Current Things For Sale on Hearts and Trees

I know my blog can be a bit confusing, so I have put together a post outlining all the different items I currently have for sale through my blog Hearts and Trees.

In this post you will find a photo and a small blurb about each product. Each item is described in detail in a post which you can find using the "More info here" link.

To purchase items you just need to use the "Add to Cart" PayPal buttons located in my blog sidebar. Any kits purchased will ship within 3 business days of receiving the PayPal payment. All PDFs will be emailed as a PDF attachment to the email associated with the PayPal payment within 3 business days of receiving the payment. If you have any questions feel free to email me at heartsandtrees@yahoo.com.

Bubbles and Lavender Kit

My most current kit is my Hearts and Trees Bubbles and Lavender Kit. Which if you purchase before the end of September comes with FREE SHIPPING!!

This kit focuses on bubbles and lavender and has 2 sewing projects, 2 handicraft projects, 1 painting project, 1 drawing project, 1 nature study collection of projects focusing on lavender and 1 artist study collection of notebooking pages with art print.

More info here.

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Fall/Winter 2011 Kit

I found the supplies to put together a few more of my Hearts and Trees Fall/Winter 2011 Kits as well. (There are VERY FEW of these left...so if you want one be sure to order one today!)

This kit includes 2 handicraft projects, 2 art projects, 1 art print, 1 artist notebooking page,2 art element notebooking pages and 1 set of nature study notebooking pages.

More info here. 

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Spring 2011 Kit

 I also have put together the last of my supplies and managed to put together a few more Hearts and Trees Spring 2011 Kits.(I have VERY FEW left of this kit left too!!)

This kit includes: 1 sewing project, 1 handicraft project, 1 art project, 1 art print, 1 artist notebooking page, 1 art element notebooking page and 1 nature study lapbook 

More info here. 

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I also have 2 Hearts and Trees Digital Magazines for Sale. 

Volume 1: All About Colors!

Volume 1 is All About Colors! It's 24 pages of fun art, handicraft and nature study projects for you and your child to complete.  

More info here. 

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Volume 2: Russian Stacking Dolls Edition

Volume 2 is the Russian Stacking Dolls Edition. Another 23 pages of interesting and engaging art, handicraft and nature study activities to do with your child.

More info here. 

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I also have a wide variety of PDF notebooking page sets and sets of PDF lapbooking pages available for sale on my blog. Check them out below! 

Weather Lapbook Pages PDF

My Weather Lapbook Pages PDF is a set of 10 pages used to complete a weather themed lapbook. The lapbook includes parts focusing on: a nature journal, kinds of clouds, moon log, weather words, wind scale, weather record, weather forecasting, and space for your own weather poem. Instructions for putting together your lapbook are also included along with a coloring page to complete for the lapbook cove.

More info here.

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Still Life Art Show Mini Unit Study Notebooking Pages PDF

 My Still Life Art Show Mini Unit Study is a set of 14 notebooking pages designed to help you and your students really get into the pieces of art. Each page includes questions to help you and your students take a deeper look and gain a deeper understanding of the artist, subject and style. Some pages include easy art activities you might wish to spend some time completing after viewing the artwork. A "What is a Still Life? worksheet is also included.

More info here. 

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Mammals Lapbook Pages PDF

 My Mammals Lapbook Pages focuses on mammals. Components of this lapbook include sorting pockets and cards to learn about 5 different classes of mammals, a "What Is a Mammal?" mini-book, a "Mammal Trivia" mini-book, mammal vocabulary, more mammal classifications, mammal babies and more!

More info here.

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Salt Experiments Lapbook Pages PDF

 Using the components of my Salt Experiements Lapbook Pages, you and your will complete four different salt experiments. The four experiments are: Making Salt Crystals, Salt and Ice, Will an Egg Float? and Freezing Salt Water.

More info here.

