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!

Enid Baxter Ryce 1/18/26 Enid Baxter Ryce 1/18/26

Make Paint from Flowers part 1

Making colors from natural materials is a calming and exciting Natural Arts project.

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Biological Crusts & Moss Forests

Finding the beautiful miniature worlds at the edges of our paths.

Enid Baxter Ryce 12/15/21 Enid Baxter Ryce 12/15/21

Feelings Monsters

Enid Baxter Ryce 12/1/21 Enid Baxter Ryce 12/1/21

“Make whatever you’d like!”

Enid Baxter Ryce 10/15/21 Enid Baxter Ryce 10/15/21

Clay Pumpkin Lanterns Part 1

A fun, simple Halloween clay decoration!

Enid Baxter Ryce 10/15/21 Enid Baxter Ryce 10/15/21

Chalk Sundials

Make sundials using chalk and your body!

Enid Baxter Ryce 9/24/21 Enid Baxter Ryce 9/24/21

Patterns from Our Cultures

Making patterns to tell stories.

Enid Baxter Ryce 8/27/21 Enid Baxter Ryce 8/27/21

Light Through Trees

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