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Salt Dough and Nature Fall Tree Mosaics

Pinparent — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:10:57 +0000

We made some beautiful winter crafts last year with clay and nature. We loved them so much, that we wanted to try something similar again for the fall. I am glad that we did. These fall tree mosaics came out just lovely and are perfect the upcoming season. Directions: Gather small rocks, pebbles and sticks. […]

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Painting With Nature Items

Pinparent — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 13:39:14 +0000

Use sticks, stones, leaves and branches to paint a fun piece of process art. Painting with nature is perfect for a spring, summer or fall day. We have had a crazy few weeks weather wise. Last week, our yard was covered in snow. This week, we are wearing shorts outside. The snow was fun, but […]

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Painted Sham-Rocks Nature Craft

Pinparent — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:44:02 +0000

You don’t have to be Irish, to want a little bit of the luck of the Irish on your side. If you are looking for a simple St. Patrick’s Day craft, these painted rock shamrocks are perfect. The best part is you can find most of your supplies in your backyard. All you need for […]

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Stick and Stone Winter Crafts

Pinparent — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 13:26:15 +0000

The winter is officially here and we enjoyed a couple of snowy days this week to welcome the start of winter. We played outside in the snow all day yesterday and took in all of the beauty of the season. Watching the snowfall and looking at the snow-covered trees was enough to inspire some winter […]

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Painted Rock Family

Pinparent — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 13:33:37 +0000

We have a house filled with craft supplies, but still the outdoors is our favorite place to shop for craft materials. We have a large box that we keep on our porch filled with acorns, sticks and rocks that we collected and set aside for future projects. We had a ton of rocks and wanted to use them. When […]

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Holiday Gift Ideas For Young Builders

Pinparent — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:21:23 +0000

Engineering activities are wonderful for improving your children’s fine motor skills, problem solving abilities and their imaginations. *This post contains affiliate links. I received product in exchange for this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* My daughter loves to build. She can and will construct out of anything. We build with recyclables. We build with […]

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Painted Rock Autumn Trees

Pinparent — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:56:12 +0000

My daughter has recently decided that she is now a rock collector. She loves to bend down and pick up rocks wherever she sees them. Lucky for her, our driveway is filled & lined in rocks. Yesterday, she sat in the driveway & carefully picked a bunch to bring indoors and add to our growing pile. […]

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Chalk & Nature Art

Pinparent — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 21:16:17 +0000

This was a great weekend for being outdoors. It was cloudy & it was not too hot or too cold. It was perfect for backyard exploring and playing and, of course, for sidewalk chalk. My daughter & I love playing with sidewalk chalk. It is an outdoor favorite. We both began drawing with our chalk […]

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Nature Printed Rocks

Pinparent — Mon, 30 May 2016 14:44:04 +0000

It was another beautiful weekend and we had a ton of outdoor fun. While sitting out on the grass, I was struck by this beautiful shadow that was cast on one of the rocks. I quick ran inside & grabbed some paints and was going to capture the shadow on the rock with some paint. […]

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Painted Fairy Garden Rocks

Pinparent — Tue, 17 May 2016 11:26:04 +0000

*This post contains affiliate links* I have been looking forward to gardening with my daughter this year. She started helping me last year & loved helping me weed, plant new flowers & water them. This year, we are in a new house. I have been so excited to get started on our gardens in our […]

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