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Clouds in Art Mini Unit Study Notebooking Pages PDF

My Clouds in Art Mini Unit Study Notebooking Pages is a set of 7 notebooking pages designed to help you and your students really get into the pieces of art. Each page includes questions to help you and your students take a deeper look and gain a deeper understanding of the artist, subject and style.

More info here. 

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 My NEWEST PDF for sale is my Complementary Colors In Art Notebooking Pages PDF. This is a set of 7 pages designed to help you and your students do a mini study of 5 works of art focusing on complementary colors. A notebooking page explaining what are complementary colors, as well as a color wheel notebooking page are also included.  

More info here. 

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 To purchase any kits, PDFs or combination of the two, you will just need to use the "Add to Cart" PayPal buttons located in my blog sidebar. Any kit you purchase will be mailed to you within three business days. Any PDFs you purchase will be emailed to the account linked to your PayPal account within 3 business days. 

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at heartsandtrees@yahoo.com.

Complementary Colors in Art Notebooking Pages PDF

Going through my PDFs on my computer I found a set of 5 notebooking pages focusing on Complementary Colors that I designed to go along with one of my past kits.

This is a set of 7 notebooking pages designed to help you and your students really get into the pieces of art.

• 5 pages focus on a specific a work of art  and include questions to help you and your students take a deeper look and gain a deeper understanding of the artist, subject and style. (You can consider these questions orally or have your children write their responses in the space provided.)
• A short biography is included for each artist.
• Some pages include easy art activities you might wish to spend some time completing after viewing the artwork. 
• Artists included in this set of pages are: Monet, Signac, VanGogh, Serusier and Kirchner. 
• A notebooking page focusing on the color wheel is inclued.
• Another notebooking page explaining what are complementary colors is also included.

This set of notebooking pages is a perfect complement to my Hearts and Trees Volume 1: All About Colors.

If you would like to purchase the Complementary Colors in Art Mini Unit Study, I am offering it for $3.95. To purchase a set you can use the "Add to Cart" PayPal button on my blog sidebar. This is not automated, so I will have to email the PDF file to you once I receive your PayPal payment. The PDF will be emailed to you within 72 hours after I receive payment, usually sooner. (I do not currently have Internet access at my house.) The PDF will be emailed to the email account associated with the PayPal payment I receive.

If you have any questions feel free to email me at heartsandtrees@yahoo.com.

*Please note if you purchase these pages they are for your own personal use and are not to be distributed or sold.

Back to School Special: Free Shipping Event

As a back to school special, we will be offering FREE SHIPPING when you purchase a Hearts and Trees Bubbles and Lavender Kit.

In all there in this kit there are:

• 2 sewing projects
• 2 handicraft projects
• 1 painting project
• 1 drawing project
• 1 nature study collection of projects focusing on lavender
• 1 artist study collection of notebooking pages with art print

See this post for more information about exactly what is included in this kit. 

The cost per kit is $12.95. The free shipping event is for the US only. (For information about shipping outside of the US, please email me.)

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at heartsandtrees@yahoo.com. Please note, I currently DO NOT have Internet at my house, so it may take me a day or two to get back to you. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Hearts and Trees Volume 2

Introducing

Hearts and Trees
Volume 2:

Russian Stacking Dolls Edition!

With the success of Hearts and Trees Volume 1: All About Colors! I am excited to share with you all the latest product of Hearts and Trees. This volume is 23 pages filled with fun and interesting art, handicraft and nature study projects for you and your child to complete!

I am so excited to finally share with you Hearts and Trees Volume 2. Believe it or not I started putting it together in February. I can't believe it is almost June and I am just now getting it up for sale. Life has been busy!

Enough about that...here are the details about what is included in this edition of Hearts and Trees.

I hope this volume of Hearts and Trees encourages you to include art, handicrafts and nature study in your homeschool. I hope you find the projects in this online magazine both engaging and affordable.

This magazine is designed for children ages 6-12. Younger children will need more hands-on help from parents, while older children will be able to complete more of the projects on their own.

Make your own Russian Stacking Dolls!

