Drawing and painting in a nature journal is a wonder-filled way to slow down, decompress, and creatively connect with the joys of the natural world. In this book, through step-by-step projects and guided experiences you'll explore how to make the small wonders of nature right outside your door a conscious part of every day life. By developing techniques and skills in drawing and watercolor painting, along side small practices for boosting creativity and mindfulness, you'll discover how the peaceful benefits of nature connection gained through art-making grows into many areas of life!

Educator and art therapist London uses stories, poetic meditations, and guided exercises to show readers how making art in nature can enhance their self-knowledge and creativity. 20 halftones.

So you have a garden, but now what do you do with it? Peppered with anecdotes and friendly advice, while based in research and experience, Wings, Worms, and Wonder answers this question. Above and beyond gardening guidance on topics such as composting and organic pest control, it gives adults the tools to reconnect themselves and the children in their lives to the natural world through holistic gardening experiences. It will ignite your confidence to create outdoor learning experiences that nurture both wonder and ecological literacy. Overflowing with tips for successfully gardening with children in school and community settings, as well as including 36 child tested lesson plans, you'll find everything you need to seamlessly integrate gardening into both elementary curricula and daily life. Rooted in scientific and arts based Nature-Study and progressive education models, this guide is invaluable for anyone wanting to grow a thriving children's gardening program. This book will inspire and equip you to sprout a happier, healthier generation of children! -- taken from back cover.

Typical art resources for teachers offer discrete art activities, but these don't carry children or teachers into the practice of using the languages of art. This resource offers guidance for teachers to create space, time, and intentional processes for children's exploration and learning to use art for asking questions, offering insights, exploring hypotheses, and examining experiences from unfamiliar perspectives. Inspired by an approach to teaching and learning born in Reggio Emilia, Italy, The Language of Art, Second Edition, includes: A new art exploration for teachers to gain experience before implementing the practice with childrenAdvice on setting up a studio space for art and inquirySuggestions on documenting children's developing fluency with art media and its use in inquiryInspiring photographs and ideas to show you how inquiry-based practices can work in any early childhood setting Ann Pelo is a teacher educator, program consultant, and author whose primary work focuses on reflective pedagogical practice, social justice and ecological teaching and learning and the art of mentoring. Currently, Pelo consults early childhood educators and administrators in North America, Australia, and New Zealand on inquiry-based teaching and learning, pedagogical leadership, and the necessary place of ecological identity in children's—and adults'—lives. She is the author of several books including the first edition of The Language of Art and co-author of Rethinking Early Childhood Education.

In this book, you start off with drawing a single line and very gradually you learn how to transform it into interesting images. You're also shown how to convert any subject matter into a pencil drawing and how you can inject your own personality and thoughts to create unique artwork. Along the way, you'll find good doses of encouragement in the conversational text. If you want straightforward instruction with no complicated theory or terms, then this is the book for you! You can't miss these tips if drawing is something you really want to do.

"Explore your own backyard with Crinkleroot as he shows you how to protect the natural world around us"--Jacket.

Offers advice on choosing color combinations for decorating one's home, discusses the psychology of color, and answers decorating questions.

Just Be takes you on a journey of self-discovery where you come back home to yourself and find everything you thought you needed you already have. Like Dorothy in The Wizard of OZ, we often have to go far away to discover there is no place like home. And your home is within you right now, just waiting for you to find it. The opening chapter helps you define your own unique path and carries you through each chapter as you add more and more to your process and see how easy it is to come home. Everyone finds his or her own path by looking within and realizing this is the only place that the answers have ever lived. Your Self Power The 3Rs of Being Re-membering The Undiscovered Self These core chapters move you to a state of Being where you learn that anything is possible (Infinite Possibilities). Just Be takes you deep into the concepts of true being, unraveling the many ways that we create limits in our experiences, by living life without Being as an active part of our process. Take your journey through Life Choices, The Illusions of Time, and Joy of Coming Home to discover the magic that was always there, just waiting for you to use.

Reconnect with Healthy, Natural Living & Wake Up Your Buried Instincts As technology has advanced, we've distanced ourselves from nature—but our connection still remains. Now is the time to reopen that line of communication. Featuring easy-to-use exercises, spells, rituals, and meditations, this enlightening book shows you how to embrace the power and wisdom of both the natural world and your own inner voice. Award-winning author Jessica Marie Baumgartner invites you on an inspiring journey to strengthen your magical practice and live with purpose. She guides you in fully utilizing your body, mind, and spirit while you enjoy any number of outdoor activities, from hiking and hunting to gardening and swimming. You'll also find practices to use when you can't be directly in nature. This indispensable resource is perfect for enhancing your spirituality, tuning in to natural energies, and learning to trust in yourself.