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June 7, 2013

Nature Weaving Looms

My sweet friend Chelsey from Buggy and Buddy and I are swapping spots today.  While Chelsey is here sharing her creative Nature Weaving Looms; I am over on her site sharing how to make Watercolor Spin Art.  I have really enjoyed getting to know Chelsey over the past little while and I absolutely adore her nature posts.  You are in for a treat.  These creative Nature Weaving Looms that are perfect for creating with little fingers and I can’t wait to try it with my kids.

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Hi, I’m Chelsey from Buggy and Buddy! I’m absolutely thrilled to be here at Housing a Forest today to share an activity that we had so much fun with- weaving with nature! It’s the perfect combination of art and the outdoors, and it’s appropriate for almost any age. Both my 23 month old son and 5 year old daughter enjoyed creating natural art with their weaving looms!

lucy's hands

Recently, we made some little weaving looms from Popsicle sticks and string. The kids used fabric, yarn and ribbon scraps to weave beautiful artwork indoors. The weather had just been so nice outside lately, I thought we should take the looms outdoors and see what we could create!

Before taking the kids outside, I decided to make a simpler loom for Theo, my almost two year old. (Being so young, weaving is still quite difficult for him.) I bought a small grapevine wreath from our local craft store for under a dollar. Then I haphazardly wrapped some string around the wreath so it somewhat resembled a web. (Wrapping the string in this way makes it easier to just stick the nature treasures into the loom rather than actually weaving.) Here are our two weaving looms:

empty looms

Finally it was time to put on our shoes and jackets and head outside with our looms in hand ready to weave with nature!

We began searching for grasses, flowers, twigs, and leaves right in our own backyard that we could use to weave into our looms.

My 5 year old, Lucy,  collected all her nature items in a basket and then found a peaceful spot to weave. (That girl is a pro at picking flowers! She’s even been known to pick some stray flowers right in the middle of the soccer field as her game is going on.) Here she is getting started!

lucy weaving

Later on in the day I found her sitting in a chair in the backyard doing some more weaving.  “Aren’t these beautiful, Mom? Don’t you love them? I’m an artist!” Those comments put the biggest smile on my face!

chair

Theo and I worked together to add his nature collection to his loom. He loved being able to create just like his sister. I think his turned out so cute!

circle loom on rock

The best part about these looms is that when you’re done you can either display the finished product as artwork or simply remove the woven materials and start again later.

I can’t wait to pull these looms out again in the fall and see what creations we come up with then!

two looms

Chelsey ~ Buggy and Buddy

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Thanks so much for sharing Chelsey.  You have inspired me to create little nature weaving looms with my kids.  What a great way to explore nature and enjoy the beauty that surrounds us.  We all love comments, so why not pop over and visit  Buggy and Buddy and tell her how much you enjoyed her post on Housing A Forest.

Here are a few of my favorite posts from Buggy and Buddy to get you started:

  • Leaf and flower Pounding
  • Glass Jar Lantern  
  • Homemade Felt Borads and Stories

Related posts:

  1. Watercolor Spin Art
  2. Colored Pine Cones
  3. Nature Prints
  4. Nature Stick Garden
Posted in Kid Art, Spring, Summer, Take joy in Fall and tagged Guest Post, Kid Art, Kid Projects, Nature Play.

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  1. Watercolor Spin Art
  2. Colored Pine Cones
  3. Nature Prints
  4. Nature Stick Garden
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11 thoughts on “Nature Weaving Looms”

  1. Jessica @ Play Trains! on June 7, 2013 at 12:59 pm said:

    I’m amazed…I wouldn’t have thought that you could have made your weaving looms even more beautiful, but you have. I love how delicate they look with the flowers!

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  2. Sam @ Thrive 360 Living on June 7, 2013 at 3:26 pm said:

    Chelsey – these are absolutely beautiful!! What a great idea and I love anything that involves nature and getting kids outside. I’m definitely looking forward to making some with my son.

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  4. Ann @ My Nearest and Dearest on June 12, 2013 at 5:45 pm said:

    Gorgeous! I’m such a sucker for anything that involves natural materials. Great idea to use the wreath!! And little Lucy is so darn sweet!

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    • Tammy on June 12, 2013 at 9:16 pm said:

      I so agree Ann! Chelsey did a great job with this adorable project!

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  5. The Monko on June 13, 2013 at 3:20 pm said:

    these just make me want to squeal with delight. How utterly beautiful

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  6. Kirsty@Bowerbird Blue on June 18, 2013 at 1:03 am said:

    adore your looms, so many possibilities!

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  7. Barbara on August 3, 2013 at 10:53 pm said:

    What an amazing link between nature and art and I love that you can make it with things found in your own backyard. I teach preschool and am always looking for ideas using natural materials. I’ll definitely be trying this one! Ms. Barbara from For the Children

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  8. Courtney on October 31, 2013 at 11:25 pm said:

    I love doing these and they are also great if you use sticks and strips of flax to make the loom too.

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  9. Mena on May 22, 2014 at 12:32 pm said:

    What a lovely idea for a summer project.

    I’m actually putting together a list of fun activities that kids can do outdoors. I’d love to feature this post alongside one of these beautiful images. Of course I’ll give full credit for the image and link back to you. Please let me know if that’s OK.

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  10. Samara on April 5, 2016 at 9:18 am said:

    This is really neat! What a great way to combine nature and art, and let little ones get creative. I have no backyard, sadly, as I live in the city, but we will be headed to the park this spring to get materials for our weaving looms. Thanks for the awesome idea!

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