Pinecone Owl Craft
Going on forest walks and collecting naturally fallen resources found on the forest floor is a great activity to do with children....
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acornsandaprons
- Feb 2, 2021
- 3 min
Fox Heart Mask
Pretend Play is a great way to enhance creativity and imagination. These masks aren’t only a fun craft to create but also a fun way to...
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
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
Snowstorm Forest Painting
This forest during a snowstorm painting will help teach kids how to use perspective and depth in their artwork. By applying a few basic...
acornsandaprons
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
Creating a Rainbow from trimmed grapevines
This rainbow craft turned out super gorgeous and is such a beautiful wall hanging. We are also using it as an oversized Christmas...
acornsandaprons
- Nov 26, 2020
- 2 min
Rainbow Magic Trick Craft
This rainbow magic trick craft will have your child amazed when the rainbow magically appears. This is a fun way to teach colours with a...
acornsandaprons
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
Homemade Stamps - Elk Footprints
Create fun custom stamps using modelling clay to create unique cards! These Homemade Elk footprint cards are inspired by the kootenay elk...
acornsandaprons
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
Rainbow Cactus Art
Who says cacti have to be green? We don’t. The style of these prickly succulents give rise to fun texture and colour themes that are easy...
acornsandaprons
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Geode Ornaments - with a Recipe for Homemade air-dry Modelling Clay
This fun and colourful clay geode craft makes a nice Christmas tree ornament to gift every rock lover you know - or just make them for...
acornsandaprons
- Nov 10, 2020
- 3 min
Big Dipper (and Little Dipper) Bead Sewing Craft
Kids love finding the Big Dipper in the Northern sky but first they need to know what to look for. This craft is fun to create but also...
acornsandaprons
- Nov 9, 2020
- 3 min
Poppy Watercolour Painting for kids
This watercolour craft is super fun for all ages, the colours are vibrant and it’s easy for even beginners to paint because the edges are...
acornsandaprons
- Oct 18, 2020
- 2 min
Stone Mosaic for kids
Mosaic Art is fun to create and all ages can participate in this activity. A small child can create an abstract piece, while the more...
acornsandaprons
- Oct 17, 2020
- 3 min
BAT Wind Mobile and the Importance of Bat Habitat Conservation
It’s getting spooky at our house, thanks to this Bat Wind Mobile craft and the early morning fog that creeps in everyday now that fall is...
acornsandaprons
- Oct 15, 2020
- 1 min
Natural Witch Broomsticks 🧹
These natural witch brooms made from sticks and various grasses can be a centre piece to a Halloween feast, home decor, use as a magical...
acornsandaprons
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
Haunted House Craft 👻
This haunted house ghost craft is inspired by a haunted house poem and Autumn time. Foraging outside in the forest was the activity we...
acornsandaprons
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
‘Thankful’ clay tile Thanksgiving craft
Although this year has been challenging for many of us, due to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s times like this that often help us see what...
acornsandaprons
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
Amanita Muscaria clay sculpture craft to help with identification.
Identifying wild mushrooms is a fun activity to do with kids! Teaching children the important lesson of edible vs poisonous mushrooms is...
acornsandaprons
- Oct 8, 2020
- 1 min
Natural Dragonfly Craft for kids
This Dragonfly craft is all about ones own Creativity, each one is unique depending on what materials you forage. We like creating Crafts...
acornsandaprons
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
Wolf Paintings and Poetry
There was a lot of smoke in the skies this week due to the forest fires. Which meant more time was spent indoors. We try to bring the...
acornsandaprons
- Sep 9, 2020
- 1 min
Sketching En Plein Air
Today we practiced drawing En Plein Air. Which simply means drawing outside in the landscape. There’s something calming about taking the...
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