Getting out and exploring our neighborhood and enjoying nature has been so important to us this year. It has allowed for fresh air, calm and a change of scenery! While we have been out and about exploring, we have collected all sorts of beautiful natural specimens that we have turned into these wonderful crafts!
!WARNING! remember to watch for car and bike traffic while out walking, and always walk safely with an adult.
Nature Vases
These vases are made from a piece of recycled cardboard, this particular one was cut from the side of a delivery box, and are a great way to go on a nature hunt around your local neighborhood.
This is what you will need:
Recycled cardboard
Marker pens
Bamboo skewer
!WARNING! please be careful when using the bamboo skewers to make holes in the card. Bamboo skewers are sharp. It is strongly recommended that an adult makes the holes in the card using the bamboo skewer.
This is what you will need to do:
1. Draw a vase onto the piece of cardboard with black marker pen. Add some pattern and detail to your vase. Feel free to be as creative as you like! Then, color your vase with marker pens.
2. Take your bamboo skewer and make holes in the cardboard above the vase. Remember that bamboo skewers are sharp! So it is best to ask an adult to do this step.
3. Take your cardboard outdoors and search your neighborhood for colorful flowers and leaves. Push the stems of the leaves and flowers through the holes in the card.
Flower Crowns
This gorgeous flower crown craft is super easy to put together! You will only need a couple of easy to source materials to make this beautiful piece of art.
This is what you will need:
Recycled cardboard
Pencil
Scissors
Acrylic paint
Paintbrush
Black marker pen
Bamboo skewer
!WARNING! please be careful when using the bamboo skewers to make holes in the card. Bamboo skewers are sharp. It is strongly recommended that an adult makes the holes in the card using the bamboo skewer.
This is what you will need to do:
1. Using your pencil, draw the face shape onto your piece of cardboard. Cut around your drawing with pencil. Then paint the hair and use the marker pen to draw the face.
2. Carefully take the bamboo skewer and make holes across the hairline. Remember that bamboo skewers are sharp! It is best to ask an adult to do this step!
3. Now head outside on a nature hunt and search for all sorts of flowers that will make a beautiful flower crown!
Nature Color Hunt
This nature hunt is fun to make and is a great way to learn colors! Again, all you will need is a piece of recycled cardboard and some paint to make your very own.
This is what you will need:
Recycled cardboard
Paint
Paintbrush
Bamboo skewer
!WARNING! please be careful when using the bamboo skewers to make holes in the card. Bamboo skewers are sharp. It is strongly recommended that an adult makes the holes in the card using the bamboo skewer.
This is what you will need to do:
1. Paint strips of color onto the piece of recycled cardboard.
2. Carefully use the bamboo skewer to make holes along each strip of color. Remember that the bamboo skewers are sharp. It is best to ask an adult to do this step.
You may even like to add some little labels to bring some literacy and early reading skills into the activity.
3. Head outside and collect all sorts of flower and leaf specimens and push them into their correct colored holes.
There are so many fun ways to use nature specimens in kids crafts! What is your favorite activity? Thank you for reading! Jacinta Xx
Here are some fun free printables for you!
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