Nature Table
Over the weekend we went for a walk and collected many treasures .
It doesn’t take long to fill a basket or a bag with pretty, little interesting things. I am worse than the kids!! I love little collections of this and that. If you just look around my house you can easily see my love of “stuff.” I also love to arrange these little collections, to set them out in interesting ways, like little still lifes. Molly also loves to arrange and rearrange and set up little scenes. Ginger on the other hand likes to investigate and touch everything. And sometimes break things in the process 
I had just the thing to organize our finds…an old printers box. I set the box on top of a small table and perched a mirror on the back. Instant nature table.
Ginger sorted out the pinecones, rose petals, rocks, acorn tops and nuts and pretty red leaves into their own sections.
Until all the little pieces had a new home!
Ginger spent a long time this morning moving stuff around and taping the tops back on to the acorns (and taking them away from the bad, bad puppies that think they are treats!)
So between Ginger and the puppies, I give this pretty little set up a couple of days until things are smooshed, mixed together, tipped over and dumped. But that’s ok…I know where we can get lots more ‘stuff!!”
Tags: acorn, acorns, collections, interesting things, leaves, little pieces, mirror, nuts, park, PepperPaints, petals, photos, pinecone, pinecones, puppies, red leaves, rocks, SET, still lifes
Beautiful idea. Where did you find the printers box?
Rachel—I have had it for a long time. But I do have a better table idea in mind from a broken piano bench I bought at VOA the other day!
(sigh) That looks so serene and natural and waldorfy.
What a fabulous combination! Love the use of the printer box. It’s just perfect. I’ve been wanting a nature spot in our house for a while but haven’t found the right place yet. So for now there’s some here, there, everywhere.
Madison and I just cleaned out my old printer’s box. I don’t have space to keep it out but I think I’m going to set her up with it today.
It looks so lovely! What a great idea.