What is "DIY Plant Art"?

Question

How can we bridge Nature and Art in the classroom? What can this do for children's neurological development? The key lies in our own hands, with the inclusion of a piece of our living planet. DIY = Do it Yourself

Answer 1

Nature has the power to inspire, to rehabilitate, and to instill greater confidence, resilience, and success for children and adults alike. Nature and Art can go hand in hand when we bring them together to create plant-based and food-growing projects. Have you ever wanted to grow an edible plant at home but you hesitated to because it was either too expensive, you couldn't find enough content for the right age, or you didn't have proper consistent guidance?

In my "DIY Plant Art" session, we explore crafting edible and flowering plant vessels of all types and forms that we make from repurposed materials just about all of us accumulate or have multiple of lying around. I provide an array of proven successful crafting design ideas for such DIY waste-to-art projects. Children of all ages get to design and beautify their plant vessels, and then they plant them with me (seeds and baby plants). We track our progress and tell stories in the "Grow and Tell" portion of the session. Beyond these crafting sessions, we also express ourselves as we create all types of nature-inspired drawing, paintings, and more. LET'S GROW TOGETHER! 😃🌿💗🌍