Fungus Investigation
Fall for me means long walks wrapped up seeing how the season changes and part of that, is looking out for…
Simple ideas to explore nature with kids through nature study and other activities that are easy to do together to learn more about the natural world.
Fall for me means long walks wrapped up seeing how the season changes and part of that, is looking out for…
There are not many books for children that regularly top the list of children’s favourite storybooks or books that you…
If you go down to the Woods Today – you’ll be sure to find some of our storybook summer guest…
For today’s storybook summer post we’re still with bugs and mini beasts and sharing some fun activities and a quick…
Today as part of our storybook summer we’re going to investigate and learn about insect camouflage as part of our…
It’s one of the easiest recognisable bugs for kids – the Ladybird/Ladybug and it’s great for us gardeners as well…
Wriggly worms – they are fascinating aren’t they! Well they really are, they play such an important role in our…
I love when I get to pass on to my kids specialist knowledge that I know they won’t get in…
The birds are busy in our garden collecting sticks, moss and old feathers to build and line their nests and…
Weather is one of the first things that very young children start to notice about the world outside the house…
One of my favourite Christmas Carols is “The Holly and the Ivy” and it brings back memories of collecting both…
Observation and construction of spiders webs using straws and playdough a fun preschool engineering project as part of this weeks playful preschool theme. Check the end of the post for more creepy crawley themed learning and creative activities for preschoolers.
This week #playfulpreschool theme is all about Night Time, as the days are getting shorter and the nights longer we’re…
Wildlife gardening with our kids is one of our main aims for getting outdoors at the moment. As many of…
Whether you are in Spring or Autumn Nature is at it’s fullest right now where you are and this week…
We love heading to the woods and forest and have put together our favourite Forest Themed Activities for Toddlers and…
This week I’m featuring 10 flower activities for tots linked up last week to Tuesday Tots including crafts, play and…
Creating a Home Nature Journal Spring is in the air and with it the start of our Nature Journal. As…
We’ve had our bug finder out again this week and been looking at the summer bugs. It’s amazing to see…
It’s virtual book club time with Toddler Approved and The Educators Spin On It– and we have read this book…
With all of the wet weather in the UK recently we have taken the opportunity to look for some snails….
I took J on a explore of the garden looking at what things have changed. Because we have had rain…
We’re back out in our garden this week for our Exploring outdoors post and venturing beyond our safety gate to…
This week we’re really taking advantage of the nice weather and been mixing together our exploration of colour that we’ve…