Using beeswax to preserve the changing colors of leaves is one of our favorite activities during autumn. Here in Southern CA our season occurs quite late, but we are lucky to have a couple of places that we visit several…
DIY Wool Felted Acorns
Autumn for us means lots of nature collecting and collecting acorn caps to make felted acorns is one of our favorite traditions that we’ve been doing since Elliot barely began walking. We’ll be using a wet felting method to create…
DIY Low Montessori Shelf
Elliot’s low Montessori shelf is one of my favorite projects to date, and it is also the one that I am asked about most often. Low open shelves can be used to hold baskets of organized activities to make learning…
DIY Natural Dyeing with Tea
Dyeing with tea is easy, inexpensive, and gives your textiles a rich earthy color. Tea is rich in tannins which bonds well with natural fibers, which means that it doesn’t require a mordant (a substance used to bind the dye…
How To Set Up a Nature Shelf
It was a cool day in Fall. Elliot, gathering basket in hand, calls me over to look at something interesting that he discovered. I hurry over, intently observing as he carefully picks up a single acorn, inspects it, and then…
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