Strawberry Necklaces at the Park

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We were blessed with gorgeous weather here, so the girls and I spent as much time as possible outside. A few weeks ago, we found this craft idea in the book Crafts to Make in the Summer. Sure, we could just go out and buy a bag of walnuts, but I used it as an excuse to visit our favorite park that features plenty of large walnut trees. One of the highlights from the park was this….
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….Clara’s first time on the Merry-Go-Round! The girls had lots of fun on the playground and then Emily went on a hunt for walnuts and acorns. She gathered them up into her garden goody bag.




Emily painted the walnuts red and I cut out the leaves from green felt. While the paint was drying, she threaded the yarn through the leaves for the necklace.
The girls enjoyed some more time on the playground, and then once the paint was dry, Emily used a black marker to make black dots. Of course, she could not resist the temptation to draw a face on her strawberry as well!
This one was her favorite. She named him, “Mr. Chit Chat” because he looks like he’s talking.



Emily declared today the “Best Park Day Ever”!

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