By Kimberly Monaghan
What kid hasn't returned from a walk outdoors with his or her pockets filled with... well, with lots of great stuff? Organic Crafts offers 75 ways to use the leaves, pebbles, sticks, shells, feathers, and other natural treasures that are there for the taking. As young recyclers create pendants from pebbles, add sparkling sand to paintings, or weave baskets from braided grass, they learn simple lessons about respecting nature (pulling bark off a tree hurts the tree just as skinning a knee hurts you). "Nature Notes" add background information about the natural world, and each activity has a suggested age range. Ages 6 to 9.
