Comprised the following titles published by Lark Books: Nature crafts for kids / Gwen Diehn & Terry Krautwurst. 1992; Kid style nature crafts / Gwen Diehn & Terry Krautwurst. 1995; Ecology crafts for kids / Bobbe Needham. 1998.
Includes index.
Ecology crafts -- Introduction to ecology crafts -- 1. Excellent eco-extravaganzas -- Clay pinch pots and animals -- Find and clean your own clay -- Make your own sawdust kiln -- Twig frame -- Collecting bag -- Birch bark basket -- You can do it -- Tree-saver chair -- We'd be up a tree without trees -- Special prints gift wrap -- Oh, Christmas tree! -- Bag bonnets -- Fly-away-home gourd birdhouse -- What's a bald eagle? -- What's a grizzly bear? -- 2. Awesome eco-adventures -- Backyard wetland -- The wet, wet world of water -- Collections box -- Birch bark canoe -- Happy Earth Day! April 22 -- Log cabin planter -- Bat house -- Up with bats! -- Achy breaky pots -- Potato print shirts -- Make your own compost -- Save the Manatee -- Sketch-and-press nature journal -- Cool tool : keep a tree diary -- 3. Rockin' eco-recycling -- Light bulb puppets -- Make you own papier mâché mix -- Paper bag bouquets -- Paper bag books -- Eco-envelopes -- Nature's gardens : bottles and jars -- Paper or plastic? -- Recycling Kids, Inc. -- Totally recycled albums -- Calendar boxes -- Hurray for the tree muskateers! -- That can't be paper! Beads -- Easy recycle bin -- Is that a soda bottle you're wearing? -- Picture-perfect postcards -- Cool cut-and-paste bottle and jars -- 4. Terrific eco-trash -- Fantastic flower pots -- Dog biscuit photo frame -- Eggshell mosaic -- Mosaic-an earth-friendly art -- License plate bird feeder -- You're invited! -- Corny sunflowers -- Dry your own corn husks -- Cornhusk angels -- Beach glass jewelry -- You don't need a garage for a garage sale -- Kissy fish piñata -- Trees, please -- Gourd witch -- Eco-party -- 5. Happenin' eco-hits -- Rock houses -- Papier mâché bird -- A wonderful wild man : John Muir -- The Sierra Club today -- Bottle gardens : simple bottle garden -- Green bottle garden -- Desert in a jar -- How is a rainforest like your bathroom? -- Paper quilts -- Beautiful Earth : natural cosmetics -- Ocean waves bath salts -- Lavender and roses powder -- Lemonade lip gloss -- Make an Earth-friendly art box -- Tin can marionette -- Adopt a piece of the planet -- Bean and pasta mosaic -- It is always sunrise somewhere -- Metric conversion chart.
Rain -- Cement birdbath -- Rain facts -- Rain and clouds -- Barometer -- Wind -- Wind vane -- Wind names around the world ; Wind power ; Wind ; What makes the wind blow? -- Fish kites -- Birds -- Nesting shelf -- Eggs with pressed flowers and leaves -- Egg shapes and colors ; Egg records -- Eggs dyed with onion skins -- Flowers -- Wildflower candles -- Gift tags, bookmarks, note cards -- Candied violets -- Critters -- Wormery -- Eat dirt, you worm! -- Sun -- Sun prints -- Sun clock -- Pocket sundial -- Leaves and stems -- Leaf print -- Which leaf is which? -- Nature kaleidoscope -- What do leaves do? -- Mushroom spore prints : mysterious mushrooms -- Pan pipes -- Herbs -- Herb dolls -- Bath bags -- Plant perfumes -- Pet collars -- Critters -- Ant house -- Pooter -- Bug box -- Seashore -- Sand candles -- The amazing ocean -- Fish print -- Banner -- Sand painting ; What is sand? -- Beach basket -- Leaves -- Leaf stained glass -- Why do leaves turn colors in autumn? -- Leaf collection box -- Why do trees drop their leaves? -- Needle knowledge ; Evergreen garland -- Paper with inlaid leaves -- Nuts and seeds -- Seed mosaic ; Traveling seeds -- Twig-and-cone wreath -- Nut-stenciled bandanna -- Harvest -- Apple monsters -- Corn husk flowers -- Turnip lanterns -- Critters -- Casts of animal tracks -- Animal tracks ; The tracker ; Walk like a bear ; Bigfoot tracks? -- Snow -- Snow candles ; Snow -- Snow sculpture -- Snow facts, snow folklore ; The snowflake man -- Birds -- Birds' midwinter tree -- Bird feeder -- Who eats what? -- The night sky -- Nocturne night dial -- How to find the North Star and Cassiopeia -- Constellation viewers -- Bark and twigs -- Bark rubbing ; Identifying bark -- Twig weaving -- Gee-haw whimmy diddle -- Flowers and herbs -- Pomander -- Scented soap.
Seasonal nature projects -- Sweet smelling grass mat -- Earth's never-ending water-go-round -- Rustic Wren house -- Bird drinking fountain -- Recycled kite --The wings' of a bird ; kissing and spishing for birds -- Pressed flower lamp shade -- Butterfly & moth hatchery -- Mix a mess of midnight moth goop ; What makes a moth ... a moth? -- Accordion-fold nature journal -- Seashell wind chime -- What are seashells and where do they come from? -- Fern picture frame -- Willow whistles -- Hey, Bud! -- Garden edge bricks -- Stepping stones -- Watching bugs and other small critters -- Mint leaf candies -- Herbal vinegars -- Rose petal jam & decorated lid -- Incredible (but true!) hummingbird facts -- Garden trellis -- Hooray for flying fur! -- Garden markers -- Wild vegetables -- Potpourri -- Fancy covers for potpourri jar lids -- Why do flowers have colors and different shapes? -- Fish print T-shirts -- Fins, gills, and ... yipe! What's that stripe? -- Twig wreath -- Blackberry & onion skin dyes -- Daylily leaf hat -- Pressed flower note cards -- Nature's papermakers -- Lotus book (origami-style journal) -- Tree branch hideaway -- How big is your favorite tree? ; Some national champion big trees -- Gathering basketry materials -- Wild basket -- Nature's icing -- Gourd dipper -- Gourd drum -- Shakeree -- Great gobs o' gourds! -- Seed necklace -- Rutabaga lantern -- Roots and vegetables ; Root power -- Chili pepper garland -- What's do hot about chili peppers? -- Seed drying frame -- The mighty acorn -- Seed packets -- Save those seeds! -- Apple crisp -- Gathering wood -- Rustic twig shelf -- Evergreen wrapping paper -- Seashell candles -- Fantastic floating water ; Make your own icicles! -- Potato paper -- Warm, snuggly snow -- Winter berry garland -- Terrarium & terrarium stand -- Winter's invisible wildflowers -- Prehistoric paints -- Earth's amazing caves -- Nature sketching -- What big eyes and ears you have! -- Pocket sketchbook -- Bird feeder -- Bir-r-r-r-d, it's cold outside!
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More than 150 nature crafts, including: wind vanes, beach baskets, bird feeders, scented soap, barometers, egg shell mosaics, etc.
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Awesome projects to make with mother nature's help