by jessicaperkins | Oct 15, 2015 | autumn, fall, homeschool, KidArt, mamamayi, MamaMayiMake, mamamayishop, mindful parents, MindfulKids, mindfulness, nature, process art, unschool, unschooling, zentangle
We have been collecting leaves for a few weeks now and setting them in our Fall Nature Tray (on our kitchen table). We call them Nature Treasures and it’s ONE place we gladly add to our collection (so I don’t keep finding crunched up leaf debris at the...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 3, 2015 | art, fall, homeschool, kid, Kidsart, mindfulness, nature, oil pastels, study
Fall treasure studyMaize, pumpkins, and gourdsWe have really been enjoying the process of oil pastels these last few weeks. I forgot how much I like them! They were my favorite in grade school, high school, university, and beyond. Glad to have them resurface during...
by jessicaperkins | Jul 10, 2015 | Broken wings, butterfly, homeschool, natural science, nature, Spring, unschool
I came out into the lanai to find my three little explorers huddled together looking at something. A butterfly. Limping around in a circle. Unable to fly. Three children rooting it on, despite watching it go nowhere for the past 15 minutes. Hopeful it would...
by jessicaperkins | Mar 22, 2011 | 2011, ducks, nature, snow, Spring
A glimpse of Spring.A reminder that Mother Nature waits for no one…not even the weather.
by jessicaperkins | Oct 30, 2010 | art, autumn, collage, fall, hike, leaf, leaves, nature, nature walk, project, walk
We took the leaves from our Leaf Hunt and made simple Autumn Collages using double-sided laminate sheets to make it easy for little hands to stick and keep. I taped one sheet down on the table…while Buga placed the leaves where she wanted them (everywhere!) She...
