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.

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Fairy Houses

Fairy houses are fun for all ages!

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Unwieldy Color Wheels

Every color wheel will be different, and each person will perceive them differently.

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A Plant Color Library

A library of color derived from plant pigments for the Huntington Botanical Gardens.

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Simple Holiday Projects

Simple and fun holiday projects: sparkle slime, tree ends and stars.

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Hammering Plants to Create Color

Hammering plants is fun! And beautiful.

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Feelings Monsters

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“Make whatever you’d like!”

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Leaf Hair!

Celebrate autumn and all different kinds of hair!

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Patterns from Our Cultures

Making patterns to tell stories.

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Lockdown Art Project

A quiet project for a lockdown or lockdown drill.

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Blind Contour

Blind Contour drawing supports perception and social-emotional learning.

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Cyanotypes

Cyanotypes, tree blindness, light and visual acuity.

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Watery Systems Map

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Light Through Trees

Painting on wet paper keeps you in the moment, focused on process - not product.

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My Holiday Project FAIL

My holiday ornament project did not go as planned.