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Easy Autumn Leaf Lanterns
If you are looking for a fun, but simple, fall craft…look no further! This craft requires very little supplies and the results are simply beautiful! The girls, aged 7 and 9, were able to complete this activity completely on their own. They loved having creative freedom with their designs and immediately began talking about how beautiful it would be to have these lanterns on their bedside tables that evening. I hope you have as much fun creating your Autumn Leaf Lantern as they did! SUPPLIES: Glass Jars Pressed Leaves…
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DIY Natural Plant-Based Dyes
One of our very favorite weeks with The Playful Pioneers curriculum (based on the Little House series!) is when we create our own plant based dyes! The timing this year was perfect as we had a garden full of veggies to try out. I decided to put together a little picture-based “how to” and I hope you get a chance to give this a try. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and our wheels are turning as we decide what else we could use to dye cloth. I ordered these cotton…
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Making Sun Prints (Cyanotypes) with Children
We thought we would share a project that has always brought us so much joy. The simple art of making sun prints or cyanotypes is something each family should try at least once. According to Wikipedia: Cyanotype, also referred to as “blueprinting”, is the oldest non-silver photographic printing process. It involves exposing materials which have been treated with a solution of potassium ferricyanide and ferric ammonium citrate to a UV light source such as the sun. Negative or positive images can be obtained by blocking UV light from reaching the sensitized material. For example, a…
