If soiling has accumulated use a mild proprietary cleaner (non-alkaline). Soak up spillages as soon as possible with an absorbent dry cloth to prevent staining So – friends – I’d love for you to download this Moss + Lichen pack, use it with your kids and tell me what you think.Wipe clean routinely with a microfibre cloth lightly dampened with cold water only and then dry with a clean absorbent cloth (Fun Fact: when I presented my son with the first – very different – version, he said it was and I quote, “too boring.” Ouch!! Brutal honesty, folks.) I very much hope these little nature journaling guides can be helpful for others getting started with nature study – and trust me – they have been kid tested!

We use these a lot of ways - I usually let his interest guide how we use them. Sometimes I’ll print the coloring page on cardstock paper and he paints with watercolors. Sometimes he’ll use the illustrations as a guide to sketch out what he’s observing. Sometimes my boy likes drawing his observations right on the page and sometimes he’ll draw in his blank journal. (Side note: I love that younger siblings can do the coloring sheet and be included in the lesson) The Forest, The Pond, The Meadow, The Mountain, The Garden, The Night Sky.Įach habitat will cover 6-8 subjects, with an 8.5×11 poster and flashcards (hand-painted by yours truly), a coloring sheet and a nature journaling prompt. My hope is that they will help children journal through subjects within a specific habitat:

That’s why I started putting together these little nature journal guides. The interest was there - but he just doesn’t have the skill set yet to express all of his wonderful thoughts on paper. But nature journaling was daunting for him.

My oldest just turned six, and he’s at that great age of wanting to discover all nature has to offer, and learn the names of everything and how it all fits together. My husband is a forester for goodness sake. If you follow me over on Instagram, you know how important nature study is to our family. I’ve been working on something super exciting (and a little nerve-wracking, truth be told) over the past few months and I am finally ready to share. Click to Download MOSS + LICHEN Nature Journaling Pack

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