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barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 13d

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barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 1h

She's giving Scorpio...😈🖤 Five years later, our DIY Wednesday doll is still wickedly delightful as ever!

You can find the tutorial and optional pattern for our Addams softie here: barleyandbirch.com/make-diy-add...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 2d

Use up cardboard and paper scraps to make these gorgeously graphic shape collages 😍

Find the easy tutorial here: barleyandbirch.com/make-scrap-s...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 2d

Check out these cute jacks muggin' for the camera! 📸 Make your own spice-scented playdough pumpkins with pop-in features for fun seasonal sensory play 🎃

Find the DIY and homemade pumpkin playdough recipe:: barleyandbirch.com/make-diy-jac...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 2d

Spooky season is right around the corner...! 🎃 Get in the mood with this collection of b&b's best Halloween activities for all ages and interests...🎃

Find our Halloween favs here: barleyandbirch.com/discover-mod...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 3d

Learn how (and why!) to prep and preserve the fall nature supplies you plan on using for long-term kids’ play or crafts

Discover the easy process here: barleyandbirch.com/how-to-prese...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 3d

DIY woodland fairy peg dolls - perfect autumn play accessories ✨🌲🍄

Visit the full tutorial + grab the free fairy wing and hat templates here: barleyandbirch.com/make-diy-woo...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 3d

A collection of fine motor skill activities you can use for fresh autumn play inspiration 🍏

Find all the ideas and simple supply lists here: barleyandbirch.com/discover-fal...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 4d

One of my favorite ways to recycle cardboard boxes...🦎 Make a play pet tank! 😀

Find the step-by-step instructions here: barleyandbirch.com/make-play-pe...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 4d

Stamp your own patch of artful autumn pumpkins with a past-peak potato, apple, or green pepper 🍎🥔💛

Visit the full tutorial here: barleyandbirch.com/make-potato-...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 4d

This map-making activity is brimming over with creative opportunities - from design exploration to storytelling to scavenger hunts, it has it all! 🎨✂️

Make memory maps with us here: barleyandbirch.com/make-interac...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 4d

Discover a whole season of instant art, craft, and play projects with our **brand new** autumn favorites art template bundle 🍄🍁🍏

Find it here: barleyandbirch.com/shop/fall-fa...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 5d

This cozy DIY soft village playset is a sewing and art project kids can help to make, then use for creative small world play!

Find the step-by-step instructions and download the pattern set (free for a limited time only!) here: barleyandbirch.com/make-diy-sof...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 5d

Happy October from this little nut! Make your own totally cute stuffed paper bag acorn... 🐿

Find the easy DIY (video + step-by-step pictures) here: barleyandbirch.com/make-paper-b...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 5d

Recylce a couple cardboard scraps into a modern DIY shape puzzle ♻️💚♻️

Find the video tutorial and more ideas for play here: barleyandbirch.com/make-modern-...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 5d

Turn these stamped halftone leaf and gourd collages into the loveliest fall art banners 😍

Find all the details and optional printable templates here: barleyandbirch.com/make-halfton...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 6d

Make your own diverse set of peg people for inclusive small world play. ❤️ Multiple supplies were put to the test to find the *very best* process for kids, and resources are linked to help you use this project to discuss race and identity.

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barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 6d

We're hitting peak fall color - now is the time to grab up the last of those lovely leaves and make your own gradient leaf banner - a leaf scavenger hunt and easy nature art project all in one! 🍂🍁🍂

barleyandbirch.com/make-gradien...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 6d

Turn one simple household supply into eye-catching works of art (all while exploring process and basic design principles) 🤩

Find the full tutorial and video here: barleyandbirch.com/make-cardboa...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 7d

Get your sensory play on with a shortstack of cardboard Paul Bunyan pancakes! Playdough and slime toppings? I'll take seconds 😆

Visit our lumberjack breakfast play setup (with optional templates) here: barleyandbirch.com/make-sensory...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 9d

Photocopy fall leaf art in technicolor! 🤩🤩🤩 Our most popular fall post EVER is a favorite in art classrooms & at home - I always love seeing these gorgeous leaf collages come autumn!

Discover the unique process and find the video tutorial here: barleyandbirch.com/make-mixed-m...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 9d

There's still time to go on an autumn leaf scavenger hunt (and we have a *practically* zero-prep solution!) 🍂🍁

Find the free printable, simple instructions, and ideas here: barleyandbirch.com/make-an-easy...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 9d

Here's a simple and relaxing art activity that encourages color, pattern, and design exploration.

Find all the details for our color grid exercise here: barleyandbirch.com/make-a-simpl...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 10d

One for the mad scientists: make your own paint potions! Each of the potion bottles on the left were created using one (or two) of the supplies on the right...the names give you a little hint...🤩

Find all the detail and printable templates (free until October 31st, 2022!) here:

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 10d

Easy fall activity idea: leaf-themed loose parts play 😊 🍁🌳

Visit all the ideas and download the free leaf templates here: barleyandbirch.com/discover-loo...

barley & birch @barleyandbirch.com · 10d

Did you know we have a random art supply picker on our site? Spin the wheel for a creative supply prompt surprise!

Try it out here: barleyandbirch.com/art-supply-p...