"Creative and playfully get to know nature and its resources"
The sun's rays make their way through the dense leaf roof of the forest. A magical play of light is reflected on the ferns. The moss on the ground shines in a rich green and the twittering of the birds is almost the only thing that penetrates this calming silence. The hearty laugh of a child rounds off this fascinating scenery. A paradise place, as can be found near you. Ein Wald steckt voller Magie und Kinder lieben es, sich in der Natur aufzuhalten. If you also diligently collect on the way, you can later tinker with natural materials at home! We show great ideas!
The largest craft shop in the world: nature!
Of course, children like to tinker because the little ones can let their imagination run wild? Craft material The online shop is not always absolutely necessary. In the forests, on the meadows and dirt roads, nature gives us all kinds of handicrafts. The natural materials can be combined excellently with other handicraft material, so that in the end there are always wonderful works of art while tinkering with children.
In every season, nature attracts walks and, as parents, you should find a free minute as possible to spend time outdoors with your offspring. Regardless of whether you go on the stalk in spring and see how nature awakens into new life or make a foray over the lush, flowering meadows in summer. Autumn also attracts with its colorful leaves, chestnuts and acorns for collecting natural materials. Den Winter darf man hier natürlich nicht vergessen. Even if the landscape slumbers under a thick, white blanket, there are still small things here and there with which you can tinker.
Collect natural materials for the special craft afternoon
If you want to spend a great handicraft afternoon, you first have to ensure enough craft material. Handicrafts with natural materials are not only exciting, but also trains the child in dealing with important resources and their properties. The little ones playfully learn the close interaction between the environment and humans.
The sooner a child understands how valuable nature is with all its big and small treasures, the more natural it will be dealt with with it carefully and respectfully.
Collecting the handicraft material can be extended to a nice, extensive walk
During your walk through the forest and hallway, you need a container in addition to a watchful eye in which you can collect the natural materials.
Even if you have no ideas or ideas about what you ultimately want to create together with your children. Often you get the best ideas when all the beautiful material is in front of you.
Tinker directly in nature - become artistically active in the open air
The tinkering with natural materials does not necessarily have to take place inside. Become active during your walk and try to conjure up something from the collected pieces of jewelry. Crafting in nature means approaching with a lot of love and spontaneity.
Even during the walk, right in nature, you can make wonderful tinkering
Tip - design a natural picture
Painting with ink and color is one thing. To design a picture exclusively from natural materials is completely different. This is neither about perfection nor about precision. Toddlers quickly learn to appreciate the diversity of nature.
- With the help of stronger branches and sticks, first place a picture frame. Together, think about the topic on which the picture should be created. It is very welcome to become an imaginative picture. Mandalas made of leaves and branches or a small sailing ship are no longer difficult and can also be made wonderfully with small children.
- For a ship, for example, put a variety of small branches together into a fuselage. A stronger branch or branch is the mast for the ship. The sail itself forms different leaves.
- Or they create a nest for the forest dwellers. Collect moss and put an underground. With the help of small branches and branches, a nest is created in which you can now let imaginative forest dwellers move in.
Painted leaves release good stamps
Ideas for tinkering with natural materials in combination with pearls
At this point we give you other nice suggestions and ideas. Use them as inspiration and expand them with your own ideas. In addition to the natural materials Handicrafts and colorful cords proven. These in combination in fact result in small masterpieces.
Wall decorations made of pearls and braided grasses
The meadow offers you real treasures when it comes to tinkering with natural materials. For this project you need as many long grasses as possible, a few colorful thread cords and wooden beads. In addition, thin craft wire is important and you can start.
- Form a circle from the handicraft wire. Wrap it again with a second location wire to ensure sufficient stability.
- Now they span thin threads with the help of the wire, so that a kind of spider web is created. Fix the ends well on the edge. You can now wrap the outer ring with cords.
- Now thread the grasses through the individual tracks at will. If you have different grasses (also a little straw) at hand, change the material.
- Braid from colorful thread cords thin knits, which can be set as an accent between the rows of grass.
