Category: Nature Study
HOW TO DO A CHARLOTTE MASON INSPIRED NATURE STUDY
Did you know that you can do nature study in the city? You don’t need beaches, mountains or valleys to partake in nature study. In fact, when you have to search and appreciate the smallest amoun... Read More
LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY
This started out as a simple project, but turned into a homeschool keepsake. I’m not even sure at what point it happened, but this project took on a life of its own! It pulls together three diff... Read More
WATERCOLOR MONARCH BUTTERFLY
I love adding watercoloring to our lessons when possible, and this monarch butterfly watercolor is a great beginner project. With just a couple of colors, you can make an extraordinary painting. For t... Read More
OVEN BAKE CLAY | LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY
Sculpey Ultra Light oven bake clay is my new favorite modeling medium! It’s awesome!! Let me tell you why this is a must have item for your art supply stash or homeschool supplies. It comes in w... Read More
ANATOMY OF A BUTTERFLY
I love it when I can mix art and science or art and math for that matter. Any lesson is an opportunity to pull out the watercolor paper and art supplies. For this lesson we are using our Tim Holtz Dis... Read More
FELTED CATERPILLAR TUTORIAL
I’m always surprised when my children want to felt. It’s not the easiest craft and it takes a while to, but their projects turned out so cute! Especially my 7-year-old’s caterpillar.... Read More
MONARCH BUTTERFLY PAPER PROJECT
These monarch butterflies look so real, from a distance, you would think they were. We didn’t intend to make so many. We just needed a few for a Life Cycle of a Butterfly project, but we (er, I ... Read More
MONARCH BUTTERFLY SUNCATCHER
Ever since we started making suncatchers, we’ve been enjoying this beautiful craft. I think my friends and neighbors enjoy it too because they can see our decorated school room windows from the ... Read More