play creatively
Hi friends! Happy Tuesday – I hope you’re hanging in there. Today I’m happy to be able to share how we made this lovely nature crown, from wild dried grass, with you on the Local Milk blog. I also share a bit about how creation can be a form a therapy of sorts. A way to …
Happy summer solstice friends! We started our celebrations by making a nature crown from some left over billy balls. They are so much fun and easy to craft with! To make the crown we simply to some craft paper, measured it fit around her head and then folded in half to make sort of a …
We had such a lovely family outing where we made boats from scrap wood and took them down to the river to float them. It was such a simple and sweet activity for us. To make one yourself:
We made another nature leaf mask but this time we constructed it into the shape of a butterfly. The leaves in our yard are still greenish but they are starting to change colors are all around us and I can’t wait to try this again with oranges, reds and yellows! If you want to make one, …
We have a collection of animal figurines (we have a tradition of acquiring one for each kid based wherever we go on vacation-read more about it here) and last week we decided to make a little habitat for some of them using play-dough, scavenged leaves, twigs, etc. This activity is great for toddlers and preschoolers but when my older boys …
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 …