02Jan 2023 by catbird 1 Comment
New Year Nature Crowns!!

New Year Nature Crowns!!

Craft Project, Free Printable, Nature Art, Nature Collection, New Year's Eve, Play
One of the activities that we do every New Year's Eve is to make some sort of crown or party hat. In teh past we have mostly just colored in something free and printable and not gotten particularly fancy with it, but this year we decided that we needed to step up our crown game. The kids requested nature crowns, but we couldn't think of a way to make them "New Year's Eveish." I considered make stick crowns and spraying them gold because gold seems to be my default on NYE, but then I had an epiphany! Half of the crown would be bare sticks (like winter and the old year...) and the other half would be greenery (spring and the new year!) we ended up adding some sticks with…
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19Sep 2022 by catbird 3 Comments
Mushroom Foraging Badges!

Mushroom Foraging Badges!

Autumn, Craft Project, First Harvest, Free Printable, Nature Art, Nature Journaling, Play, Summer
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!
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17Dec 2021 by catbird No Comments
Winter Solstice Wishes

Winter Solstice Wishes

Craft Project, Free Printable, Winter Solstice
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." Solstice WishesDownload https://www.pinterest.com/pin/91831279895569169
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01Dec 2021 by catbird 1 Comment
A Printable Winter Special Spot Journal

A Printable Winter Special Spot Journal

Free Printable, Nature Journaling, Winter Solstice
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! Winter PromptsDownload 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…
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18Apr 2021 by catbird 1 Comment
How are you Feeling? How is the Weather?

How are you Feeling? How is the Weather?

Free Printable, Nature Journaling
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? Here is one being used on a journal page!
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