Nature Box
You know kids…they naturally want to stack things, jump off things and collect things! Here at Nature For Kids we’re going to talk about the later of the “things”.
My son has a special box he keeps his collections in. We started out with a tiny tin box but had to upgrade to a larger shoebox size. I constantly have to remind him to weed out the less important things that find their way in there. If he could he’d have a whole room dedicated to his collection. But since our house is only 1600 sq ft. I think you’ll agree that his collection must be secluded to one specific area.
After a summer of exploring outside we have quite the collection of sticks, rocks and shells. Green Hour , one of my favorite outdoor web sites, gave a great idea for what to do with a collection of outdoor items…a Nature Box.
I went to Google image search and typed in “nature box”. These pictures caught my eye…
Tami at Joyful Noise made this appealing nature box with her kids. It’s an old jewelry box. They decoupaged nature pictures on the top and then filled it with all sorts of nature goodies, including an impressive collection of egg rocks.
I’m so excited about this idea that my kids and I will be doing ourselves really soon. I’ll post some pictures here at Nature For Kids once our nature box is finished!
Some other ideas I came across include a nature table. Just lay it out for all to see. A secret outdoor stashing place is fun too. Just put your items under a tree or in a secluded spot.
How do you display or keep your nature collection? Share your thoughts here at Nature For Kids.
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Very pretty nature boxes and great idea. “Nature” seems to appear everywhere in our home. I’m gonna round it up and have the kids put ‘em in a pretty nature box.
We have rocks,etc in bowls and clear vases all around the house. The kids like to put them out on a black placemat and look at them and play awhile before they put them back.
Ok now I feel like a copy cat I just wrote a post about our “wonder bowl” it is the bowl my mother in law made in her pottery class that we use to collect our stuff. I let Abby decorate the house and dinner table with her stuff when we have people over.
By the way I didn’t know if you still wanted to post about the Nature Day I am doing up here, the code fo the button is on my site
I love that idea. I’m constantly finding sticks and rocks in the oddest places and have nowhere to store these “treasures”. Sounds like a good project for the weekend.
What a great site you have! I’m so glad that Green Hour is a favorite site of yours.
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Ahh yes, collecting. An urge that I believe may be genetic in our family. We Love to collect rocks! In fact, that is one thing Riley may be getting for Christmas is her very own little rock show case divided into sections with plexiglass over the whole thing, or a large jewelry box with drawers so she can take them out to look at. Until then I love the idea of decorating the box. Right now it is just an old orange Nike box. Thanks for the idea!