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Sparkle Crafts: Collaborative Splatter Paint
Inspired by the set painting that occurs for the Dry Gables play, this week's craft project is similarly collaborative — it's a family splatter paint project.
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Winter Nature Table Tips
A nature table is a great way to bring nature-inspired learning right into your home. We’ll walk you through some helpful tips that will help you to inspire your children to learn about and interact with the natural world in their everyday rhythms.
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Bulb Planting for Kids
For this week’s newest Martin & Sylvia story, we’ve partnered with Lusa Organics to bring you a special treat! Unlike spring-time gardening, there is a delayed payoff when planting bulbs in the fall. This is a great hands-on opportunity to teach kids about patience and staying the course while also connecting with nature.
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Nature School Project: Rock Stacking
This project accompanies the second story in the *Martin & Sylvia: Nature School* Audio Book – “The Deer Mice”.
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Nature School Project: DIY Hamsa Scarecrow
Find directions in this fun nature school project to create a hamsa that you can hang in your garden to ward off pests and protect and bless your space.
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Nature School Project: Hidden Earth Art
What is Hidden Earth Art? It's creating something in the natural world that's your own creation, but so subtle someone else might not notice it.
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Nature School Project: Take a Night Walk
We are joined today by our Nature School contributor Dawn, of Mud Puddles to Meteors, who gives us tips for taking a night walk.
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Nature School Project: Raising Kids Who Love Winter
We are joined by Nicoletta of Wilder Child, who is sharing tips on how to raise children who love winter.
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Sparkle DIY: How to Make Your Own Sundials
This fun project for kids will teach you how to create your own sundial using simple materials. It's inspired by a story from our original audio collection, Martin and Sylvia's Nature School!
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Nature School Project: Up-cycled Seed Sprouting
For this post, we are joined by Kelly of Wings, Worms & Wonder, who shows us how to upcycle and study the growth of seeds into sprouts.
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