Summer Nature Looms

July 2013: Earlier in the school year we made simple looms that the girls used with ribbons to do a little weaving practice. (We made these using only Dollar Tree materials, btw. $3.00 total) When we finally got some lovely things growing outside in abundance we went out with our bags and did a little nature collecting. Bringing back our flowers, grasses, weeds, seeds etc. we sat outside and gently wove all of these things into a really beautiful nature display. Both girls needed a bit of help doing this without destroying the more delicate specimens but we all enjoyed doing this activity together. We hung these outside and watched them change as they dried in the sun.