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-OVERVIEW OF MONTH ONE OF THE 365 DAY NATURE PLAY CHALLENGE

Throughout 2025 my daughter (aged 9) and I are taking on a challenge. Every day we are going to do something fun outside in the natural world. It doesn’t have to be long or big or complicated. The idea is that if we do it, maybe we’ll get into the habit of doing it more. We’ll post daily to instagram and facebook and blog twice a week explaining what we’ve done and how it went. We’re not particularly hardy or sporty so aren’t anticipating great feats of any kind. We’re hoping we’ll get some good new ideas and have some fun.

For more information see an idea and a family challenge or check in to the blog posts below. We’ll expand this site as we go and hopefully it will become a helpful resource for anyone else out there looking for ways to get the kids outside.

316: Using the cut willow on the Christmas tree den – Wednesday 19 February 2025

318 & 317: Wayfinding for kids – Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 February 2025

319: A more active sort of scavenger hunt – Sunday 16 February 2025

320: Making an animal feeder – Saturday 15 February 2025

321: Looking for bird and animal tracks in the mud – Friday 14 February 2025

322: The Return of the Stick – Thursday 13 February, 2025

323: Listening for night noises and finally finding the full moon – Wednesday 12 February, 2025

324: Turning last years Christmas tree into a den – Tuesday 11 February, 2025

325: Putting a pulley system in the garden tree – Monday 10 February, 2025

326: Playing in the sand dunes – Sunday 9 February, 2025

327: Playing with fire (carefully) in the back garden – Saturday 8 February, 2025

328: Blowing bubbles in the cold and the dark – Friday 7 February, 2025