This year we made our advent spiral out of salt dough. My 3 year old boys loves to pour the ingredients into the mixing bowl, mix and knead the dough, and shape the spiral. This was the perfect nature craft for their age, and a meaningful part of our holiday tradition. If you want to…
Advent Advent is observed the four Sundays that lead up to Christmas. If you aren’t christian, you may choose for your advent to lead up to Hannukah, Yule, Solstice, etc. Advent means “anticipation” so you might use this time to meditate on the season and its meaning to you. Advent celebrates the bringing of light…
We have quite a collection of fall nature crafts that we’ve made this season! Our autumn nature table is looking pretty festive this year. Cardboard Bean Bat Mosaics Cardboard Bean Bats are fun to make on a rainy day with things you already have at home. They are a great craft made of recyclable material,…
This pinecone fire starter is a great way to start a fire on a chilly winter night, or to decorate your seasonal nature table. They can be used as a centerpiece to look like a candle. We make a lot of seasonal beeswax candles similar to this one! We’ve made beeswax candles out of walnuts,…
This little Pinecone Squirrel is the latest addition to our fall nature table. I love to make seasonal nature crafts, especially out of things we have found on our nature walks. We have a lot of pine trees where I live, so we make a lot of crafts out of pinecones and pine needles. In…
This pumpkin beeswax candle was a great addition to our fall nature table. We have made it part of our seasonal tradition to make a beeswax candle at the beginning of every season or holiday. n the past we’ve made walnut candles, apple candles, seashell candles and orange peel candles. These would be great to make after going…