play creatively
Have you seen the darling images from designer Martha Hatfiel and photographer Jacqueline Hayward’s Child’s Play shoot over on Small Fry? They are so lovely. I love these two sisters and Martha’s perspective on play. You can read more about it here. The Banister House was lucky enough to share it’s walls and love with these girls …
We recently drove up to to visit my sister and her family who have left all semblance of urban living behind for the open fields of Idaho. They live a simple life on a farm with tons of room to roam and explore. Making it a perfect spot for us to play and get crafty with …
Just had to pop in and share our Midsummer Maiden (from last summer’s amazing Midsummer Mingle). We couldn’t just stop at fairies so we played around with giving this gal her own proper floral crown. So fun….oh and I think I’m addicted to this. When all the flowers are gone I’ll move onto autumn leaves! …
I’ve been wanting to do something with all the flowers and green leaves that are still blooming all around us in before they all died off or changed colors for fall. So I sketched a few little friends and thought it would be fun to decorate them as little garden sprites. Last week we had some cousins over (my …
Yesterday I wrote a bit about our love of Montessori on Instagram (we are also really getting into Reggio– a play based approach to learning with a strong emphasis on nature, and have always had a fondness for Waldorf and the emphasis natural wood play materials as well as gorgeous classrooms and playgrounds!). I recently got out all …
We’re slowly getting back into gear with school. Are your kids in school yet? It’s been both exhausting, trying to get all our ducks in a row, and somewhat more peaceful trying to settle into a schedule with the boys gone for the day (No more little O coming home for lunch which I def. miss). Little Miss …
I’m crazy about our portrait unit in Kids Craft Camp. It so fun to see the kids begin to understand that pretty much everything is comprised of shapes – including faces! I started off with a demo explaining how even our faces can be broken down into shapes. I asked the kids what eyes could be (circles, …
I love the sweet and comfortable kids clothing line Izzy & Ferd so when Cindy contacted me about how they used the tutorial from my Twig Crown, found in my book Playful, I was so super excited! And then she sent over this crazy adorable behind the scenes shot of this li’l guy wearing it and I was …
Summer is flying away and it’s time for us to get set for another school year. In actuality I really love this time of year (if not for mourning summers end). It’s full of promise, new beginnings, slight signs of crispy fall on it’s way…and lots of fresh smelling school supplies! We have a …
It’s hard to pick which unit of Kids Craft Camp is my favorite but I really love the nature unit. Particularly our nature walk with kids adorned is self-made paper grass crowns and fabric painted cloaks. In our July session we made twig and leaf crowns but this time I thought it would be fun …