We had a big family gathering in Devon over the bank holiday weekend, and the kids made the most of the chance to get creative with some lovely beach nature play. Our first beach trip of the weekend consisted mainly of body surfing. However, as the tide had just started to go out there was lots of very wet sand, which the youngest cousins loved crafting with. It was so wet, you could drizzle it through your fingers to create ...
Naturally Crafty #11 – a Nature Craft Linky
Welcome to the latest Naturally Crafty nature craft linky, hosted by me and my blogging pal Becky Goddard-Hill from Simple Parenting. This week I'm linking up my post on flower pressing. I used to do this all the time when I was a child, but it's the first time I've done it with my own kids. It's such a lovely outdoor activity, and you can carry on the craft once the flowers are dry by turning them into some artwork. We're still ...
Nature craft: flower pressing
Oh this flower pressing nature craft has taken me right back to being seven years old :) We've been finding beautiful flowers and petals in nature, then preserving them using a flower press, just like I did when I was little. How have I not done this with the kids until now?! We didn't over-complicate this nature craft; we just worked with what we found in the garden. It was an absolute joy to watch these two exploring ...
Naturally Crafty #9 – a Nature Craft Linky
Welcome to the latest Naturally Crafty nature craft linky, hosted by me and my blogging pal Becky Goddard-Hill from Simple Parenting. This week I'm linking up my post on making noughts and crosses (tic tac toe) from natural materials. This was such a fun, quick nature craft, and we didn't need any time to prepare - we just opened the back door and worked with what we found. Perfect! Join in with #naturallycrafty Naturally Crafty ...
Nature craft: making natural noughts and crosses
I always look forward to the kids being at home more in the school holidays, and this year I'm absolutely loving the extra time it's giving us for crafting. There's a four and a half year age gap between my kids, and I find nature crafts one of the best ways to get them inspired and absorbed by the same activity. We're having our bathroom re-fitted at the moment, and we've been a bit tied to the house while the workmen do their ...
Nature craft: making a miniature garden
We've been having a LOT of fun with our latest nature craft: making a miniature garden. This is a nature craft that I've been wanting to do with the kids for ages. It can be as simple or as complicated as you want, and you really don't need to buy any special materials; just head outside and see what you can find. We started off with a bit of a hunt around the garden, and came up with this haul. It's the first time I've been pleased ...
Naturally Crafty #7 – a Nature Craft Linky
Welcome to the latest Naturally Crafty nature craft linky, hosted by me and my blogging pal Becky Goddard-Hill from Simple Parenting. We've just got back from a rather lovely holiday in the Canaries, and spent some fun days at the beach. We didn't do any beach nature craft as there were literally no shells, driftwood or even seaweed to be found, but I'm sure we'll be getting crafty again when we head down to Devon later this Summer. In the ...
Naturally Crafty #4 – a Nature Craft Linky
Welcome to the latest Naturally Crafty linky, hosted by me and my blogging pal Becky Goddard-Hill from Simple Parenting. This week has been pretty chaotic; we're off on holiday next week, so there have been lots of to-do lists flying around. We've managed a bit of nature crafting with the kids' miniature gardens - more about those in a new post soon! Becky will be hosting the linky while we're away, so you can keep on linking ...
Naturally Crafty #2 – a Nature Craft Linky
Welcome to my new linky! I'm so excited to be hosting this with my blogging pal Becky Goddard-Hill, from the fab parenting blog Simple Parenting. Naturally Crafty is the place to link up all your fab nature craft posts. Becky and I are both big fans of nature craft, and we know that there are lots of you out there who feel the same. This week I'm linking up my post on making veggie creatures. This is a fab craft to get kids ...
Craft your way to a Summer garden party
It's happened: there have been enough mild, sunny days now this Spring to convince me that it's time to dust off the picnic blanket, and start planning some Summer garden gatherings. It's hard to beat an afternoon spent enjoying your garden with friends and family, I always find this kind of entertaining wonderfully relaxing. A few summer quotes can help to create a laid-back vibe too. I think hosting a gathering in the garden allows you to ...