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 could share. I’ve spotted a few ladybird larvae in the garden lately. It seemed a good opportunity to teach Jessica and Sophie about the ladybird… Read More
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 By the time we were ready to get the barbecue out though and start cooking, the sunshine had been replaced by some ominous looking clouds. A few minutes later, it started to rain. In true British fashion, we… Read More
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 so many little things when out and about that I might not have noticed otherwise. Stopping to study an ant on the pavement; a bee… Read More
I’m a big believer in the mantra “there’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing.” Rainy days mean puddles and puddles are there to be jumped in. As long as you have wellies on, that is. The girls know that once they have their wellies on then they can splash away to… Read More
Combining getting outdoors with the opportunity to glue and get creative is always a winner with my girls. They both have nature books and love collecting twigs and leaves to stick in them. We’ve also made nature collages in the garden a couple of times. For our latest #30DaysWild activity, I decided to try creating… Read More
I have to confess that gardening really isn’t my forte. I go through spells of being a little more enthusiastic about working in the garden and then leave the weeds to run riot. Other than the girls’ namesake rose bushes, I’ve done very little planting. We tried unsuccessfully to grow sunflowers last year but I’m… Read More
Having a trail to follow or things to look out for always makes a walk more interesting. Little legs never seem to tire quite as quickly when there are things to do and see. A rainbow nature hunt is a fun way of encouraging children to notice all the different colours that nature has to… Read More