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Pistachio Shell Succulent Craft
Eat pistachios and keep shells. Paint the shells with craft paint to desired shade of green (or blue, or purple etc) and allow to dry fully. Cut different sized circles out of cardboard for the base. Prep glue gun. Starting in the middle of the cardboard circle, glue on the pistachio shells as shown below. Allow the shells to slowly “open up” as you get to the outer edge of the circle. Place in little teacups or flower pots and use as décor or gifts! Enjoy! Gift Ideas: Succulent Pots…
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Cardboard Cactus Craft
Cut out cactus and pot shapes out of cardboard and cut slits to assemble later. Paint desired colors. Add spikes and glue on pompom “flowers”. Assemble and have fun trying different combinations! Here are some fun books to accompany this craft. Enjoy! “Hug Me” by Simona Ciraolo “Cactus Hotel” by Brenda Z. Guiberson “Can You Hug a Cactus?” by Phillip Van Wagoner “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated…
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A Closer Look at Bees
In following The Playful Pioneers curriculum this week, we were led to study bees, beeswax and their common nectar sources. This study inspired the below activities and then so much more…we “followed the spark” and down the rabbit-hole we went for a fun-filled week studying all things bees! We used both Nature Anatomy and Farm Anatomy by Julia Rothman to kick off our study and repeatedly, throughout our week as reference. After recreating bees and their common nectar sources with pom poms and markers, we moved on to study…