Hearts and Trees Volume 2 includes a wide array of notebooking pages focusing on the Russian painter Nicolai Galakhov, Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Siberian animals, etc… There is also a page to design your own Russian stacking dolls and a link is provided on the supply list page to purchase unpainted wooden stacking dolls for your child to paint. This is a project your child is sure to love and remember!



Doodle Pattern Project Sample



The art element notebooking page focuses on pattern. A very fun and intersting doodle pattern project it also included. This is a project your child is sure to love...the possibilities are endless!



Drawstring Treasure Pouch



The instructions are included for your child to sew his very own drawstring treasure pouch. You will be amazed how quickly and easily this project will come together.

Word Cloud Sample

There are also the instructions to learn how to make a digital word cloud using the free website tagxedo.com. Once your child learns this technique, he can use it for all sorts of projects. This one is sure to be a hit!


I would like to help you introduce your children to new art, handicraft and nature study projects that they can then take and make their own. Feel free to adapt and recreate this projects in your own way. As always I am open to suggestions, so if there are any themes you would like to see in upcoming volumes please email me! (My next volume is going to be more "boy" themed...think Wild West or Space!

The introductory price for

Hearts and Trees Volume 2 is $4!

To purchase Volume 2 use the PayPal link in my sidebar.

Additionally, if you purchase one of my remaing Hearts and Trees Fall/Winter Kits I will send you Volume 2  FREE!!

Here are the details:Volume 2 will be emailed to you as a PDF file attachment within 72 hours after I receive payment, usually sooner. (I currently do not have Internet access at my house.) The PDF will be emailed to the email account associated with the PayPal payment I receive.

*Please note if you purchase these pages they are for your own personal use and are not to be distributed or sold. *

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at: heartsandtrees@yahoo.com.
Thank you!

Hearts and Trees Volume 1

Introducing
Hearts and Trees 
Volume 1
All About Colors!

24 pages filled with fun and interesting art, handicraft and nature study projects for you and your child to complete!

Welcome to a new experiment from Hearts and Trees! I have put together an online magazine filled with fun and interesting art, handicraft and nature study projects to share with your children.

My goal for this magazine is the same as it was for my kits. It is my aim to encourage art, handicrafts and nature study in your homeschool by providing interesting and affordable ideas and products. This magazine is designed for children ages 6-12. Younger children will need more hands-on help from parents, while older children will be able to complete more of the projects on their own. It is my plan to offer a new volume of this magazine each month.

These volumes are going to be more topic/theme oriented than seasonal, so each volume will always be for sale on my blog and will provide fun and engaging projects no matter what the time of year.

Each volume will include notebooking pages and projects similar to what were included in my kits. The main difference is you will need to provide all the materials yourself. The last page of this magazine will always include a Supply List for you to consult as well as the link to an online Amazon store filled with all the things you will need to have on-hand to complete all of the projects in this volume of Hearts and Trees. It is my goal to include projects that will use materials that you most likely already have in your house or that can easily and affordably be obtained locally or online.

I would like to help you introduce your children to new art, handicraft and nature study projects that they can then take and make their own. Feel free to adapt and recreate this projects in your own way.

The theme for this volume is "All About Colors!"

 

Hearts and Trees Volume 1 Includes:

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Learn all about the color wheel!

Your child will learn about primary, secondary and tertiary colors using the color wheel flashcards. He will then make his own color wheel by mixing primary colors to make the secondary and then tertiary colors.

Does your child know what color is indigo? Or mauve? In the Color Names Vocabulary project he will be introduced to 20 new colors!

The feautired artist for this volume is the Fauvist artist Andre Derain. Your child will study his painting Charring Cross Bridge, London and then complete his own landscape imitating the style of the Fauvist artists.

What makes a rainbow? Your child will learn the answer to this question and then make his own rainbow indoors using water, a small mirror and sunlight!

Colors have an affect on our emotions and with the "How Colors Make us Feel" notebooking page your child will study two art prints and compare how the colors in the paintings make him feel.
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Make a digital photo collage with Picnik.

