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Nature’s Tapestry

Activity

Weaving with Plants and Flowers

Weave a floral art piece to hang around campus or your room. What plants and flowers will you use? Try to identify each species and learn one fact about it! If you want, revisit your tapestry and notice how it has changed (drying, decay, predation, weather, etc.)

assorted flowers prepared for an arrangement

an assortment of flowers in a white bowl in nature

blue and purple flowers being woven by hands

Science Seed

Floral weaving has a long and diverse history. Ancient cultures used flowers, grasses, and leaves to create items like baskets, mats, and ceremonial garlands. Indigenous peoples weave floral crowns and decorations for rituals and celebrations. In medieval Europe, flowers were woven into symbols for religious events or festivals. Different cultures often use specific flowers that hold special meanings. Floral weaving is not only a decorative activity, but also helps develop fine motor skills, creativity, and focus!

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earn Badges

Badges can be earned through hands-on experiences within each of the 16 branches of science, or “Science Slices.” You can earn a badge in each branch of science by doing four activities in these categories. We also encourage participants to keep a Nature Journal to record their memories, and to express themselves creatively through writing or drawing after each activity. We recommend that each child (and parent if they’d like) write or draw in a journal after each activity, with expectations of your children that match their age (the goal is self-expression, not perfection).

Explore Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

The Ecologist School Pocket Guide: TSBVI edition is a collaboration between Families in Nature and the Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired as an effort to help our community learn more about the TSBVI campus, while getting outside into nature together! This booklet has 80 lessons across 16 different branches of science to help you play, learn, and volunteer on campus!

join Families in Nature

It is our vision to inspire all families to fall in love with nature and foster the next generation of conservationists. Becoming a member of Families in Nature will give your family the opportunity to have adventures in nature, experience field science, develop as youth conservation leaders, and make memories that will last a lifetime. Memberships are free for everyone.

Who are we?

Families in Nature works to create opportunities for nature connection with the purpose of sparking a deep love and desire to protect, conserve and restore the environment. Our mission is to connect children and their families to nature and to each other through time spent learning, playing, and volunteering outdoors. It is our vision to inspire ALL families to fall in love with nature and foster the next generation of conservationists.