From t-shirts to twig baskets, 65 cool projects for crafty kids to make with natural materials you can find anywhere
This volume has more than 65 projects made from "ingredients" which come from nature, such as vines, reeds, gourds, cornhusks, moss and dried flowers. Step-by-step instructions show how to make moss elf houses, gourd dolls, pine cone treasure boxes and twig cabins.
Take your child’s creativity outside! Laura C. Martin offers 65 art projects that kids can make with materials found right in their backyard. There’s no limit to the imaginative possibilities as children mix paints from colorful flower blossoms, dig clay for molding elf-sized furniture, and craft functional twig baskets. Cultivating a respectful engagement with nature while developing artistic skills, Nature’s Art Box is an inspiring handbook for the next generation of expressive and conscientious stewards of the earth’s resources.