Valentine's Day!!
Find your special tree
Make a Valentine for your tree
Make a Valentine for your tree
Trees do so much for us every day. They provide air, food, shelter, beauty, shade, erosion control, and many more things for people and animals. Befriend a tree!! You can explore the tree's textures, lines, size, and you can notice if it loses its leaves for the winter or not. You can try to identify what kind of tree it is and what kind of leaves it has. Make texture rubbings of the bark and leaves. Draw or paint the tree at different times of the year. Trees are marvelous teachers at mindfulness and being still!!
Compassion and Lovingkindness for all living things!!
Make a Valentine for your tree
Make a Valentine for your tree
Make a Valentine for your tree
Using cardboards, strings, twigs, and Earth-friendly paints (see Plastic Pollution tab and look for "Alternative paints" section) along with home-made wheat paste (white flour with warm water, mix to gluey consistency and save in refrigerator for 2 weeks), create a special Valentine for your tree or trees with a Thank You on the back, for example:
Thank you Trees for Air.
Thank you Trees for Shelter.
Thank you Trees for Shade.
Thank you Trees for Food.
Gratitude Changes Everything!!
Winter Wonders
Reindeer Lichen
Blueberry Turmeric Print
Blueberry Turmeric Print
I've become quite enthralled with NW lichen! There is a great deal to learn about this combination plant and its many benefits. Click on the PDF file below for links about lichen!
Blueberry Turmeric Print
Blueberry Turmeric Print
Blueberry Turmeric Print
Lichen print made from home made blueberry juice and turmeric powder with water added.
VerdancyProject Artist Seed Swap Fall 2022: Seed Paper Fun!!
We are Nature!!
A Children's Book Celebrating Trees!
A Children's Book Celebrating Trees!
A Children's Book Celebrating Trees!
I love the Jewish holiday of Tu Bi'Shvat that is about the birthday of trees! It was celebrated on January 16. Thanks to our neighbor, Emily, for the recommendation!
There are many books about trees for children and adults. Check out your local bookstore's offerings and learn about our beloved forever friends!
A Timeless Resource!
A Children's Book Celebrating Trees!
A Children's Book Celebrating Trees!
This book was published in 1993 but it's a great resource, if it's still in print. You might find it used. My teacher-friend Rose gave me a copy after she retired from teaching preschool for many years. It has many superb ideas for Art and Nature activities!
There are many books out there with similar ideas.
The most important thing is to ask yourself:
1) How can this activity use sustainable materials?
2) Can we make use of things we would throw away or recycle? Things that can't be recycled (see plastic top examples below)?
3) Can we use non-toxic paints, markers, etc? How about using natural materials? Look in the Plastic Pollution tab for two art companies offering nature-based paints! Check out: