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in Age· Art· Charlotte Mason· Elementary· Fine Arts· Hands On· High School· Middle School· Nature Study

Hearts and Trees Magazine – Volume 2 Review

I’m delighted to get the chance to share our experience with the Hearts & Trees Digital Magazines. We purchased both editions, but I’m going to detail what we loved about Hearts and Trees Volume 2. Amanda’s online magazine is designed to help homeschooling families with art, handicrafts, and nature study. Targeting ages 6-12, those on the younger end will need some assistance while the older kids will enjoy the freedom of working through the projects on their own.


Some of the topics and projects included in Volume 2 include:

  • Russian Stacking Dolls
  • The artist Nikolai Galakhov
  • Pattern Art/Doodle Art
  • The composer Prokofiev
  • Saint Basil’s Architecture & Drawing Project
  • Drawstring Treasure Pouch
  • Siberian Animals & Habitat
  • Digital Word Cloud Project

What we love: We really enjoyed the projects in the magazine. My daughter’s favorites were the word cloud and the Saint Basil’s Architecture Project. She also loved making the doodle design. The word cloud is fun to fiddle around with and ultimately my daughter decided to try and transfer her design to a t-shirt. It was a clover shape with words relating to 4-H. She earned a blue at both the county and state fair. It’s fun to play around with medium! (Step by step instructions on Blog She Wrote.)
As a parent, I loved the online format and the fact that my kids could pull up the magazine whenever they had a moment to try something new and it allowed them to enjoy being creative on their own. If one started a project, others inevitably joined in.

The projects are easy to follow and have easy materials for the most part. For a busy homeschooling family, the online format means you can access it anytime and you can go back to it if you want to try a technique again. In addition, I love the variety of projects.
The only downside to the online magazine is that there are only two so far. I would love to see more editions to be released regularly!

Editor’s Notes:

You may be interested in knowing the difference between a Hearts and Trees Kit and the Hearts and Trees Digital Magazine. Amanda has written a concise comparison on her blog:  Hearts and Trees Kits Vs. Hearts and Trees Digital Magazines.

The Hearts and Trees Kits have been reviewed here on The Curriculum Choice by Brenda: Hearts and Trees Kits. The latest kit includes a quilting project, a woodworking project, picture study, prairie animal lapbook, and more: Hearts and Trees Prairie Kit.

Find this Hearts and Trees Magazine, handicrafts kits and more at the Hearts and Trees site.

Now for the giveaway!

I have five (5) Hearts and Trees Vol. 2 Ezines to giveaway. Each valued at $4.00:
a Rafflecopter giveaway

~by Heather, Blog She Wrote

 

Heather Woodie (31 Posts)

I’m a homeschooling mom to our fantastic four– two teens at home and two graduates off to university. I’m a former middle and high school biology teacher who has embraced the independent nature of homeschooling and I mentor my children through authentic, student driven projects and learning adventures. You can get practical homeschooling advice and take courses related to homeschooling high school at Blog, She Wrote.

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  1. Tabitha says

    October 22, 2012 at 7:15 am

    Art is an area I struggle to teach my kids. It’s nice to hear reviews on such curriculum.

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  2. Gretta says

    October 22, 2012 at 10:09 am

    I need to do a better job incorporating arts into our homeschooling. This looks like a great way to start!

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  3. Wendi S says

    October 22, 2012 at 10:37 am

    I try, but I need to do a better job 🙂

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  4. Dawn Kilgore says

    October 22, 2012 at 5:29 pm

    We do incorporate art in our homeschool 🙂

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  5. Jamie says

    October 22, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    I try to incorporate art, but we have not really done handicrafts in our homeschool.

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  6. Kristina Descalzo says

    October 22, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    Yes! But I don’t always teach it … 🙂 My 7 yr old is learning to hand sew from grandma and knit from a friend. We do a ton of art and have started learning poetry one poet a semester. (by that I mean we read some poetry and see who can memorize 2 lines)

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  7. Pam says

    October 22, 2012 at 8:13 pm

    I do include handicrafts and I recently purchased the Vol. 1 magazine and can’t wait to dive in.

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  8. MelissaB says

    October 22, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    I struggle with handicrafts. I really want to include them but sometimes out schedule doesn’t allow. I really would like to be more consistent.

    Reply
  9. Ellen, the Bluestocking Belle says

    October 23, 2012 at 7:23 am

    What a lovely magazine! I love that it’s in digital format. And the projects look wonderful. Thanks for the review!

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  10. Melissa says

    October 23, 2012 at 11:22 pm

    I’ve had my eye on the Hearts and Trees new craft kit, but would love to take a look at the magazine too!

    Reply
  11. HillaryM says

    October 24, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    Art and artist studies we do fairly regularly. Handicrafts thus far have been lacking. We do work on small hand sewing projects from time to time and some projects from those loom/loop sets. We hope to learn to knit and/or crochet this winter. The “we” being my 3 eldest daughters and I. I’d love to win and add more handicrafts to our repertoire.

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  12. Barbara G. says

    October 25, 2012 at 7:59 am

    I don’t do a very good job including crafts. I want so much to do better and my children would like it too!

    Reply
  13. Marie Weller says

    October 25, 2012 at 11:44 am

    We love doing crafts and usually incorporate them into all our other subjects. And Hearts and Trees is so excellent for that!

    Reply
  14. Heather says

    October 25, 2012 at 7:47 pm

    I am awful at handicrafts. I try to include them but more often than not arts and crafts around here is only arts. 🙂

    Reply
  15. Kayla Arrowood says

    October 25, 2012 at 7:59 pm

    I think I do tons better than I did a few years ago but hey I always need to improve!

    Reply
  16. [email protected] says

    October 25, 2012 at 8:13 pm

    We do some arts and crafts, but can always use some new inspiration! Thanks for this giveaway opp:)

    Reply

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