The Nature Journal

Because quality lasts, but these years do not

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Your child’s nature journal should be of the highest quality. For it is an archive of your special times outdoors, a chronicle of your child’s observations, thoughts, and drawings. 

Three journals stacked, with the bottom one labeled 'Nature Journal' featuring a tree logo, held by two hands against a white background.

What makes this nature journal so special?

  • Hardbound heirloom quality vegan leather made to last for generations

  • Acid-free, cold-pressed, 140 lb, mixed media pages ~ no bleed through

  • Perfect size for travel and capturing precious moments

  • Coordinating elastic strap holds your page open

  • Silk coordinating ribbon keeps your place

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The quality nature journal that will inspire your children. 

A sketchbook with a watercolor painting of a green lizard on a rock, two colored pencils next to it, and a date written on the bottom right corner.
Three notebooks with the words 'Nature Journal' and a tree logo on their covers; one brown, one green, and one blue, arranged on a white surface.
Open sketchbooks with colorful drawings and handwritten notes about seasons, trees, and the ocean, placed on a large rock surface with two black and orange pens nearby.
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Open sketchbook with colorful drawings and notes lying on a stone surface, accompanied by a preserved plant specimen and three pens.

Why Nature Journal?

Charlotte Mason recommended allowing children absolute freedom to run, shout and express themselves with energy while outdoors. Yet she also believed children should be trained to "see." To have their eyes opened to the natural beauty around them, “igniting in them the curiosity to look, notice and observe.”

Charlotte Mason encouraged her students to keep a nature notebook as soon as they were able. Spending ample time in nature each day, the children would create their own living book of life outdoors.

Nature journaling utilizes art, science, and language arts to increase a child’s enjoyment of nature and train his powers of observation. The sky’s the limit for what they can include in their nature journal. I have lots of ideas on my blog post How to Make Nature Study Awesome.

Shop the Nature Study Tools Bundle

The all-in-one bundle has everything you need for hours of exploration, fun and learning for one child. With the heirloom nature journal, a 72-piece set of artist quality wax-core colored pencils, a sliding magnifying glass to bring the world up close, and a drawstring daypack, you’ll be ready for any adventure!

A high magnification jewelry appraisal mirror with a black and white patterned surface, placed on a stone surface. Its packaging box is behind it, featuring an image of the mirror and text about its specifications and features.
A green Living Streams drawstring bag with Psalm 23 scripture printed on it, a green nature journal, a tin of 72 premium colored pencils, a silver bookmark, and three colored pencils on a stone surface.
A box of 72 branded colored pencils with a detailed animal illustration on the lid, next to an open tin containing more colored pencils.
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“Let them once get in touch with nature and a habit is formed which will be a source of delight through life.”

— Charlotte Mason

Open sketchbook with colored butterfly drawings, two colored pencils on a rock surface nearby.
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 FAQs

  • The paper is 150 lb paper, thick enough to use marker, watercolor, or any art medium without bleeding through.