Nature Craft

creative · hands-on · colourful · nature-inspired

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What is Nature Craft about?

Discover how to turn treasures from the natural world into creative decorations, toys and gifts. Using twigs, pine cones, feathers, leaves, shells, pebbles and seed pods, young makers can build pine-cone owls, seed-pod flowers, a feathered bookmark, a fish mobile, masks and painted shells. With more than 40 projects, this hands-on guide combines simple techniques with ideas for exploring gardens, parks and beaches, encouraging children and adults to create together while noticing the beauty of nature.

About the author

Fiona Hayes is a writer, illustrator and designer who loves turning everyday materials into exciting creative projects. She has made books such as Crafty Makes: Nature Craft, 100 Things to Recycle and Make, and In the Home. Fiona enjoys helping children discover how much fun it can be to make, build and decorate things for themselves. Her ideas encourage readers to explore nature, use their imaginations and see that ordinary objects can become something wonderfully new.