Here is a brief tutorial on how the children made there bookmarks!
They first cut out some rectangular shapes from the file folders we use for lapbooking.
Then they recycled a nature magazine that we had by going though it and cutting out there favorite pictures that they thought would look nice as a bookmark.
Then they glued them onto the rectangular pieces.
We then chose to laminate them since we do have one on hand from our homeschooling. It is a nice thing to have if you are looking for an inexpensive one for laminating your childs art or schoolwork Walmart now sells one for around 25$ and this is the one we have it works very well.
The children then punched holes in the top of some of them and added ribbons and beads. And now we have tons of bookmarks for all our favorite books and our bibles and even a few to pass on to friends!
Okay maybe that wasn't so brief lol! Here is what we are doing on our nature study. The children visited with a new butterfly the clouded skipper! They have also been catching lots and lots of lizards looking for all different kinds. And we are still enjoying all the butterflies, drawing and even painting some.
Here are some snapshots of our Nature Study.
Anna's Nature Journal ~The Clouded Skipper
Lots Of Lizards!!
Liam's Nature Journal
Anna painting her favorite thing to do!
Whoa! This post is a long one but we hope you enjoyed the pictures. We had fun sharing them with you. And we hope it encourages you to get outside with your family and have an adventure. Rest assured there is one out there just waiting for you!
"You let me rest in fields of green grass. You lead me to streams of peaceful water, and you refresh my life. You are true to your name, and you lead me along the right paths." Psalm 23:2-3 CEV
What a great idea with the book marks! I always enjoy seeing what your children have been doing in their nature journals. Sometime soon I'll have to post what's been happening in ours...
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Deborah
Good Morning, Watts family!
ReplyDeleteI sure have enjoyed seeing the great work you have all been doing with your nature studies. The art work and crafts are awesome!
I have a few grandsons who would love seeing the lizards! When my girls were children and we would visit Florida, their favorite activity was searching for and trying to catch the lizards!
I imagine, after your study, you could tell me the difference between a skipper and a fritillary. I think we have both.
Happy adventures! ldh
Dear Heather,
ReplyDeleteI love the bookmarks! I didn't know WalMart had a laminating machine. If we had one, I'm sure it would be running all day long, with one craft or another!
The butterfly is very pretty, but what a funny name! And the lizards are adorable (we love reptiles); What a blessing for you to live close to such a variety of God's creatures.
The nature journals are looking better all the time.
Love,
Marqueta
I love your easy bookmarks... we have done something similar before but used contact paper (do they still sell that??) instead of laminating.
ReplyDeleteLove your daughter's painting! We need to get an easel. We'll probably try the bookmarks, although I think I broke my laminator the last time I used it.
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