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Earth Pigments: How to make watercolour paints from organic materials
Any binder that dissolves in water can make watercolour paint. Traditional watercolours are made with gum arabic, the magical sap from acacia trees. This stuff is awesome and you can…
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Earth Pigments: How to make pigments from organic materials
The tools and techniques to make fancier paint are simple, and were even used in the Stone Age by our artsy ancestors. To make better paint, we need to focus…
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5 Things I learned…Spring 2020
5 Things I learned editing the Spring issue of JUNO… The importance of cycles All of a sudden, I’m reading books and having conversations with people about the power of…
Learning At Home
Most children throughout history have been educated at home, learning from life experiences in their families and local communities. They learned how to grow and procure food, and, if the…
Make a Bunny Finger Puppet
YOU WILL NEED white feltblack embroidery threadpink embroidery threadgreen embroidery threadwhite sewing threada small white pom-pomscissorsneedle Cut out two bunny shapes from felt. Decorate the shapes on opposite sides, using…
How to Naturally Dye Eggs
A nice alternative to the brightly wrapped plastic boxes filling the supermarket shelves, and an activity that children of many ages can get involved in. Jess Hazel and Rosalind Howard…
Setting Goals For Ourselves
I am currently home educating – or, more specifically, unschooling – my two youngest children, Ayla, aged 9, and Sylvia, aged 12. Cam, now 16, was unschooled up until high…
A Flexible Approach
As unschoolers, we are a home-educating family that does not utilise a specific curriculum. This allows for quite a bit of flexibility in the children’s education. It allows us to…
Reusable Nappies Review
Reviews by Jo Hallworth BTP Bumble with Popolini Vento Cover Bumble nappies are handmade by Alison, in Oxfordshire, from soft cotton towelling. They are made in the traditional stitched and…
