Louise Worner
Relay Ikebana for Children
This week, we decided to try a different approach to ikebana. To make the lesson fun, we decided on a relay style arrangement.
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Louise Worner
May 7, 20211 min read
Kodomo no Hi and Ikebana for Children
Celebrating Kodomo no Hi (Children's Day) with an ikebana arrangement using iris and origami Koi Noburi.
Louise Worner
Apr 30, 20211 min read
Land Art and Ikebana for Children
Ikebana land art is a natural progression of outdoor discovery and play, and inspires creativity in a fun environment.
Louise Worner
Apr 23, 20211 min read
Football and Ikebana for Children
Creating movement in ikebana is like a football game plan.
Louise Worner
Apr 16, 20212 min read
A Listening Challenge
Taking the time to listen to what plants are saying.
Louise Worner
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Mazezashi with Weeds
Weeds provide a wonderful abundance of material for Mazezashi.
Louise Worner
Apr 2, 20211 min read
Easter Ikebana for Children
Cracking good fun at Easter with an Easter inspired ikebana lesson for children.
Louise Worner
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Unconventional Material- Swimming Pool Noodles
Swimming pool noodles are one of my favourite unconventional materials to use in children’s ikebana classes.
Louise Worner
Mar 5, 20212 min read
Mondrian and Ikebana for Children
There are many similarities between Mondrian's paintings and the principles of Sogetsu Ikebana.
Louise Worner
Feb 26, 20211 min read
“Hina-matsuri”- Ikebana for Children
The lure of traditional Hina-matsuri flowers was too much for my two enthusiastic ikebana daughters.
Louise Worner
Feb 6, 20212 min read
Practicing Geometry Through Ikebana
A sneaky, yet fun, way to help children revise geometry at home, while schools are closed.
Louise Worner
Dec 5, 20201 min read
Creating "Mass and Line” with Autumn leaves
Leaves are the perfect material to use in the Sogetsu Curriculum lesson on Mass and Line (two of the three Principles of Sogetsu Ikebana).
Louise Worner
Nov 7, 20201 min read
When the going gets tough, the tough do ikebana
When my youngest daughter broke her arm, ikebana changed her outlook on life. She was amazed at what she could achieve with only one hand.
Louise Worner
Oct 17, 20201 min read
Kitchen Ikebana for Children
For this lesson, I challenged my daughters to try and make an arrangement using items found in our kitchen.
Louise Worner
Oct 3, 20201 min read
Oyako-ikebana
Oyako-ikebana - I was surprised at how well our arrangements fit together and very happy at having created our first 'oyako' arrangement.
Louise Worner
Sep 5, 20202 min read
Seashell Miniature Ikebana for Children
Taking the time to notice small things can lead to a deeper appreciation of what treasures may lie underfoot.
Louise Worner
Aug 28, 20202 min read
Recycling Plastic and Ikebana for Children
An idea came to me while sorting through the recycling…why not try and reuse the empty milk bottles for ikebana?
Louise Worner
Aug 22, 20203 min read
Birthday-bana Ikebana for Children
An ikebana arrangement using balloons for Iemoto Akane Teshigahara's Kanreki.
Louise Worner
Jul 28, 20202 min read
Contrasting Colours and Ikebana for Children
One of the three fundamental principles of Sogetsu Ikebana is colour.
Louise Worner
Jul 21, 20203 min read
Recycling Toilet Rolls and Ikebana
Using recycled material in children's ikebana classes results in dynamic and creative arrangements.
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