{"product_id":"the-den-kit-company-natural-fabric-art-kit","title":"The Den Kit Company Natural Fabric Art Kit","description":"\u003ch4\u003eCan you tell me a bit more about each of the products in the Natural Fabric Art Kit?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Natural Fabric Art Kit comes in a nicely sized, natural jute hessian, drawstring bag. Included in this are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural calico cotton fabric banner – has two sewn edges, ready for you to decorate and show off\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 pieces of flag shaped calico cotton fabric – has a sewn edge, so you can pop in a flag-pole-type stick, to proudly fly your self-made flag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 mini flags – made from the same, natural calico cotton fabric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rubber mallet with an FSC wooden handle – FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified wood is wood that has been harvested sustainably, with FSC being the most well-known forest certification system. FSC is a non-profit organisation, promoting the responsible management of the world’s forests. You can find more about what they do here. This mallet is the perfect tool for hapa zome work. Hapa zome, meaning “leaf dye,” is an ancient Japanese art form of leaf printing. Simply collect leaves or flowers, place them in between two layers of your cotton fabric, and gently thump them with the mallet. This releases the natural dye onto the material and voila, beautiful art made with natural dye. Don’t forget to let it dry before you touch it to avoid smudging!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 metre of natural twine – you can use this for hanging up your finished artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 small tins of dried powder – one each of; dried beetroot powder, dried turmeric powder and dried spinach powder. Mix these each with some water to create your own natural paint, in red, yellow and green!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharcoal – you will need to use a grinding tool (such as a stone!) and bash this until it becomes powdery, add a small amount of vegetable oil and mix well to create a lovely black paint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWax crayon – a clear wax crayon to create beautiful wax resist drawings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize 4 paintbrush – a fine-tipped paintbrush with a wooden handle, perfect for your natural paints!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize 14 paintbrush – a thicker paintbrush at size 14, will be great to use on your wax resist drawings! First, draw a pattern or design onto your cotton fabric using the wax crayon, then simply paint across the wax using one of your natural paint colours, to delightfully reveal your design!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural Fabric Art Guide – a small guide with some hints and tips on what and how to use your Natural Fabric Art Kit to make wonderful, unique designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWho would this be appropriate for?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis kit would be fantastic for children aged 6 and over. Not only will they be able to make cute patterns and designs to hang up, but they'll be able to learn all about the Japanese art form of hapa zome - fun and educational in one! And even if art isn't their thing - who wouldn't love a bit of leaf bashing with a rubber mallet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy is it important to get children to play outdoors?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere at Chimney Sheep, we see the value in nature play! Being outdoors is great for our mental and physical growth, education, and understanding of the world and our place in it. We want to make playing outside fun and interesting by doing something a little different.  Our range of kits will provide an activity for all interests. Whether your child is arty or sporty, into bugs or flowers, we'll have a kit for them. Providing children with all they need to play and learn, leaving an enduring connection with nature and all it holds!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResearch founded by The Wildlife Trust found children’s well-being increased after they had spent time connecting with nature. Children have reported their experience outside made them more confident and capable of doing new things when they tried, learned something new, and formed better relationships with classmates. More benefits of outdoor play can be found here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Den Kit Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46716529934370,"sku":"pis1788255609009","price":28.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5260\/9314\/files\/the-den-kit-company-natural-fabric-art-kit_1.jpg?v=1788255613","url":"https:\/\/buyyourclad.shop\/products\/the-den-kit-company-natural-fabric-art-kit","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}