Posted by Jessica | Posted in The Handmade, Tutorials | Posted on 19-09-2008
Tags: branches, craft, decorations, Fall, nature, nature box, play-doh, tissue paper, tree, twigs
Ryan's Nature Box
Nature Box
- Cut a hole in the top lid of a shoe box. We have a flip top kid’s size shoe box for our nature box.
- Cover box with butcher paper (brown craft paper or a grocery bag). Use a bit of tape and wrap the paper on the box like a gift. Wrap the lid and bottom separately.
- Adhere a piece of felt under the lid hole. Slit felt with an exacto knife to create a hand passage way into the box.
- Decorate box with stickers, magazine clippings or drawings. Label with letter stickers or marker.
- Cover box with clear packing tape or clear contact paper to help the box hold up over time.
- Bring box outside and start collecting!
Molly on our nature collection tour of the yard. Notice she brought a book.
Ryan shows off his collection of twigs.
Mini Fall Trees
Materials: Branches or twigs, old play-doh, fall colored tissue paper, glue, and brown paper
Directions:
1. Stick little branches or twigs in a ball of old play-doh.
2. Glue bits of fall colored tissue on the twigs for leaves.
3. Wrap the ball in a piece of brown paper.
4. Tie a piece of string or yarn around the brown paper.
Ryan starts his tree with green play-doh.
Even Molly creates a mini tree glob. I only had to fish play-doh out of her mouth 3 times!
Target had awesome jewel and metallic toned tissue paper.
The mini trees are great for my seasonal hound Ry. He loves decorations but sometimes I just don’t want him playing with the ceramic tiles, glass urns and faux berries. You know? So, Ry decorates his table with his own mini trees Win! Win!