Your child will use a digital camera to photograph interesting colors and will then learn how to make a digital photo collage online using the FREE (no registration required) website Picnik. This is a really fun project your child is sure to love.

One of the handicraft projects in this kit is learn how to make beads out of recycled paper. This is a very fun and easy project your child is sure to enjoy. The color of the beads will depend entirely on what color of recycled paper you use!


Another handicraft project your child will complete in this volume of Hearts and Trees is a decorative embroidery project. Your child will embroider his name using two decorative stitches. He will learn how to backstitch and split stitch.

The nature study portion of this volume focuses on parrots. Your child will learn some facts about parrots and then choose a parrot to research more in-depth. He will also complete an art project using oil pastels (or whatever other medium you choose) to draw a tropical bird.

There is also a feature about colorful clothing around the world. Your child will learn a little about kimonos, saris and Mexican embroidery and then color his own kimono.

This magazine is jam-packed with fun and exciting projects for you in include in your homeschool. I am very excited to share this new product with you all.

The introductory price for

Hearts and Trees Volume 1 is just $3!

To purchase Volume 1 use the PayPal link in my sidebar.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at: heartsandtrees@yahoo.com.
Thank you!

Hearts and Trees Fall/Winter 2011 Kit

Hearts and Trees Fall/Winter 2011 Kit

For Sale Now!!!
Limited Number Available!

There are some really fun and exciting projects in this kit. Each kit includes the instructions and most of the materials to complete easy and fun art, handicraft and nature study projects. (Please note you will need to supply some common art supplies to complete these projects such as scissors, paintbrush and markers.)

To start with we have a mini canvas magnet project. Your child will design an abstract painting on a miniature canvas. It's just 2" x 4"! The mini canvas and the magnetic tape are included as well as all the instructions to get you started.

The next project is a pair of finger knit flowers. These are so simple and fun to make. Your child will learn to finger knit using my video tutorials. The yarn and yarn needle needed to complete this project are included in your kit. (Yarn colors will vary.)

The next project is a newspaper butterfly garland. Your child will make a colorful butterfly garland to hang up somewhere in your house. The instructions and twine are included.

With the last handicraft project in this kit, your child will learn how to make a 3-dimensional "painting" with tissue paper pulp. Your child will really enjoy this new technique. All the tissue paper, canvas and instructions needed to complete this interesting project can be found in this kit.

The featured artist is Martin Johnson Heade and the art print is his Blue Morpho Butterfly. There is a notebooking page focusing on Heade and the included art print.

The art element being discussed in this kit is contrast. The contrast notebooking page will help your child to learn what contrast in art is and to recognize contrasts in the Blue Morpho Butterfly art print.

There is also a notebooking page focusing on textures. There is a texture rubbing project your child will complete. He will be encouraged to think of descriptive words to describe different textures he views in works of art.

The nature study portion of this kit is a 3 page set of notebooking pages focusing on butterflies. Your child will learn about the life cycle of butterflies, how to tell a male and female monarch butterfly apart and the anatomy of a butterfly.

In all this kit includes:
2 handicraft projects, 2 art projects, 1 art print, 1 artist notebooking page,

2 art element notebooking pages and 1 set of nature study notebooking pages

These kits were gathered with children ages 6-12 in mind. Parents may need to help their students, especially younger children, with some aspects of this kit.

To purchase a kit you will just need to make a PayPal payment to my account. You can do that using the "Add to Cart" buttons in my sidebar. Just be sure to select the right number of kits you would like to purchase.

The cost per kit is $12. plus shipping. Shipping for one kit will be $3 First Class. Shipping for two kits will be $5 First Class and shipping for three kits will be $8 First Class. (Please note if you purchase 3 kits they will come in 2 envelopes.) For information about purchasing more than three kits, please email me for shipping information. Shipping prices are for the US and Canada. (For information about shipping outside of the US and Canada, please email me.)

