Category: Gardens
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Spring planting for the 365 day nature play challenge
Last year we really failed to seize the opportunities of spring planting. Now, though the 365 day nature play challenge is technically over, we’re going to do it properly! Blog starts here and will grow with the plants.
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Nature play ideas for a small front garden
Working out things you can play in a small front garden: Using chalk to trace the shadows of the plants; Picking the leaves off the beech hedge; Finding the first insects in Spring; Cutting the hedge; Baby snail school.
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Easy games to play in the garden with kids
Classic games you can play in the garden: The floor is lava; maths garden games; garden chess and snakes and ladders.
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Gentle experiments kids can do with insects outside
The insect challenges: We test ants’ taste buds; explore spiders and webs; chase butterflies; race snails, rescue a caterpillar; find amazing flat spiders; play ‘how many bugs can you find in 2 minutes?; Rescuing a beetle; finding worms and making a wormery.
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Playing in the garden tree
Finding ways to play with and in the biggest, most climbable, garden tree including: climbing the garden tree; putting a hoist and pulley system into the garden tree; B makes an animal feeder; making things at the top of the tree; making a swing.
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Planting things and playing with flowers
Planting the first seeds of the year and pressing daffodils, then in July opening up the flower press and replacing with wildflowers. Sewing a very small wildflower meadow in the back garden. In May we plant out broad beans and runner beans and make something for the latter to climb up from the old willow…
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Fun things to do with kids outdoors on hot sunny days
Summer has arrived and it’s hot! We try shadow walking and play with the garden hose, then make a spa (ie, paddling pool) in the garden…
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5 minute nature play spring challenges for kids
Shorter challenges near home. Finding catkins, hunting snowdrops, playing with raindrops and the surprising options to be found in supermarket car parks! As it gets warmer, blowing dandelions, listening to the rain and listening to the birds at twilight.
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A year of playing with a small garden pond
All the garden pond challenges of the 365 day nature play challenge. In January: breaking the pond ice; in March: We clean it out and find an array of unusual bugs; in May we get some goldfish…
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Kids play ideas in a small back garden (Spring)
Ideas to get kids out in the garden in Spring. Easter Egg Hunts!; making a den out of the trampoline using garden cuttings; and using the garden waste to celebrate day 300 with style.