WW: Nature Walk {Linky}

 

Seeing areas like this reminds me of The Little House on the Prairie. 

Nebraska’s state flower - Goldenrod

Grover’s NEAR! And FAR!

Like all good things, our hike ended. Actually husband got us lost, so we walked and walked along a highway for a long time. Ha!

WW: Man VS Nature {Linky}

A beautiful sculpture that stands for peace, and a car window was slammed on top of it. This had nothing to do with the protests. I took this way before that was happening. In a way I liked the contrast; even though it wasn't supposed to be.

WW: Nature Hike {Linky}

We had fun hiking at Mahoney State Park. I like to go on hikes. There's always something fascinating to look at. No matter where you go, there's some place to hike. Usually it's free. 

I love this tree. It had so much character! It looks like Spanish Moss attached to it, but that's not Spanish Moss. I'm not sure what it is.

Leaves can be interesting, or not. These ones are! I love the bite patterns in the first one and lines in the second one.

Nature"s natural curls are cute!

Sometimes there's a mix of lively, and dead:

I saw many types of mushrooms, and nature's shelves:

I like flowers, but unusual ones. Sometimes I like them up close more than far away.

Do you like to go hiking?

What's a tiny creature in nature that you like?

Disclaimer: This is not a paid review. I got no compensation, for writing this post. All opinions are my own. 

WW: Nature {Linky}

This is a garter snake skin that Mica found, and gave to Isaak. I love how you can see the eyes.

I also loved when I saw a bug encased inside a dandelion. 

A Thistle:

An Acorn:

I'm Not Sure What This Was:

Typical Nebraska Grassland:

 Does nature ever inspire you?

Fall Craft: Making an Acorn Gem

My next post is up on ParentSavvy: How to Make an Acorn Gem.

When it's fall I feel like digging a hole, and crawling in it. It's colder, and the most annoying thing is that it's dark when I get up, dark when I go home, so daylight is so limited with taking photos for blogging. 

My whole family got out and about to look for acorn caps for this next craft project. Thankfully we did this before it got too cold.  

At first we had trouble finding acorns. I'm like, "We need them for this next project!" We went to a few parks before we found our stash.

Isaak picked up pinecones as well. He's always been my nature collector. You really only need acorn caps for this craft - nature wise. We found a lot of acorn caps on the ground. The ones that were still attached had to be It really isn't that hard to pry off acorn caps. Many twisted off, and the rest Travis just grabbed a flat head screwdriver to pry them off.

Dig Out the Markers!

We have lots of markers. Some are better than others. I just asked Isaak to get them all out. 

Color the inside of the acorn caps with different markers. 

Some colors show up better than others. If they ware lighter this craft will still work.

Fill the Acorn Caps With Glue

This is where I needed to get creative. I had Isaak get a Lego base plate, add Legos in different spots to help hold the acorns caps. Then I filled the caps with glue. You can use modge-podge if you don't have any glue.

I think an ice cube tray, or egg carton would work to hold up the acorn caps as well.

At first the acorn caps will be milky white, but they'll dry clear enough to see the color.

Isaak loves glitter, so we added some glitter glue to the tops of some.

Isaak and I both enjoyed this craft! The last part you just wait for them to dry.

Dried Most of the Way:

Remember the Glitter Glue? Here's what those ended up looking like:

You can display them in a Mason jar, vase, pot, terrarium glass container, fishbowl or bowl:

Acorn Gems:

I heart the glitter ones:

Neutrals:

Greens, Blues and Purples:

Reds and Pinks:

Perks on This Craft:

• It's for anyone 
• You don't have to pay a lot
• We got out in nature 
• It's colorful
• It gave me time with Isaak
• You can talk about what to collect and discuss colors with your child

What color do you like the most?