All kits will ship within 3 business days of payment being made. Feel free to add any of my PDFs to your cart before you purchase a kit. I have purchased materials for a limited number of kits so be sure to purchase your kit soon

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at mailto:heartsandtrees@yahoo.com. Please note, I currently DO NOT have Internet at my house, so it may take me a day to get back to you. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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Advanced Fall Color Activity

"The main use of this study of leaves is to make the children appreciate the beauty of the autumn foliage. This can be done through collections, made by the children themselves of the colored leaves. These may be pressed and mounted. A simple study of the colors may accompany the work by the selection of colored papers to match the leaves. All this color work, however, is but to impress the thought of the rich beauty of the autumn woods." The Southern Education Journal, Study for November. 1899.

With the start of fall I am certainly ready to get out and enjoy the fall color. (I am actually off to New York this week where I am hoping I will see lot of fall color!) I have put together a fun activity for older children to do this fall season.

There are a lot of fall color names that children may not be familiar with. How is burgundy different from scarlet? How is goldenrod different from yellow or gold? This activity may help your children (and you!) appreciate the many different shades of fall.

I have put together a free PDF download, which is basically a grid labeled with 20 fall colors. Using crayons or colored pencils, your child will fill in the squares with the labeled fall color. Then he will take that grid outside and see if he can find all the colors. Sounds like fun, doesn't it?

Here is the link: Advanced Fall Color Activity

What is your favorite fall color?

Let me know in the comments section!

Hearts and Trees Summer/Fall Kit

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Introducing the Hearts and Trees
Summer/Fall 2009
Art, Nature Study and Handicraft Kit

I am really excited to *finally* share with you my new Hearts and Trees Kit. Because it has taken me so long to put together, I am combining my Summer 2009 and Fall 2009 kits. There are a lot of fun projects in this kit that I am sure you and your children will enjoy.

Each kit includes the instructions and materials to complete easy and fun handicraft, art and nature study projects with a minimum of effort. (Please note that you will need to provide common art supplies such as paper, pastels, paint, glue, etc.)

The large sewing project in this kit is an easy felt ball bird. The instructions and materials (except for the stuffing-which you can use rice or beans or cotton batting) are provided for your child to sew their own felt ball bird. (The felt color will vary).

The nature study portion of this kit focuses on trees, which is perfect for the summer and fall months. Three pages of nature study observation sheets are provided and you are free to make as many copies of them as you would like for your personal use. A 3"x5" laminated scavenger hunt observation card (like the ones included in my past kits) is also included.

The instructions and most of the materials are also included to make your very own bagel (or pinecone) birdfeeder. The string, birdseed and instructions are provided, you will just need to supply the bagel or pinecone.

The featured artist is Paul Gauguin. There is a notebooking page focusing on him and the art print of his "Tahitian Landscape 2" which is included in this kit.

The art part of this kit focuses on the color wheel and complementary colors. Your child will use paint and the three primary colors to mix and paint the 12 colors of the color wheel. Your child will also learn how to identify complementary colors using the color wheel. A notebooking page focusing on complementary colors is also included.

As a **new feature** this kit includes a 5 page PDF set of art notebooking pages focusing on complementary colors. The set of notebooking pages is similar to the art mini unit study PDFs I have for sale on my blog. The PDF will be emailed to you when you purchase a kit. (The PDF will be emailed to the email address associated with your PayPal payment.)

The materials and instructions are also provided in this kit for a fun black cardstock and glue project. Your child will sketch his own Tahitian Landscape and use glue and pastels or chalk to make a beautiful work of art.

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In all this kit includes: 1 sewing project, 3 art element notebooking pages, 1 artist notebooking page, 1 art print, 1 nature study laminated card, 3 pages of nature study observation sheets, 1 handicraft nature study project, 1 drawing project, the materials and instructions to make your own leaf press and a 5 page set of complementary color themed art notebooking pages!

