Explore Outdoors ~ Mandalas in the Snow

 

 A few weeks ago my friend shared photos of her kids creating nature art on a canvas of fresh snow. They created a mandala. They started with a circular design, then expanded outward, incorporating symmetry.

To make your own winter mandala, gather bits of stuff you find outside: twigs, dried leaves, milkweed pods and other pods, stems, dried flower heads, needles, pinecones, stones…. 

Begin small. Some people start by putting something in the center, then creating a circle around it. But there is no single "right" way to design your nature art.

Here are some other ways to create winter mandalas:

• Make a mandala for the birds (and squirrels) using chopped nuts, raisins and other dried fruits, sunflower seeds, and bird seed. Then watch and see who comes to visit.
• Create a mandala out of snowballs, icicles, your boot tracks.