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Nature Collage & Texture Table

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We love creating out own texture tables! This project was hands on, got us outdoors, a great sensory experience and created a beautiful piece of artwork. The best part is that it was easy AND fun!

My sons and I collected various items in a basket on a walk throughout our neighborhood. We chatted about the various items as we collected them, feeling the textures and taking in the smells.

Nature Collage

Our nature basket for collecting

Nature CollageI taped contact paper on our activity table. My son poured the contents of his basket onto the contact paper. 

Nature CollageHe created a design, then I placed another piece of contact paper over the design.

Nature CollageFeeling the items through the paper provided a different sensory experience.

The result is a fantastic texture table and the design looks great! 

Thanks for choosing to stop by today! I hope we inspired you!
Marnie

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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