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.

Inspired by an exhibition by Petrit Halilaj I designed an ikebana lesson for children focussing on a single dominant flower.

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.