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Design your own pair of witch or warlock boots with this creative mixed media Halloween art project! | via barley & birch
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14 Oct
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Make: Witch and Warlock Boots on A Broomstick

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Fall, Paper
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Witches and warlocks - they're just like the rest of us. After a long day of casting spells and summoning spirits, they just want to hang up...

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This upcycled DIY shoebox trunk for kids hides a whole kids nature explorer kit! Make your own with recycled supplies. | via barley & birch
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08 Oct
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Make: A DIY Nature Explorer Kit (from a Shoebox!)

  • April 17, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Dramatic Play, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Fall, Nature-Based Play, Spring, STEAM Learning, Summer
  • 4 comments
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” I'm not sure whether it's the cozy, colorful beauty of autumn or the knowledge...

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DIY leaf stick puppets made with paper scraps and nature supplies! | via barley & birch
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30 Sep
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Make: Paper Leaf Stick Puppets for Fall

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Fall, Nature-Based Play, Paper
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Our yard is chock-a-block full of bright yellow maple, elm, and ash leaves, and our art table is awash in autumn-inspired leaf projects (have you seen our...

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Our cardboard DIY fall leaf match flip book is a fun way for kids to practice shape recognition while learning about positive and negative space. | via barley & birch
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26 Sep
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Make: A DIY Fall Leaf-Matching Flipbook

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Cardboard, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Fall, Nature-Based Play, Paper, STEAM Learning
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With fall in full swing, we're exploring new uses for our free printable leaf activity kit this week! To compliment our leaf-themed art projects (check out our...

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Make magic paper leaf wands with simple art supplies and our free printable leaf activity kit! | via barley & birch
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22 Sep
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Make: Autumn Magic Paper Leaf Wands

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Fall, Nature-Based Play, Paper, Sensory Play, Spring, Summer
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There's just something about autumn that's pure...magic, isn't there? This week we're bringing fall to life indoors from the comfort of our warm, cozy craft table with...

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Use our free printable kids leaf activity kit and loose parts & nature supplies for a fall invitation to create! | via barley & birch
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18 Sep
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Discover: Five New Ways to Use Our Kids Leaf Activity Kit

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Cardboard, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Fall, Nature-Based Play, Paper, Sensory Play, STEAM Learning
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A few years ago I designed a simple free printable leaf activity kit for b&b. and all these autumns later, its still one of our most popular...

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10 Sep
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Freebie: A Printable Kids Voting Kit for Mock Elections

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Dramatic Play, Paper, Practical Skills
  • 8 comments
It's unseasonably cold in the Twin Cities today. The VERY chilly breeze blew in a thick fog, the dog is back to curling up under the blanket...

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A collection of modern DIY dollhouses made from recycled supplies | via barley & birch
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15 Aug
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Discover: Modern DIY Dollhouses Made From Recycled Supplies

  • April 12, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Cardboard, Dramatic Play, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Small World Play
  • 3 comments
Oh, the miniature magic of dollhouses! Back when I was growing up, dollhouses were one of the most coveted toys a kid could have. They came in...

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Make DIY moon sand for a fun sensory play experience that's like a day at the beach! | via barley & birch
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31 Jul
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Make: DIY Moon Sand for At-Home Beach Play

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Doughs and Clay, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Practical Skills, Sensory Play, Summer
  • 3 comments
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...

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