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...tell me a story: green crafts giveaway!

Necessity is the mother of invention...

...with that in mind, the backyard and the recycling bin abound with great materials and ideas for crafting and activity fun.

Perfect for a lazy weekend afternoons or a rainy day, Green Crafts for Children by Emma Hardy is full of ideas to turn those old mittens and almost done potatoes to good use.

...we especially love the drift wood tic tac toe... so simple, yet endlessly entertaining and easy to pull together.  We didn't have any drift wood on hand, but some twigs outside the front door proved to be just as useful...

Fun and imaginative, Green Crafts for Children is a delightful book that shows kids the possibility in simplicity, and the beauty in pulling together odds and ends to create wonderful worlds of imagination.

For a chance to win a copy of this lovely book, simply leave a comment on this post by 12pm MST Wednesday October 6th. The winner will be chosen by random number and announced Thursday October 7th. 

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And the winner is... Alison who wrote:

"Looks like a great book to spend a cold, rainy, fall afternoon!"

 

Thanks for participating everyone!!

~Jordan

 

P.S. Click Here to find out who won last week's drawing!

*Last time in Book Reviews: Wave Storybook

... barn stories: vic, sweet vic

Vic came into my life with the sheep. At first I wasn’t sure I needed another dog but her owner knew she belonged to me and kept stopping by telling me she needed a home that she had gone "soft".  Sheep dogs are very sensitive and just one unpleasant event with their owner makes them shut down and she had shut down for him, so Vic finally came into my life.

She had never been in a house before but in she came, first she stayed with her basket then discovering more of the house at her own pace. She now sleeps at the foot of our bed.

She is an extension of my thought, she watches me at all times and when I am in need of help she is there. The sheep dog is one of man’s oldest companions they have worked together for centuries. Vic is one of the finest sheep dogs, if there is a storm she goes out, way out, around the back of the sheep and then drives them right into the barn and into their stalls. She is not done until all are in their right place.

Here we are, taking a break from the farm, up in the mountains going for a walk where she can just enjoy, there are no sheep near by.

We all need a break sometime...

~Deb

*Last time in Barn Stories: Too Close for Comfort

... knowing green: stop, look and listen

Stop and look around wherever you are right now.

What do you see?

*Last time in Nature: Stop Motion Seagull

... nature walk: door county, wisconsin

This week's beautiful nature walk comes to us from the Ridges Sanctuary in Door County, Wisconsin.  There Milo and his parents Helen and Jake explored grassy fields, balanced on logs and took time to notice a few lovely flowers along the way.  Thank you Milo and Family for sharing this fun trip!

If you would like to contribute to our weekly Nature Walk series, you can learn more about submitting photos here, or you can also visit our Nature Walk Group Pool on Flickr to add your adventures to the collection.

Thanks again Milo, Helen and Jake for sharing!

*Last time in Nature Walks: Edwardsville, Illinois

... history, sticks and string

Small gestures can lead to big adventures...

History lessons on early explorers paired with boat building and daydreams of distant lands... oh where the imagination can take you.

Early Boat Building Techniques:

Simple Stick Rafts

Full Size Viking Ship Made from Popsicle Sticks

Knots for Explorers

~Sarah

*Last time in Crafts and Activities: Scientific Scavenger