Make wildflower seed bombs
A fun way for kids to play with mud and clay are to mix seed bombs. The seed bombs are a mix of compost, clay and […]
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nature activities
A Natural Playground in Sheffield Park
What’s better a concrete playground or a natural play area? Many communities, schools, parks and organisations globally – including the National Trust in the UK
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Is it bad for kids to paint nest boxes?
As readers know I’m very keen on children noticing and appreciating nature. As we have so many wild birds where we live in rural West
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Learning how to cast animal tracks
On nature walks we constantly spot animal footprints and can see where they roam when we’re not about. We’ve also been on a nature detective
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How to make bird watching fun for kids
When my children were 5 we first started bird watching. There was an empty bird feeder in the tree outside our back deck and out
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A mud splashing walk is good
When we see mud puddles, we avoid them. When kids see mud puddles, they jump and splash in them. That is, if we adults let
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