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Complete Contents List:

1. Felt ball bird sewing project (pre-cut felt, needle, thread and instructions)
2. Color wheel/Color mixing painting project (notebooking page and instuctions)
3. Complimentary colors notebooking page
4. Complimentary colors PDF (5 page PDF which will be emailed to you)
5. Gauguin art print- “Tahitian Landscape 2"
6. Gauguin notebooking page
7. Trees nature study observation pages (3 pages)
8. Trees nature study laminated observation card
9. Black paper and glue drawing project (black cardstock and instructions)
10. Bagel (or pinecone) birdfeeder project (string, birdseed and instructions)
11. Leaf press (cardboard, rubber bands and instructions)

These kits were gathered with children ages 6-12 in mind. Parents may need to help their students, especially younger children, with some aspects of this kit.

To purchase a kit you will just need to make a PayPal payment to my account. You can do that using the "Pay Now" buttons in my sidebar. Just be sure to use the button for the right number of kits you would like to purchase. All kits purchased before July 22nd will ship July 23rd. After July 22nd kits will ship within 3 business days after I receive payment.

The cost per kit is $11.95 plus shipping. Shipping for one kit is $3.00 First Class. Shipping for two kits is $5.00 Priority and shipping for three kits is $8.50 Priority. (Please note that shipping costs are slightly more expensive for this kit, because it weighs more than previous kits.) For information about purchasing more than three kits, please email me for shipping information. Shipping prices are for the US and Canada. (For information about shipping outside of the US and Canada, please email me.)

If you are interested in purchasing any of the PDFs I am currently selling (they are in my sidebar) and you wish to make a combined payment for multiple items, feel free to email me for a total. I also still have a few Spring Kits available. If you are interested in purchasing any of those along with a Summer/Fall kit, just email me and I can get you a total. Thanks!

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at amandachristina@yahoo.com.

Make Your Own Playdough

This is a really fun project. My mom made this in the art classes she used to teach and I made batches of it when I worked at the elementary school. It is really easy and fun to make and this is the best recipe for homemade playdough we've found.

You Will Need:

1 cup water

3 drops food coloring

1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

1 tsp cream of tartar

1 tbsp oil (vegetable)

Waxed paper (optional)

Ziplock bag

1. Stir the drops of food coloring into the water.

2. Combine the flour, salt and cream of tartar in a small mixing bowl.

3. Pour the flour mixture, the colored water and the oil (DON'T FORGET THE OIL!) into a medium sized sauce pan.
4. Heat on low heat, stirring constantly until the playdough just begins to pull away from the sides of the pot and form a ball. (BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVER COOK IT OR IT WILL BURN AND STICK TO THE POT!)5. Pour the warm playdough onto a waxed paper covered surface (or you can just use a counter). Let the playdough cool for a few minutes until it is cool enough to knead. Knead it into a ball. If you are doing this with your children be sure the playdough is cool enough for them to touch before they knead it!
6. And that's all there is to it! You can make a rainbow of colors! Store your playdough in a ziplock bag or other airtight container and it should last for about a month! You don't need any fancy tools or toys to play with your playdough. The best place to look is your kitchen gadget drawer. A rolling pin and cookie cutters are fun too!

If you make playdough I'd love to hear about it. Feel free to leave me a comment or a link to your blog if you have one. Enjoy!

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Be sure to check out my

Summer/Fall 2009 Art, Handicraft and Nature Study Kit.

For Sale Now!

Hearts and Trees Spring 2009 Kit!

SOLD OUT!!!

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Introducing the Hearts and Trees
Spring 2009
Art, Nature Study and Handicraft Kit

Each kit includes the instructions and materials to complete easy and fun handicraft, art and nature study projects with a minimum of effort. (Please note that you will need to provide common art supplies such as paper, colored pencils, paint, glue, etc.)

I am really excited about the two handicraft projects in this kit. The first is a woven pouch made on a cardboard loom. Once you master the basics of weaving, there are so many things you can make! The yarn, weaving needle, cardboard and instructions are all included.

