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Tag Archives: Small World Play

Use recycled cardboard, household supplies and scraps to make the cutest DIY toadstool gnome home!
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02 Aug
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Make: A Cardboard Toadstool DIY Gnome Home

  • April 19, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Cardboard, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Nature-Based Play, Small World Play, STEAM Learning, Summer
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Earlier this week we made a simple set of DIY bean bag gnomes, and we've had so much fun with them, it only seemed appropriate to build them...

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These adorable bean bag DIY gnome softies are a simple project for sewing beginners - a fun craft for kids and the cutest gifts for woodland forest play! | from barley & birch
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30 Jul
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Make: DIY Bean Bag Gnome Softies

  • April 14, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Eco-Friendly Crafts, Fabric, Small World Play
  • 3 comments
I was walking the dog last night when a couple of dry, yellowed leaves twirled down to the ground around me and I could almost smell autumn...

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Use an egg carton and a baby food jar lid to make a simple floating whale! So easy and perfect for water sensory bins, ocean learning or small worlds! | via barley & birch
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04 Apr
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Make: A Floating Egg Carton Cup Whale

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Eco-Friendly Crafts, Nature-Based Play, Sensory Play, Small World Play, STEAM Learning, Summer
  • 1 comment
Earlier this week we made a set of recycled egg carton cup ducklings and shared a little trick to help make them float (!!!). They were such an...

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This adorable baby turtle play dough invitation only uses a few basic materials and encourages kids to explore nature, patterns and forms! | via barley & birch
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03 Apr
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Discover: Three Baby Turtle Playdough Invitations

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Doughs and Clay, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Nature-Based Play, Sensory Play, Small World Play, Spring, STEAM Learning, Summer
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Tiny turtles everywhere! Baby animals are where it's at this week (take a gander at our brood of egg carton cup ducklings!) and it seems that pond...

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Craft an adorable floating duckling out of an egg carton and a baby food jar lid! It couldn't be easier and is perfect for pretend play, sensory bins or small worlds!
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01 Apr
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Make: Egg Carton Cup Floating Ducklings

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Eco-Friendly Crafts, Nature-Based Play, Sensory Play, Small World Play, Spring, STEAM Learning, Summer
  • 1 comment
Spring's arrival brings a flood of blossoms & sprouts, new sounds & fresh smells - it seems there is new life to be found everywhere! Our neighborhood...

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This fun Alice in Wonderland themed DIY Valentine Box doubles as a tabletop croquet game
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13 Feb
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Make: A DIY Tabletop Croquet Valentine Box

  • April 10, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Cardboard, Paper, Small World Play, STEAM Learning, Winter
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One of my absolute favorite parts of being a designer is revisiting projects I would have loved to have made as a kid. I have so many...

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Make STEAM learning fun with this DIY winter-themed, recycled cardboard activity for kids. Our snowball factory project combines math and engineering with creative pretend play.
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29 Jan
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Make: A Recycled STEAM-Learning Snowball Factory

  • April 15, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Cardboard, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Small World Play, STEAM Learning, Winter
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BBRRRRRRRR! It's frigid here (I'm talking exposed-skin-freezes cold!) so we've been stuck inside this week. While looking for things to keep us busy, we surveyed our stash...

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This easy mermail and mini mailbox craft is a super fun pretend play activity for kids - free printable included! | barley & birch for hello, Wonderful
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01 Aug
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Freebie: Mer-Mail & Mini Mermaid Mailboxes

  • April 11, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Dramatic Play, Paper, Small World Play, Summer
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Is there anything more exciting than receiving surprise snail mail? I'm here to tell you there is, and it comes in the form of mini mail sent...

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Create your own storybook mid-century modern DIY shoebox house using a cardboard box and collaging textures and simple shapes. A great rainy day activity for kids of any age!
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04 May
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Make: A Mid-Century Modern Shoebox House

  • April 11, 2021
  • By Amanda
  • Art Projects, Cardboard, Eco-Friendly Crafts, Paper, Small World Play, STEAM Learning
  • 1 comment
I adored making little playhouses and miniatures when I was a kid. When my sister and I were young, an extremely creative babysitter introduced us to the...

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