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!

Follow Hearts and Trees on Twitter!

I have just set up a Twitter account for Hearts and Trees. (I am new to Twitter so I am still trying to figure out how it all works!) This will be just another way I will share with you all things related to Hearts and Trees. Be sure to follow me if you are on Twitter!

Follow @HeartsandTrees

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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Nature Study in Your Notebook

I am pleased to share a  free tulips nature study printable for your nature notebook!

I have joined up with five other awesome bloggers for the "Nature in Your Notebook Printables" link-up. This is just the thing if you are in a winter nature study slump! Feel free to visit all 6 of our blogs and download our free printables for your nature notebook. (Links are below.)

My contribution to this link-up is a free PDF that focuses on tulips. Your child will examine tulips found in your neighborhood, learn the parts of a tulip and study two famous paintings of tulip fields.

If you enjoy this PDF be sure to check out my other art, nature study and handicraft PDFs. Links are in the sidebar.

Links:
Barb from Handbook of Nature Study
Cindy from Our Journey Westward
Maureen from Spell Outloud
Jimmie from Jimmie's Collage
Lauren from Mama's Learning Corner

Please feel free to share this on your Facebook page, through Twitter, Pinterest or any other means available!