More than just Morimono (stacking fruit and vegetables), this lesson requires looking beyond the use of fruit and vegetables as food items.

Colour is one of the many concepts covered in art class and, coincidentally, it is also a theme covered in the Sogetsu Curriculum.

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.

We decided to add some colour to our house by creating a Carnival inspired ikebana arrangement.

I’m always after sneaky ways to encourage my daughters to practice mathematics- this time using Kakei to understand angles and gradients.

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

Working with snow and ice is a battle against time, where contemplation and consideration must give way to speed and intuition.

With Christmas just around the corner it's the perfect time for children to create something festive to decorate their homes.

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.

The main objective in Morimono is to disconnect from seeing the material as items of food and to view the beautiful colours and shapes.