Number 19 on the list - nature packs for the family. This past week I have been working on one for A. I really love the way it turned out. He asked for a flap so he could close the bag and the raincloud button, otherwise he was okay with every decision mama made. I had some woodgrain fabric waiting in my stash for the perfect project and a satchel for exploring the outdoors seemed to fit. I embroidered a little fern on the front and sewed the strap to the outside rather than in more for lack of planning than anything. However, I do enjoy the way it looks.
We've popped a couple new guide books inside, a Peterson First Guide for Trees (we had these books growing up and are they really are excellent, just the right amount of information for a little one to understand) and a Birds of Michigan Field Guide. This one has beautiful photos of birds that we encounter a lot. Plus, of course, a notebook from my grandma, for recording and drawing, and some binoculars. I need to get a small set of colored pencils for drawing and I think I'll pop a magnifying glass in there too. An excellent blog about observing nature here.
5 comments:
That is so neat! Love the woodgrain fabric. He's lucky to have such a talented mama!
I was going through all of the boys' stuff in their room and found a notebook of Connor's that had a single stick taped in it. And next to it he had written "stick". Cracked me up!!! I thought you would enjoy that little story.
H and K had little science notebooks they made and we still love to look at them.
I love the little bag you made.
Aunt J
Lovely idea and lovely realisation of it.
That is AWESOME! I love it! What a wonderful, yet simple, way to keep their nature pack things. I need to make a few of these for my kiddos for when we do nature walks and such. We could even make some for the zoo. Wonderful idea. Thanks! You set my creative wheels spinning. :)
Val
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