by Ellie | Nov 1, 2021 | activities for the kids!!, 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 23, 2021 | Twitching Tuesday
This week we had THREE goldfinches zooming about in the seed heads on the wall!! So exciting as they are such pretty birds!! And so fast I couldn’t get my own image, but this beautiful one shows you how wonderful these little birds look!! What they eat… They...
by Ellie | Feb 15, 2021 | activities for the kids!!
This week’s topic is all about planting a sensory garden. Our senses…. We as humans have five main senses, Sight, touch, smell, taste and hearing. I feel it is important to consider all of these senses when planting a garden as each one has a different key...
by Ellie | Feb 13, 2021 | activities for the kids!!, Wellbeing Wednesday
Walking is good for the soul…. Well some types of walks…. I remember lots of fabulous walks as a child around the highlands and glens of Scotland with my Dad. Around Lochs, up mountains and then there was the we will just do a short walk…. “I...
by Ellie | Jan 21, 2021 | Thursday Thoughts
A fabulous little book from Usbourne Books (we got ours from our local Usbourne Representative here) What the Publisher says…. The Usbourne site say, “Step outdoors with this book and wave goodbye to boredom! Open a bug hotel, read the night sky and go...
