mother earth, daughter dress-up
if you know kids, you know that they are at their best (and often most creative) when they are freely exploring outside in nature. i, however, have to find some sort of diversion when i am outdoors in order to make me forget the oppressive humidity and pesky mosquitos where i currently live. so, i turn to one of my greatest loves: accessorizing! my daughter, who was born to play dress-up, loves to work this into her outdoor play, too.
so we’ve been making adornments from nature. hey, the boho chic look is in – earthy and fabulous! i’ve been making clover necklaces, bracelets, and headbands in the backyard since i was novi’s age, so the other day i asked her to collect all of the white clover flowers she could find and to pull the long stems with them (hey, free weeding!) and bring them to me. i knotted them together to make a headband that can rival any of those in the spring line at free people.
clover headband
we also made a groovy nature bracelet in our backyard recently. i saw this idea on makingfriends.com, and thought it was simple and stylie enough for my little one to enjoy. all you have to do is put 1 inch masking tape around your child’s arm with the sticky side out. then go hunting for tiny leaves, flowers, berries, seeds, feathers, etc. to stick onto the bracelet.
ooh la la!
another cute idea i saw on a great blog called chasing cheerios (that jives with the magnolia trees growing all around us) is to make a crown fit for tiny royals. novi loved to pretend she was the tree princess in her majestic magnolia leaf crown all afternoon long. just collect medium to large leaves. leaves that are more rigid, like magnolias, work especially well. then cut poster board or cardboard to fit the circumference of your child’s head, and staple or tape it together. then staple the leaves to the paper, and hark! all hail the nature queens and kings of the land! (novi’s little monkey friend even became a prince with a golden magnolia crown today on their parade around the neighborhood!)
the prince and queen on a wagon parade!
what are your favorite homemade natural adornments?
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