This week, we decided to try a different approach to ikebana. To make the lesson fun, we decided on a relay style arrangement.

Celebrating Kodomo no Hi (Children's Day) with an ikebana arrangement using iris and origami Koi Noburi.

Ikebana land art is a natural progression of outdoor discovery and play, and inspires creativity in a fun environment.

Creating movement in ikebana is like a football game plan.

Taking the time to listen to what plants are saying.

Weeds provide a wonderful abundance of material for Mazezashi.

Cracking good fun at Easter with an Easter inspired ikebana lesson for children.

Swimming pool noodles are one of my favourite unconventional materials to use in children’s ikebana classes.

There are many similarities between Mondrian's paintings and the principles of Sogetsu Ikebana.

The lure of traditional Hina-matsuri flowers was too much for my two enthusiastic ikebana daughters.

A sneaky, yet fun, way to help children revise geometry at home, while schools are closed.

Leaves are the perfect material to use in the Sogetsu Curriculum lesson on Mass and Line (two of the three Principles of Sogetsu 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.

For this lesson, I challenged my daughters to try and make an arrangement using items found in our kitchen.

Oyako-ikebana - I was surprised at how well our arrangements fit together and very happy at having created our first 'oyako' arrangement.

Taking the time to notice small things can lead to a deeper appreciation of what treasures may lie underfoot.

An idea came to me while sorting through the recycling…why not try and reuse the empty milk bottles for ikebana?

An ikebana arrangement using balloons for Iemoto Akane Teshigahara's Kanreki.

One of the three fundamental principles of Sogetsu Ikebana is colour.

Using recycled material in children's ikebana classes results in dynamic and creative arrangements.