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Autumn Mandala Suncatcher

October 14, 2020 Leave a Comment Activities· Crafts· Fall· Fall

These Autumn Mandala Suncatchers are so pretty, you’ll never believe how quick and easy they are!

Autumn is in full swing around here! The trees around the neighborhood are turning gold and red and orange and their pretty leaves are falling everywhere. We can’t even make two steps out the front door without my kids stopping to collect a handful of leaves to show me. Yesterday, we decided to create a mandala using some leaves from our yard, and when I told my son it wasn’t a permanent creation, he was on the verge of tears. That’s when we decided to preserve our mandala so we could enjoy it for days and days to come!

Oak Owls

September 28, 2020 Leave a Comment Activities· Crafts· Fall· Fall· Forest School

These Oak Owls are a sweet way to welcome fall and create some really cute nature art using materials that come from oak trees.

It’s only the end of September, but the leaves are already beginning to turn vibrant colors here in Santa Fe! We collected a bunch to make these adorable Oak Owls: a nature portrait made entirely of materials from oak trees and recycled items. Read on to hear how we created our owls.

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Woodland Animal Masks

September 13, 2020 Leave a Comment Activities· Crafts· Fall· Fall· Forest School· Spring· Spring· Summer· Summer

These cute Woodland Animal Masks combine a fun art project with lots of imaginary play. And it’s also a great way to say farewell to summer!

Usually this time of year, we take the kids to the Santa Fe Renaissance Fair. The kids love chatting with royalty, building fairy houses in fairy village, visiting the mermaid at the pond, catching a glimpse of the white unicorn tromping around, telling a joke to the troll at the bridge, and watching reenactments, but they especially love donning their their fairy wings and picking out their costumes. Sadly, it’s cancelled this year, because of the pandemic, but we still wanted to make a costume and play like we usually do. This year, we made these adorable woodland animal masks!

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Outdoor Alphabet Activity

September 9, 2020 Leave a Comment Activities· Fall· Forest School· Spring· Summer· Winter

This Outdoor Alphabet Activity is a fun way for your children to practice their alphabet while also getting out into nature! This activity can be done all year long and it’s fun for both kids and adults 🙂

The summer is winding down and we’re trying to spend as much time outside as we can. We’re also doing a little bit of homeschooling, mostly I’m just trying to teach Eli his ABC’s, so this Outdoor Alphabet Activity was a perfect combination of outdoor play and homeschool lessons. … Read More about Outdoor Alphabet Activity

Macrame Rainbow

September 7, 2020 Leave a Comment Activities· Crafts· Fall· Fall· Spring· Spring· Summer· Summer

This cute Macrame Rainbow is a fun craft that uses rope and yarn to create a really sweet wall hanging for your child’s bedroom.

We had so much fun making this Macrame Rainbow! My 7-year-old daughter enjoyed every step of this project – from picking out yarn colors to adorning her bedroom wall with this cute wall hanging.

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