Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Nature & Outdoor Craft”
Today was a gorgeous warm (ish), but sunny autumnal day, so we decided to chill out in the garden doing some nature art. We had some air dry clay left over from a previous crafting project, so we decided to use that up and do something with it, before it completely air dried itself out in the crafting drawers! Nature …
Flower pounding is a very effective way of doing art with nature. My trio love doing this because it so easy and very effective. We also love seeing how our results change over the course of the four seasons. So what supplies are required for flower pounding? Very few?! Any shape or size of cotton based material…plain is better as …
We have just had a lovely afternoon blowing dandelion bubbles through the plant’s stem 🙂 The trio loved making these and then experimenting with them also. It’s a really easy activity to prepare, and because it’s outside all mess is outdoors too…bonus! What do you need for blowing dandelion bubbles? Washing up liquid Water Bowl for mixing Scissors and of …
Seed bombs are a great way to introduce colour, flowers, and therefore wildlife, into corners where nobody seems to care….just go for a walk, and lob one of these creations into a place that is dull and boring and then return in the summer to see if it has worked. They are great for brightening up places you feel are …
Hooray, spring is probably here now for good, and we can take our crafting and making back into the great outdoors 🙂 So much easier especially when your supplies come from there and are a tad messy. Today our little lady decided she was going to build a fairy garden. Cue 2 little boys wanting to make one as well, …
Our little lady came to us one sunny morning, having decided she would like to build a bird box for our garden. I have always been an advocate of letting children use tools such as saws, drills, and hammers (under adult supervision), so I thought this was a great little project for her to do….but not so great for me. …
Flower pressing is hugely popular with my trio. My little lady has a bought flower press (long before I became acquainted with sawing and drilling as something to let children use), but my mini men have to resort to a home made one of which we will show you how to do here. Once you have pressed and preserved your …
Here, in Sweden, in the midst of winter, it is hard to take science and craft outdoors (and remain relatively comfortable with one’s fingers not frozen solid!). However, aside from snowballs and snowmen, there are a few lovely things that can be done. Today we did coloured nature ice blocks. What you need for your nature ice blocks: berries or …
The first of our activities, that we chose for this week’s nature art and craft, was nature weaving. We had collected three Y shaped sticks and wound string around the V part; wind it round one branch, pull it across, and then wind it round the other, then pull it back across, and so on, until you have horizontal lines …
Today our little lady set about making a wild mobile for our wild garden. She set herself up with all her supplies, which included a huge stick, some ribbon, fir cones, any petals/flowers she could get away with picking up, string, bits of sponge, sellotape, feathers, and half the play area bark. She then lost herself in her design for …
