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Tag Archives: outdoor crafts

Ice and frost play (even on a mild winter day)

06/02/202012/03/2020
Two ice sculptures in the shape of a cat and butterfly with the painted rocks in memory of Jessica in our back garden

Throughout January, we had fun getting outdoors and joining in with The Ladybirds’ Adventures and Thimble and Twig for their Wild about Winter challenge. Each day had a suggested activity for winter outdoor fun and naturally some of these involved ice and frost. However, this winter has been a mild one so far and we… Read More

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Creating nature art at Langley Park

17/03/201705/04/2017
Sophie doing bark rubbing in her nature book

Langley Park is one of our favourite places to go for a walk. The Temple Gardens are the perfect place for some imaginative play and adventures and there are also lots of geocaches to be found.   The girls have recently started bringing their “nature notebooks” with them on our walks. I make sure I… Read More

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Outdoor fun: creating a nature collage in the garden

29/01/201612/03/2020
Sophie and Jessica creating a nature collage in the garden

We had a brief period of sunshine in amongst all the rain the other week. The girls were keen to get outside but also wanted to do some crafting so I thought we’d combine the two and make some nature collages out in the garden.   Setting up was easy – two colourful pieces of… Read More

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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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