The flowers are fading but the colours of autumn are blooming right now. I gave my kids a simple task when we headed off for a walk – collect as many leaf colours as you can find. We then sorted them in colours and patterns when we returned home. “Autumn is a second spring when […]
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It was time for a fairy tale adventure in the woods. A brave combination of two sets of twins were on a knightly quest to protect their forest castle. Swords were ready in case they encountered any dragons or other beasts. Fallen trees didn’t stop them as they made their way through the woods. Once they reached
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Our timing was perfect. You know that feeling when the air is crisp near the sea but the light in the sky draws you to the beach as soon as you awake? It was an early September morning in Kingsdown on the Kent coast. Cliffs loomed in the distance. Cargo ships were crossing the channel like
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“I saw old Autumn in the misty morn stand shadowless like silence, listening to silence.” Autumn by Thomas Hood An early Sunday morning in October but our garden and the little valley it sits on top had disappeared. I followed my children outdoors for a walk in the autumn mist. Dew drops clung to spider webs
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When Luce and Theo go for a walk in the woods or a park, they’re constantly searching for a tree to climb. Branches are just rungs on a ladder as far as they’re concerned. But I always see that longing in their eyes to go higher and higher. They want to be up in the canopy
The house was full of kids playing but I wanted to get them outside and into the woods for a walk. What do you do? I put together an Autumn / Fall Scavenger Hunt Sheet for them. It’s the best way to get them exploring the woods while actually noticing nature. We’re lucky as we live
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