Pine Needle Bath Salts & free tags
This DIY gift is a perfect winter treat for yourself or a friend! Use it in baths or hand and foot soaks all winter long! The smell is...
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acornsandaprons
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Homemade Paper Binoculars - with an extra craft idea of creating Hand Kites
Making homemade paper is such a fun summer activity, the pulp dries fast in the sun and pressing the paper is mess-free when done...
acornsandaprons
- Feb 28, 2022
- 3 min
Outdoor Nature or art-inspired Boats - #livingchildhoodoutside STEM challenge
Over the next two months, we will be posting one nature or art-inspired boat each week - that we float in puddles, ponds and streams...
acornsandaprons
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
Lichen Ornaments - edible for deer
Lichen is one of those things that often goes unnoticed and ignored, but when we slow down and look closely it reveals beauty, strength...
acornsandaprons
- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
Artist’s Conk Drawing Tutorial
Let's go on a nature walk and find an Artist's Conk! An Artist’s Conk is a fungi that can be used as a medium for artists....
acornsandaprons
- Oct 27, 2021
- 3 min
Birch Bark Spider Web
Collecting items in nature to make into a craft is a great way to use materials that are both environmentally friendly and readily...
acornsandaprons
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
Acorn Suncatchers
Fall is here and we have been collecting the fallen leaves from Oak trees, and basically every tree! Collecting leaves is a great outdoor...
acornsandaprons
- Aug 26, 2021
- 4 min
Grandma’s Sun-kissed Plum Gum!
At the end of the Summer when the plums are ready to harvest, the girls’ Grandma Sun-dries freshly picked plums that she puréed, turning...
acornsandaprons
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
Flower Pounding ~ fabric art
If you haven’t tried this activity yet with your children, you are in for a treat! Flower pounding has been a summertime crafting...
acornsandaprons
- May 15, 2021
- 6 min
Homemade Flower Paper - Rain clouds
We made homemade paper using cut up recycled paper then added some fresh flower pedals and flowers on top. Making paper is super easy but...
acornsandaprons
- Mar 23, 2021
- 5 min
Nature Bunny Wreath
This Original Acorns and Aprons Bunny Wreath is the perfect craft for children and adults beginning to learn how to use a sewing machine....
acornsandaprons
- Jan 18, 2021
- 5 min
Snakes and ladders diy game
This is a fun DIY game to create because you can add your own creative design to the elements are you will also be able to custom build...
acornsandaprons
- Oct 4, 2020
- 2 min
Natural glitter made from flowers and leaves
It’s fun collecting things in nature because it feels like a treasure hunt. We collected all the bright coloured foliage that we could...
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