The Smart Happy Project https://thesmarthappyproject.com/ Bringing nature and numbers together Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:23:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thesmarthappyproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SH001-Full-Colour-Icon-100x100.png The Smart Happy Project https://thesmarthappyproject.com/ 32 32 Fibonacci Crafts https://thesmarthappyproject.com/fibonacci-crafts/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 18:57:44 +0000 https://thesmarthappyproject.com/?p=10927 Using the numbers in the Fibonacci sequence to make Fibonacci crafts pieces is a useful way to bring understanding of the mathematical patterns from our head into our hands and hearts. The intellectual side of the numbers and what we can do with them in mathematical expressions is much documented in maths websites or lectures. […]

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]]> Keep fixed patterns to wallpaper https://thesmarthappyproject.com/keep-fixed-patterns-to-wallpaper/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 19:20:21 +0000 https://thesmarthappyproject.com/?p=10506 Last weekend the Guardian ran an article by George Monbiot. Here’s how to teach children in a world being shaped by AI. Known for his environmental work and nature writing/broadcasting, his reach crosses over into many areas of society one being childhood and education. “Rigidity is lethal. Any aspect of an education system that locks pupils […]

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]]> Fibonacci Rabbit Riddle https://thesmarthappyproject.com/fibonacci-rabbit-riddle/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:54:55 +0000 https://thesmarthappyproject.com/?p=9580 This article sheds some light onto what the Fibonacci Rabbit Riddle is. The Fibonacci rabbit riddle illustrates a self accumulating growth sequence. The origins of the riddle are quite interesting. It was actually a side note to a much bigger discovery Fibonacci had made which he was explaining in a book. This discovery is actually […]

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]]> Number Two and the Dyad https://thesmarthappyproject.com/numbertwo/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:35:16 +0000 https://thesmarthappyproject.com/?p=9488 During my study of number as form in nature I always slightly overlooked the number TWO and with it the understanding of the Dyad. It was the numbers THREE and SIX that always drew my fascination and after that I was drawn to the wonders of FIVE as an archetype in natural forms.  Number Two […]

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]]> The January Blues https://thesmarthappyproject.com/january-blues-2/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:35:49 +0000 https://thesmarthappyproject.com/?p=8640 The short days of January don’t seem to hold much opportunity to get outside, storm after storm have taken their toll on muddy paths and gardens. But I mulched the branches of the Christmas tree and made a tall bird feeder with the trunk. It’s drawing a few birds in search of food, which is […]

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]]> Dodecahedron: Regular Dimensions https://thesmarthappyproject.com/pentagons-in-dodecahedron/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:27:46 +0000 https://thesmarthappyproject.com/?p=7289 hfcm id=”7″ hfcm id=”8″ How many pentagons are in a Dodecahedron? The Dodecahedron is formed of 12 faces of regular pentagons. It is made up from 20 vertices, 30 edges and the 12 faces. It is termed regular because each face is a regular polygon, in this instance that polygon being the pentagon. In 3 […]

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]]> Rotational Symmetry of a Pentagon: Rotational Symmetry in Nature https://thesmarthappyproject.com/rotational-symmetry-of-a-pentagon/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:12:12 +0000 https://thesmarthappyproject.com/?p=7129 hfcm id=”5″ hfcm id=”6″ What is Rotational Symmetry? A Rotation is a transformation of a shape around a central point. Rotational Symmetry is when the rotated shape looks the same as in the original position. In the diagram here, the point of rotation is where the lines meet at the centre. The shape that’s rotated […]

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]]> Which 5 pointed star has magical associations? Plus other five point star info https://thesmarthappyproject.com/5-pointed-star-magical-associations/ Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:25:11 +0000 https://thesmarthappyproject.com/?p=7010 Meanings of 5 pointed stars vary throughout history and cultures. The 5 pointed star is the most well recognised symbol of the Pentad

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]]> Five Pointed Star in One Cut: How to Fold, Cut, Draw, Thread or Plot. https://thesmarthappyproject.com/five-pointed-star-in-one-cut/ Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:53:50 +0000 https://thesmarthappyproject.com/?p=7231 5 Point Star from paper We all love stars and it’s easy to make a 5 pointed star from paper with just one simple cut. It’s one of those satisfying hacks that produce a pleasing result. It’s a challenge to draw a 5 pointed star and even more of a challenge to draw one accurately. […]

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]]> Juno Magazine Feature https://thesmarthappyproject.com/juno-magazine/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 11:49:15 +0000 https://thesmarthappyproject.com/?p=6748 I’m excited to let you know that I have contributed to the current edition of Juno magazine. The print version is available until 30th November 2020. Or you can read the article online here. A natural approach to family life. Conscious parenting. Sustainability. Community. Wellbeing. Juno magazine This autumn’s Juno magazine edition includes sustainability reviews […]

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