FUN LEARNING AT HOME

Enjoy the weather outside with fun learning in nature!

Make a Sticky Nature Bracelet

Take a length of masking or scotch tape and make a large loop around your child’s wrist.   Keep the sticky side out and make the loop large enough so you can remove the bracelet without tearing it !

Go for a walk outdoors...  As you walk, look around and add leaves, flower petals and sticks to your bracelet!   Make a design or just let your creativity flow!

Wild Weaving Create a mosaic and a natural loom using sticks, some yarn, and nature itself!

Step 1 FIND SOME STICKS! The easiest way to create your nature loom is by finding a “Y” shaped stick.   However, you can also lash sticks together to create nearly any shape you want!   Try a triangle, rectangle, or even a hexagon!   To lash sticks together, just overlap the sticks and wrap yarn or string around them in a “x” pattern.

Step 2 CREATE THE LOOM Tie the yarn to one side of the stick and wrap the yarn back and forth to create your loom.   Wrapping the yarn twice around the stick will help prevent the yarn sliding and will also help keep the yarn as taut as possible.

Step 3 FIND NATURE ITEMS AND WEAVE! Go outside into your yard, your neighborhood, or even to a nearby park or nature area.   Collect interesting grasses, leaves, seeds, bark, flowers, or anything else you find on the ground.   Weave those items through the strings of your loom, in an out between the strings.

Be creative!   The more items you weave, the tighter the strings will become – making it easier to hold bigger items like acorns or pinecones.

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