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Vine Crowns

By Grace Spath Leave a Comment

 

Here in Southern California the vines that lay dormant most of the year are now stretching and growing in the sunshine after feeding on the rains. Take a walk and see if you can identify some of the native vines in your area. Don’t forget to always pack a picnic!

 

Before you go, make sure to identify poison oak, ivy, and sumac so that everyone knows to stay clear of those. Also, be aware that they may not have leaves yet, but the bare vines of the poisonous plants can still create a rash. Children will delight to learn and identify these nasty plants, as many adults are not even able to do so.

Next, find a place to go. Remember it is illegal to collect from preserves and government run parks. Perhaps you can find some on your own land or that of a friends. We enjoyed the trails of my ranch home in Escondido, CA.

Now, on to the fun stuff. The girls found wild cucumber (Marah macrocarpa) vine to work with. After clipping lengths about 3 feet long, they made a circle the size of their head and twisted the excess vine all around that circle.

If all else fails, you can also try their second idea of taping flowers to a paper cut out crown.

Why I love this:

It was self lead by the children

It got us all outside to enjoy nature and to move our bodies

We learned about new plants and nature

We created with our hands which helps with fine motor skills, problem solving, creative thinking, individuality and aesthetic design sense.

 

Contributed by Grace Spath (@needlesandspines) 

Photography by Jenny Bowman Walker 

Filed Under: DIY, Family, Farm and Homesteading, Homeschooling Posted By: Grace Spath

Fun With Paper Dolls

By Priscila Barros, Editor-in-Chief Leave a Comment

 

On a cold winter day, I would sit in the corner of my home and cute and style paper dolls that  my mom would lovingly take out of her closet. My sister and I would make little dollhouses out of shoeboxes and for hours, decorate, style and play with our paper dollies.

So we worked with artist, Mia Statman,  to create some paperdolls you can print and give your little on a cold winter day. Download the PDF HERE and tag us on Instagram with #babiekinsmag to be featured!

Artist: Mia Stratman @miastratmanart   |  Clothing: Ladida | Headbands: Knothairbands

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: Babiekins, DIY, fun, kids fashion magazine, paper dolls, play Posted By: Priscila Barros, Editor-in-Chief


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Copyright © 2023 · Babiekins Magazine | A Trendsetting Kids' Fashion Magazine and Online Community for Parents and Children Alike · Since the Southern California birth of Babiekins in 2010, the magazine has grown from into an internationally-recognized print publication with a global circulation and now a thriving online community. We are more than a kids’ fashion magazine. We search everywhere for inspiration, and go beyond trends to bring you fashion, style, decor, design, books, DIY, parties, and playthings. Our readers look to us to keep up with the best and most up-to-date concepts in the children’s market worldwide. We have an eye for quirk. We’re high-fashion, but we value whimsy over tradition. Playful childhood is more important to us than making kids into copycat adults. We believe life is beautiful, life is valuable, and life changes when you see it through the eyes of a child. We seek to transcend skin color, language and zip codes and bring out the real, wild, magical creativity inherent in every child. And behind Babiekins is an optimistic team of mothers-turned-editors, working from home, often with our own little babiekins climbing on, under and around the desks. We want to encourage you, and challenge you to see something different — something special — in yourself and in this world we all share. Welcome to Babiekins!

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