone Spiral I love this natural craft activity and I could do it again and again. Finding the pinecone spiral and tracing its pattern in paint is such a simple exercise that improves observation skills, nurtures the Waldorf ethos and brings about an awareness of the patterns in natural forms that indicate the […]

Filed Under: children's activity, crafts, geometry, Shape Hunting, Steiner Waldorf Tagged With: 7-9 years, fibonacci, finding shapes, nature, observation, patterns, spiral, wonderful

Adjusting my Nature Settings

April 19, 2018 By Lisa

nature settings

Where are my Nature Settings? In this world of fast paced connectivity, I realised there was one connection that I’d lost. And I was missing it. It’s quiet absence had left me unbalanced.  My health and mental well-being had plummeted and it took me a while to work out what was missing.  Nature. But I […]

Filed Under: field trip parenting, Nature deficit disorder, parent interest Tagged With: family, nature, wonderful

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

How do Birds Fly? – the biomechanics of bird flight

May 24, 2016 By Lisa

How do birds fly. biomechanics of bird flight for kids

How do birds fly? the biomechanics of bird flight for kids   The biomechanics of how birds fly in 7 steps Its about different forces at work To get into the air, birds need to overcome forces that keep them on the ground on slow them down, with the help of other forces that are […]

Filed Under: birds, content, nature study, parent interest, The Wonder Journal Tagged With: 7-9 years, 9+ years, feathers, nature, observation, The Wonder Journal, wonderful

The Wonder Journal – How do birds fly?

May 24, 2016 By Lisa

how do birds fly? - baby bird feathers

Have you ever wondered about birds? How do birds fly? Have you ever sat somewhere very quietly and watched birds. Have you often wondered ‘How do birds fly?’ for a while and discovered how clever they are? There are so many wonderful things they do every day which many people never even notice because they don’t […]

Filed Under: birds, content, identification, nature study, The Wonder Journal Tagged With: 4-8 years, 7-9 years, 9+ years, feathers, observation, wonderful

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