Since nature has waved its green magic wand across the countryside, I’ve regularly headed off with my twins Luce and Theo for walks in the woods near us. On our latest adventure, I handed them each a bag telling them we were going on a woodland scavenger hunt. Let kids choose what nature treasure to collect […]
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I recently asked a group of kids to hug a tree. This group naturally included my twins Luce and Theo. Now, before you start to think that I was doing this to make them feel closer to nature or turn into ‘tree huggers,’ that wasn’t my aim. Sometimes environmentalists are known as tree huggers due to their
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Last November my children found where to build their secret den. They wanted an outdoor place where they could hide and play. They didn’t care whether it was a den, a hut or a treehouse as long as it was their secret place with one rule: adults not allowed. At first they found ‘the’ place nearby but
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Okay I’m going to admit straightaway that I’ve probably been as thrilled as my kids (or perhaps even more) watching buds grow indoors! The bonus is that it’s an indoor activity that helps Luce and Theo appreciate more the wonders of nature when they’re playing outdoors. Sorry but there’s something wondrous about watching buds split apart….and then leaves
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It might be late winter but it’s still possible to see colour on wintertime walks. I recently visited Wakehurst Place for inspiration on what’s blooming right now. It’s Kew’s country estate in the West Sussex countryside so I knew they would have some beautiful flora to add some colourful oomph to the landscape. And my
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My kids went wild recently making blossoming paper flowers which seemed magical to them but are also a little science experiment. We made petal shaped cut outs in different colours and papers. Luce then created a butterfly and a happy bug to put inside her flowers. She then folded her creations inside the paper flowers and
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