Natural Intelligence: Free Tutorials
Free tutorials and essays to support curious, capable children. Learn to make paint from flowers, grow a garden from cuttings, and create strategies for introducing screens and AI.
Natural intelligence is the mind's way of growing: through wonder, exploration, and story.
Supported by a SEPA award from the National Institutes of Health.
Make Paint from Flowers part 1
Making colors from natural materials is a calming and exciting Natural Arts project.
How to Dry Flowers
Dried flowers and herbs are so useful! You can make them into tinctures, designs, paints, dyes, spices, bath salts, and more!
Here are brief instructions on three methods: pressing, hanging, and microwaving.
Plus, how to make tinctures!
What Story Should I Tell?
What story should I tell? 20 prompts to help students tell their stories.
Unwieldy Color Wheels
Every color wheel will be different, and each person will perceive them differently.
Permeable Watersheds
Animating a series of paintings to express how water connects everything,
Simple Holiday Projects
Simple and fun holiday projects: sparkle slime, tree ends and stars.