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Hearts and Trees Kits

p1015150If you are looking to add handicrafts, art and nature study to your homeschool but do not have the time to gather materials and ideas then Hearts and Trees kits would be the best bang for your buck.

We were given a Spring Kit to review and I thought it would be the perfect thing to add to our summer activities.  And, it was!

The main theme of this kit is learning about frogs.  The first thing I noticed about this kit is that it doesn’t contain your run of the mill projects an dideas.  There are some original ideas, here!  And, after homeschooling for 9 years I could use some fresh ideas.

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The first thing we did was an art study, of a Winslow Homer painting, that happened to have a frog in it.  After this study, we read about Winslow Homer and colored another one of his famous paintings.  Then we were ready to make our screen print that we designed.  (All materials included besides paint and brush to make the screen print)

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We then began our lifecycle of a frog picture which was very fun for my 5 yr. old.  Each day we worked on a frog lapbook packed full of mini books (file folder not included).

Since I was doing this with a 5 year old, we didn’t do all of the notebooking pages.  Rather, we enjoyed singing, finger-playing, and memorizing these poems.

On a nature walk we took our laminated I-spy card to see what we could spot that we learned about while doing this spring kit.  ( I supplemented some books fromour home library while learning about frogs.)
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Our favorite part was making the hand-woven pouch.  This took several sessions.  There were all the materials to make the loom and weave the pouch right in the kit.  That was a nice surprise!

This kit was fine for my 5 yr. old and I could see it ranging up to 9yrs. old with the right books to supplement it.  For multiple children you will want to buy one kit per child.  With the affordable price, you can’t beat it.  One thing I want to mention is that there is not a daily assignment list.  You fit this into your schedule and decide what to do when.  I personally like this better then check-off lists.  But, if you are a “check-off” type of person, plan a little time on making a daily assignment list.

Visit Hearts and Trees to see the other kits that are available:

  • Hearts and trees spring kit
  • Clouds in art unit study
  • Weather lapbooking
  • Still life art show
  • Mammals lapbook

Written by Brenda, classically eclectic mother of 5.  You can find her writing about her homeschooling journey at Tie That Binds Us.

Brenda (132 Posts)

Brenda is a homeschooling mother of 5, who has a wonderful husband encouraging her to be the best woman that God has created her to be. Together they are very intentional about spending time together as a family. She considers her daily life with her children as her ministry and has found many avenues to encourage others to live a lifestyle of learning. She is the founder of a curriculum review site authored by a group of well-known homeschool bloggers, The Curriculum Choice.


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  1. Mary says

    July 5, 2009 at 3:01 pm

    Brenda, this was an EXCELLENT review! I love your writing style and pictures;-) Could you submit this for the Perspective? It would have to be in a copy ready format, but I think homeschoolers would LOVE it! Let me know…, [email protected]

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  2. Tiffany says

    July 6, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    Brenda, I love it! I am so not creative in the nature study area, but this is right up my alley. Thank you for sharing with us.

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  3. Barb-Harmony Art Mom says

    July 6, 2009 at 9:35 pm

    Brenda, thank you for your thoughtful review of Amanda’s kits. She puts a lot of work and thought into them and we try to brainstorm original ideas for each one. I am so glad that you found them to be a great fit for your children. I am impressed with the weaving! I had a hard time with the pouch…I was a tester. 🙂

    The screenprint was awesome and we have been using them all summer for various invitations and cards. I love the process.

    I hope more families take advantage of Amanda’s hard work because they will greatly benefit by having kits with all the pieces gathered.

    Barb-Harmony Art Mom
    (Amanda’s proud mom)

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