With a passion for cultivating imagination, Amanda aims to help families discover their creative potential and be inspired to make the world a better place through art, play, adventure, activism, conservancy, and community.
When not playing with ideas, designs, and projects for barley & birch, Amanda enjoys working as a freelance graphic designer and modern art curator.
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You might have seen this referred to as moon dough, cloud dough, sand dough, or kinetic sand...whatever you call it, this smushy sensory moon sand is a...
Have tons of old broken crayons that nobody wants to use anymore? You can upcycle those old art supplies into melted crayon art! Like our torn paper...
Open the pages of this oversized book, and a big, bold colorful foldout city is revealed! Made entirely of cardboard and paper, you don’t need anything more...
Do you remember using cookbooks when you were little? I had three favorites that instantly spring to mind, conjuring strong memories of afternoons measuring, stirring, rolling, and...
Watering herbs, pouring milk, washing dishes, folding laundry, and peeling fruits...they're the life experiences I grew up on, and the practical life skills that give kids a...