Jeannie Fulbright Press
Nature Study Tools
Because quality lasts, but these years do not.
The Nature Journal
A book you will treasure for a lifetime.
Your child’s nature journal should last forever. It is an archive of your special times outdoors, a chronicle of your child’s experiences with science, observations of the outdoor world, and budding creativity.
- Hardbound heirloom quality vegan leather, made to last for generations
- Acid-free, cold-pressed, 300 lb mixed media pages with no bleed through
- 8.5 by 5.5 inches, sized for a daypack
- Coordinating elastic strap holds your page open
- Coordinating ribbon keeps your place
Everything in one bag
The Nature Study Bundle
Everything your child needs to experience the science and wonder of nature study
Each child carries their own supplies, ready to set off the moment you reach the trail.
Nature Study Bundle
$93.75
The journal in your choice of five colors, twelve Faber-Castell grip pencils, a twelve-color watercolor palette and brush, a zippered canvas pouch, a 10× glass magnifier, a collection jar, a ruler, a brass emergency whistle with its coil keychain, and the canvas Scripture daypack that carries it all.
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Watercolor Pocket Sets
$16.99
Twelve high-quality watercolor paints with beautiful transparency and vibrant color intensity, in a sleek durable case small enough for a pocket. Warm tones through cool shades, blending smoothly for the beginner and the experienced painter alike.
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The Scripture Daypack
One hundred percent cotton canvas, printed with Scripture and included in the bundle. The camel bag carries Isaiah 40:31, the pear carries Psalm 23. Light enough for a young child to carry alone, with room left for a water bottle and a few snacks.
Every child can learn to draw and paint
“As soon as he is able to keep it himself, a nature-diary is a source of delight to a child. Every day’s walk gives him something to enter.”
Charlotte Mason
Give them the tools and they will surprise you with their creativity.
Why nature journal?
Children should be trained to see.
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, and more in 7 Ways to Make Nature Study More Meaningful.
Let them once get in touch with nature and a habit is formed which will be a source of delight through life.Charlotte Mason
Your Questions
Answered Here
How thick are the pages?
300 lb cold-pressed mixed media paper, acid-free. Heavy enough that watercolor sits on the surface without bleeding through to the next page, so both sides of every sheet are usable.
How big is the journal?
8.5 inches wide by 5.5 inches tall, opening to a long horizontal spread. It slips into the daypack and lies flat while your child paints, held open by the elastic strap.
Which watercolor palette comes in the bundle?
One of our nature sets: Essential, Landscape or Forest. All three carry the same range of nature colors, so whichever arrives will do everything an outdoor study needs. Autumn and Floral are sold separately.
What age is this for?
Four to a hundred and four. The pencils suit every one of those ages, and the triangular grip gives steadier control for field work, which matters as much to an adult sketching a wildflower as to a four-year-old. Mothers and fathers should keep a journal of their own alongside their children.
How does the whistle work?
A solid brass whistle rides on a short coil keychain clipped right to the daypack, always within reach if a child wanders happily ahead of the group. Save it for those moments and the birds and beetles stay right where your child can watch them.
Watercolor Pocket Sets
Expand your palette!
Add specialized palettes for fall and spring.
- Everything you need in one watercolor set of 12. Each set features high-quality watercolor paints with beautiful transparency and vibrant color intensity, along with a swatch sheet for easy reference. Lightweight and compact, these sets make it convenient to create art anywhere.
- Creativity in your pocket. A sleek and durable case, making this set your perfect painting companion. Compact and perfect for painting in the field. Vibrant, blendable colors ignite the joy in beginners and satisfy the expectations of the experienced. Convenience and creativity in one thoughtful package.
- 12 hues that work with nature journaling. This selection spans warm tones to cool shades, with pigments offering smooth application and excellent blending capabilities.
Autumn
$16.99
The palette for October. Fiery reds and golden yellows through deep browns and muted greens: Berry, Cinnamon Brown, Citrine, Maya Blue, Ginger, Pecan, Pine, Burgundy, Dark Moss Green, Black, Wood and Indigo.
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Floral
$16.99
For whatever is blooming. Soft pastels through deep tones: Prussian Blue, Royal Purple, Fuchsia, Apricot, Olive Green, Terre Verte, Emerald Green, Brown, Dark Red, Blush Pink, Lemon Yellow and Orange.
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