Winter Handwork eBook

Our Winter Handwork eBook is now available exclusively through Little Acorn Learning.  Click here to order!  The eBook is filled with handwork and artistic verses, four simple handwork projects including nature weaving, winter window stars, a crochet project for winter and winter felt crowns. Also includes a list of suggested resources for people interested introducing handwork to their children at home or school.

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Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year Crafts

Some Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year Crafting this past week....

Cross-Stitching Hearts

Felted/Wood Finger Puppets

Valentine's Nook in the Dell

Hanging Hearts

Weaving

Red & Pink Window Stars

Chinese Lanterns With "Wang" (King-Tiger) Symbols

Masks

Candlemas and Groundhog's Day

We celebrated Candlemas and Groundhog's Day today!  We discussed the origins of the holidays and read a verse from Earthschooling's 1st grade curriculum about Candlemas from the Middle Ages.

We sang our own song that we like to sing during circle time, "Little Candle".
Little candle burning bright
You are such a pretty sight

Show us all your shining light

Little candle burning bright

We drew candles with oil pastels.

Then, we played a round of Groundhog's Day "shadow tag" (also from Earthschooling).

And folded a new window star for the front door, embracing the light in Winter.

More Winter Crafts

6-pointed Snowflakes made from Kite Paper

Needlefelting Tommy Tomten (from a Donsy of Gnomes --wonderful book!)

Pinecone Birdfeeders

Felting a Nutcracker Ornament

Making Ceramic Bowls

Embroidering Gifts

Making Caramel

Folding Window Stars