by Ellie | Nov 1, 2021 | Etsy shop
So tis the season for gift buying and giving!! But what about looking at buying kids outdoorsy gifts?? Encouraging them to get outside even on the rainy days stops them from merely tolerating the bad days waiting for the good! Being outdoors whatever the weather...
by Ellie | Feb 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
For weeks I have been seeing absolutely loads of snowdrops near where I work, but they seemed to take an age to come out up here! So this week we went hunting snow drops!! And went to see if we could spot a Snowdrop Fairy!! Deep sleeps the Winter,Cold, wet, and...
by Ellie | Jan 9, 2021 | Foraging Fancies
We have been on a number of collecting walks recently! Collecting acorns, conkers, fruits, nuts, hips, haws…. sticks, twigs…. We have spotted things…. Tracked things…. And when we get home, sometimes we paint or draw things And sometimes we...
by Ellie | Nov 15, 2020 | nature curriculum
Climb a tree Sleep under the stars and star gaze (even in you own garden) Learn to swim Build a den or treehouse Find a geocache Go beach combing after a storm Fall off a bike Cook damper bread over a fire Camp out in the wild Play chase in the rain Make a water slide...
by Ellie | Oct 11, 2020 | activities for the kids!!, Adventures, nature journaling
A quick outing today to a local park! And a fab way to run the kids round for an hour! We started with a wander along the park’s paths along the riverbank. Oak and ash line the banks interspersed with willows and the occasional horse chestnut. The river was high after...
