Dried Orange Garlands
Dried citrus garlands are easy to make, look and smell beautiful and are a great project for kids to help with. Click the image below to download and print! Citrus GarlandDownload
Mushroom Foraging Badges!
I have been promising my kids that I would make them "badges" for each new mushroom they find while out hiking, this is not all of them, but it's a start! Print them on cardstock and cut them out, or if you are feeling adventurous print them onto fabric and sew them onto felt circles. Check out my mushroom foraging hike if you need suggestions for this fun activity! Click on the image above for the PDF!
Winter Solstice Wishes
This is a fun way to release wished into the world using science! When you drop these folded pieces of paper into water, the liquid slowly wicks up the paper through a process called capillary action. "Capillary action is the process of a liquid flowing in a narrow space without the assistance of, or even in opposition to, any external forces like gravity." download https://www.pinterest.com/pin/91831279895569169
A Printable Winter Special Spot Journal
Winter is a quiet time in nature, but there is still lots to do and see! Below is a printable journal to get you started, but it just scratches the surface of winter prompts. Use the blank pages to add your own! Print out all the pages and then lay them in this order on your work surface. Notice that the cover sheet is placed face down! download Line the pages up, fold them in half and poke an odd number of holes into the spine. Sew together with yarn or string. For instructions on how to sew the journal together, please click here. I designed this printable so that you only have to print on one side of the paper because trying to match up sides can be soul…
How are you Feeling? How is the Weather?
This is a simple, but interesting data visualization. You can click on the image below to print out a pdf and record your observations all on one sheet, or you can try trying a triangle in the corner of your regular nature journal every time you start to draw. When you look back on your observations you might start to notice correlations between the weather and or temperature and your mood! What else could you record this way? download Here is one being used on a journal page!