Episode 54: Kelly Johnson – Wings, Worms and Wonder

Kelly is a creative nature connection guide. Her work involves giving children and adults a variety of opportunities to connect with nature through creativity. Kelly has written many books on nature and art including her most recent book Draw Yourself Back to Nature.

Listen to hear more about:

• The influences in Kelly’s young life that shaped who she is today.
• The importance of independent outdoor play.
• How Kelly came to Montessori teaching and started Wings, Worms and Wonder.
• The ways Kelly helps different age groups connect with nature.
• Why art is so useful for creating connections with nature and with each other. 
• How giving children opportunities to practice risk-benefit analysis (inherent in nature play) gives them tools and strategies that they can use in adolescence to make safer decisions. 
• How we are connected in a global network.
• How sharing nature journaling can help us appreciate nature in other places.
• How to tune into ‘nature’s whispers’.

Sign up to receive Kelly’s Wonder Wednesdays newsletters via her website: https://wingswormsandwonder.com

Learn all about Kelly’s books and other offerings here: https://wingswormsandwonder.com/category/books/

Follow Kelly on Instagram @wingswormsandwonder.

To read the blog post that Kelly wrote for International Nature Journaling Week click here: https://www.naturejournalingweek.com/blogs/sparking-wonder-and-connection


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