3 Charlotte Mason Inspired Things To Do This Week

1. Go for a nature walk.
You can use my free printable: Fall Digital Camera Scavenger Hunt to get you inspired!

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2. Do a handicraft. 
You may want to choose one from my Fall Kids Crafts Pinterest Board.

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3. Study some great art.
You can use my Trees in Art- Online Art Show to get you started! This online art shows has 14 different pieces of art from a variety of artists using many different styles. Questions to get you started are included in the post!

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What Charlotte Mason inspired thing are you going to do this week?  

Be sure to check out my Hearts and Trees Prairie Kit now for sale...with a quilting and woodworking project! Perfect for adding art, handicrafts and nature study to your homeschool!

 

OCTOBER SPECIAL: Now through October 15!

As a special October 1-15, if you purchase ANY KIT I have for sale on my blog, I will send you Hearts and Trees Volume 1 All About Colors FREE!! 

(Volume 1 will be sent as a PDF file to the email associated with the PayPal payment, within 3 business days of receiving your payment.)

To see all the kits I currently have for sale check out my page here.

  

Digital Camera Scavenger Hunt Free Printable

I have put together a really fun free printable...perfect for fall...A Digital Camera Fall Scavenger Hunt.

I was inspired by my mom's post about nature study and digital cameras. What child doesn't love it when you let him use a digital camera? Using my free printable, your child will look for different things to photograph while on your nature walk. How many can he find?

When you are done, print your child's favorite photo of that day and mount it in the frame provided on the printable. There is also a space for your child to describe his favorite photograph. 

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 Be sure to check out my other free printables here. And be sure to check out all the other PDFs and art, handicraft and nature study kits I have for sale on my blog here. 

As a special October 1-15, if you purchase ANY KIT I have for sale on my blog, I will send you Hearts and Trees Volume 1 All About Colors FREE!! (Volume 1 will be sent as a PDF file to the email associated with the PayPal payment, within 3 business days of receiving your payment.)

Hearts and Trees Kit vs. Digital Magazine

I have had a few questions about the difference between the Hearts and Trees Kits I offer for sale through my blog and The Hearts and Trees Digital Magazines that I also have for sale.

Hearts and Trees Kits

Basically, a Hearts and Trees Kit is a packet of instructions and materials to help you add art, handicraft and nature study into your homeschool. When you purchase a kit, it is physically mailed to you. Each kit is full of a variety notebooking pages, an art print, art projects, instructions for handicraft projects and all the materials you need to complete the projects (except for some common art supplies I assume you will already have on hand.)

I usually have at least one kit for sale at a time. (But right now I currently have three with another once coming out soon!) Each kit has a different theme and set of projects and notebooking pages. 

To see what kits I currently have for sale, see here.

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Hearts and Trees Digital Magazines

A Hearts and Trees Digital Magazine is a PDF "e-zine" that is emailed to you after you purchase it. Each of the volumes of my Digital Magazine are also packed full of art, nature study and handicraft projects to include in your homeschool. The main difference is that YOU provide all the supplies.

To see what digital magazines I currently have for sale, see here.

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

Pinterest Fall Kids Crafts Board

I have been pinning fall kids crafts to my Pinterest Fall Kids Crafts Board. Be sure to check it out. I will be adding pins as I come across them, so be sure to follow my board on Pinterest.



And for more handicrafts for your homeschool, be sure to check out all the kits I currently have for sale on my blog! See everything I have for sale here!

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 Bubbles and Lavender Kit

Hearts and Trees 

Bubbles and Lavender 

Art, Handicraft and Nature Study Kit

My mom and little brother and I have teamed together to create the newest generation of Hearts and Trees kits. The purpose of Hearts and Trees has remained the same: to introduce and encourage art, handicrafts and nature study in your homeschool. The real change is the division of labor between my mom and little brother and me. (Hopefully this will mean I will be able to offer kits more regularly!)

Anyway, here is what this kit offers: 

  

To start with we have a felt bracelet project. Your child will create his own felt bracelet. Your child will learn how to sew on a 4-holed button. A variety of colors of felt will be provided (colors may vary from the photo above) as well as the needle, thread, buttons and instructions. 

 

One of the themes throughout this project is bubbles. Your child will make his own bubble wand using pipe cleaners and beads. The pipe cleaner, beads and instructions are all included.  

Along with that there is a bubble painting project. Your child will create his own bubble paint and then use the included watercolor paper, straw and instructions to make a painting with bubbles. This is sure to be a hit!

There is also a notebooking page focusing on how to make bubble letters. A link to a video tutorial is included.

 Another project is the foam and foil pendant. Your child will create his own design to emboss on a foil covered piece of foam. The possibilities are endless for this one! Your child is free to be as creative as he likes. The foam, foil, yarn and instructions are all included.

For the lavender focused part of this kit, your child will create a dried lavender sachet. The fabric, thread, needle yarn and dried lavender and instructions are included. ***PLEASE NOTE: If you or your child is allergic to lavender just let us know and we will not send the dried lavender!***

There is also an eight page nature journal focusing on lavender. Your child will assemble the nature journal using the cover, pages and a length of twine. A sample lavender flower is provided for you to study. The cardboard, rubber bands and link to instructions are provided so that you can make a flower press. Waxed paper and instructions are also included to make a waxed paper pouch to mount the pressed lavender into the nature journal. 

The artist study features Jean Simeon Chardin. An art print of his painting Soap Bubbles  and 2 notebooking pages are found in this 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

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. (Please note you will need to supply some common art supplies to complete these projects such as scissors, paintbrush and markers. A list of common supplies you will need is included with the 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 $10 including shipping or $16 including shipping for two kits. For more information about purchasing more than two kits, please email me for shipping information. Shipping is available to the US only!! SOLD OUT!!!

All kits will ship within 4 business days of payment being made.

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

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!