#30dayswild

Sophie playing outside the tepee in the garden

#30DaysWild – A tea party in a tepee

My girls love having a little tent or a den to play in. Having a tent in the garden is better still. It gives them somewhere to shelter from the…

Two cardboard masks covered in leaves, grass and flowers

#30DaysWild – Making nature masks

Our #30DaysWild activities have been restricted to the garden lately due to my big girl being unwell. These nature masks are simple to make and decorate with natural items found…

Sophie exploring at Herschel Park

#30DaysWild – Feeding the ducks at Herschel Park

Herschel Park is a hidden gem in the middle of Slough. It’s a 3.5 hectare park and nature reserve and dates back to the 1840s. There is plenty of space…

Sophie emptying the 'ingredients' into the bowl while Jessica stirs the fairy potion

#30DaysWild – Making a fairy potion

Making a fairy potion using water and natural things found around the garden is a fun, simple activity for children, combining outdoor fun with imaginative play. I remember doing something…

Jessica wearing a flower crown made from woven grass, daisies, buttercups and white clover

#30DaysWild – Daisy chains and flower crowns

I used to love making daisy chains as a child. I can remember sitting in the grass in the sunshine, spending ages threading daisies together and seeing how long a…

A diagram showing the ladybird life cycle - from egg to larva to pupa to adult

#30DaysWild – The ladybird life cycle

Jessica has been learning about minibeasts at school and about the life cycle of a caterpillar. Her latest home learning task was to learn something about another insect that she…

Burgers and sausages cooking on the barbecue

#30DaysWild – Cooking outside: the first barbecue of the year

A sunny Sunday afternoon seemed to be the perfect opportunity for the first barbecue of the year. By the time we were ready to get the barbecue out though and…

A bumble bee on some wildflowers

#30DaysWild – Taking a closer look

One of the many things I love about having children is the way it has encouraged me to take a closer look at the world around me. They point out…

The finished butterfly with leaves and petals stuck to the wings and a border of sticky back plastic around the butterfly shape which is used to stick it to the window

#30DaysWild – Making a nature butterfly suncatcher

We’ve had another day indoors with a poorly Jessica so have been bringing nature inside once again for our wild activities. We’ve made suncatchers before using sticky-back plastic and tissue…

Sophie's leaf monster with dandelion arms

#30DaysWild – Making leaf monsters

I’ve had a poorly little Jessica at home today so instead of getting out and about for our wild activities, we’ve focused on an indoor activity. During our day out…