The second handicraft project is to make your own screen for screen printing, using the provided Scratch-a-Print screen. This is a surprisingly easy and very fun project. The screen is reusable, so you will be able to make many prints of your design.

The art aspect of this kit is focusing on Winslow Homer. The art print for this kit is Winslow Homer's "Mink Pond." A notebooking page for Winslow Homer is included as well as an art element worksheet focusing on Value-Light and Shadows.

There is also a set of copy work pages focusing on frog poetry. There are two blank lined pages you can use for the copy work, as well as a page of frog poetry and suggestions for how to use them.

The nature study portion of this kit is focusing on frogs and nature study near lakes, rivers, streams or ponds. My mom helped me to design a frog file-folder book (which you could mount on cardstock if you prefer). In the lapbook there are components for vocabulary, frog facts, bullfrog facts, frog noises, and the frog life cycle. In the lapbook you can also mount your life cycle of a frog drawing (instructions for this drawing project are included).

I have also included a laminated nature study card designed to help you as you explore the area near a river, pond, steam or lake.

We also thought it would be fun to give you some ideas of how you can use the projects from this kit to throw a frog-themed art and nature study party showcasing what you've learned using this kit. So we have included a one page sheet of ideas to help you plan a Frog Party for your friends and family. There are ideas for invitations, refreshments, activities and how to present your projects from the kit.

In all this kit includes: 2 handicraft projects, 1 drawing project, 2 art notebooking pages, 1 art print, 1 frogs lapbook, 1 set of frog poetry copy work pages and 1 laminated nature study card.

Complete Contents List:

1. Woven pouch on a cardboard loom- materials (cardboard, yarn, plastic weaving needle) and instructions
2. Screen printing project- materials (scratch and print screen) and instructions
3. Winslow Homer art print “Mink Pond”
4. Winslow Homer notebooking page
5. Art element worksheet- focusing on value- light and shadow
6. Frogs Lapbook- (6 page set of lapbook pages with color cover) Note: file folder is NOT included
7. Life Cycle of a Frog drawing project- materials (cardstock) and instructions
8. Laminated nature study card- focusing on river, stream, lake or pond observations
9. Frog poem copy work set- three pages (2 blank copy work pages and a page of frog poems)
10. Plan a Frog-Themed Event instructions sheet

These kits were gathered with children ages 6-12 in mind. Parents may need to help their students, especially younger children, with some aspects of this kit.

To purchase a kit you will just need to make a PayPal payment to my account. You can do that using the "Pay Now" buttons in my sidebar. Just be sure to use the button for the right number of kits you would like to purchase.

The cost per kit is $11.95 plus shipping. Shipping for one kit will be $2.75 First Class. Shipping for two kits will be $4.00 First Class and shipping for three kits will be $7.00 First Class (Please note if you purchase three kits it will come in two envelopes). For information about purchasing more than three kits, please email me for shipping information. Shipping prices are for the US and Canada. (For information about shipping outside of the US and Canada, please email me.)

All kits will ship within 3 business days after I receive payment. (Usually the next day.)

If you are interested in purchasing any of the PDFs I am currently selling (they are in my sidebar) and you wish to make a combined payment for multiple items, feel free to email me for a total.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at amandachristina@yahoo.com.

Tint and Shade Paint Project Video Tutorial

Here is a project that I think would go really nicely with the Value Art Element Worksheet that is incuded in my Hearts and Trees Spring Art, Handicraft and Nature Study Kit.

You may need to click over to my blog to see this video tutorial if you are reading this via a feed.



For this project you will need:

• Tempera paint (black, white and one other color)
• Paintbrush
• Pallette or plate to mix you paint on
• Cup of water
• Paper with circles printed on it
• Papertowels
• Newspaper to cover your work surface

Feel free to email me photos or leave me links to photos of your complete projects. I love to see how everyone uses the ideas on my blog.

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Let's Get Drawing....

I am busy getting my Hearts and Trees Spring Kits ready to be shipped off on Friday. If you still haven't ordered yours, be sure to check it out. I am really excited to share it all with you.

