Nature Crafts

When I was a little girl I loved to dry and press flowers. I had them hanging in my room, randomly placed in books and stored in little bottles like potpourri all over the house. Recently, my six-year-old daughter has shown an interest in collecting things from nature; leaves, feathers, rocks and sticks are among the favourites. When I shared with her my childhood passion for pressing flowers she was, in her words ‘so excited to try’. So with a garden full of flowers, we got started…

The colour of change is in the trees: gold, rust, aubergine, orange, yellow and brown. Change is good and I’ve learned to embrace it. One of the ways I do this is by looking for ways to celebrate the seasons as they happen. Autumn colours are warm, as if giving a final farewell before the colder months set in. To bring some of this coziness in the house, I did a simple activity with the kids. Visit a park or drive around to find a beautiful autumn tree, collect the fallen leaves, thread them…

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This has become a traditional thing for the kids and I to do as the leaves begin to change, early in Autumn. It always amazes me, even when I think there’s not much colour in the leaves, how many colours we find! Just take a look! It’s such a simple, grounding and beautiful activity to do. Head to a park, reserve, public garden, or even the backyard, and hunt. You can see the colours we found on another expedition a few years ago here, and we have also hung golden leaves across a window and…

It is a wonderful thing to get creative with items around your home and leaves are a great example. They are everywhere in all different shapes and sizes. I’ll show you 2 different types of art using leaves from my garden. The first is leaf printing and the other is leaf rubbing. My children really enjoyed both activities and they cost me absolutely nothing! Leaf printing It really is as simple as it looks – paint some leave and press them onto paper. It wasn’t as messy as I expected but it…

I’ve always loved the idea of painting fake feathers, and with festival season underway it seemed like the perfect time to do it. I originally thought of these purely as decorations but then it occurred to me that they’d be a great finishing touch for a festival outfit. This is a great activity to do […]

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