I just wanted to pop in and share some fun drawing links with you:

• Abstract Flowers Drawing
• Antiqued Flowers in a Vase Drawing
• VanGogh Flowers Drawing
• Oil Pastel Landscape

I hope you enjoy. Feel free to link to any drawings your family may complete. And be sure to check out my Spring Kit- I will be shipping all pre-orders on Friday!

Trees Art Show

This Hearts and Trees online art show focuses on trees. I encourage you to share this art show with your children and to have a discussion about the different ways these artists saw and painted trees.

If you would be interested in a set of notebooking pages/mini unit study like the ones I am offering for my clouds and still life art shows let me know (you can find links to my other art shows as well as to my notebooking pages in the sidebar). If there is enough interest I will put them together.

Meanwhile, here are some suggestions of questions you can discuss with your children as you examine each painting.
•How did each painter see trees differently?
•Look for cool and warm colors.
•How many paintings have people in them?
•How many paintings have animals?
•How many paintings have buildings?
•Decide on the "mood" of each painting- how does each painting make you feel?
•Use the canvas measurements provided to see just how big or small a painting is.
•Decide which painting is the most realistic and which is the least realistic.
•Which is your favorite painting?
•If you could change the name of a painting, what would you name it? Why?
•If you find a painting you like, take a minute to look at some other paintings by that artist. (Artchive and ABC Gallery are where I found these paintings.
•You could make your own version of your favorite garden painting.
•You could sketch your own garden in the style of your favorite artist.

Vincent Van Gogh
Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background
1889 Oil on canvas
28 1/2 x 36 1/4 in. (72.5 x 92 cm)
Collection Mrs. John Hay Whitney

R. B. Kitaj
The Oak Tree
1991 Oil on canvas
60 1/8 x 60 in. (152.7 x 152.4 cm)
Private collection

Sigmar Polke
Two Palm Trees
1964 Artificial resin on fabric
90 x 75 cm
Private collection

Egon Schiele
Autumn Trees
1911 Oil on canvas
79.5 x 80 cm
Private collection

Vincent Van Gogh
Roots and Tree Trunks
June-July 1890 Oil on canvas
50 x 100 cm
Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam

Pissarro, Camille
Pear Trees in Bloom at Eragny, Morning
1886 Oil on canvas
21 x 25 1/4 in (54 x 65 cm)
Isetan Museum, Tokyo

Piet Mondrian
Avond (Evening); Red Tree
1908 Oil on canvas
70 x 99 cm (27 1/2 x 39 in)
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague

Schiele, Egon
Little Tree (Chesnut Tree at Lake Constance)
1912 Watercolor and pencil on paper
18 x 11 5/8 in. (45.8 x 29.5 cm)
Private collection, New York

Paul Gauguin
Blue Trees
1888 Oil on canvas
92 x 73 cm (36 1/4 x 28 3/4 in)
The Ordrupgaard Collection, Copenhagen

Asher Durand
Study from Nature: Rocks and Trees
c. 1836 Oil on canvas
21 1/2 x 17 in (55 x 43 cm)
The New York Historical Society

Gustave Caillebotte
The Garden at Petit Gennevilliers in Winter
c. 1894 Oil on canvas
73 x 60 cm
Private collection

Emily Carr
A Rushing Sea of Undergrowth
1932-35 Oil on canvas
112.8 x 69 cm
Vancouver Art Gallery

Claude Monet
Garden in Bordighera, Impression of Morning
1884 Oil on canvas
25 3/4 x 32 in. (65.5 x 81.5 cm.)
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
Peasants Under the Trees at Dawn, Morvan
c. 1840-45 Oil on canvas
10 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.
National Gallery, London

----------------------------------------Just some notes:

***I am busy putting together my Spring 2009 Hearts and Trees Kit. Look for pre-ordering March 19th!

***And if you haven't already checked it out, be sure to look at the Outdoor Hour eBook!

***And I have four Winter Kits left at the discounted price if anyone is interested.