One of my aims this Autumn is to increase the children’s knowledge of trees. I’d love them to look at a tree and be able to name it. Where better to start than at Westonbirt Arboretum. Especially in leaf peeping season. As a family, we all enjoy walking and exploring […]
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A Very, Wet Walk
Maybe if I’d known that the heavens would open quite so dramatically, I would have postponed our trip to the woods. At the time, my only thoughts were focused on spotting a fly agaric or two, which we were bound to find. We do each year. Everyone had coats and […]
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Our Autumn Season table
This weekend we refreshed our seasons table. So much fun getting our Autumn box out and seeing the children pull out all the homemade crafty creations. There is always a great discussion about why some pieces are included and others not (“no, I know they are sweet, but bees and […]
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Hunter-Gatherer, Time Outside
Autumn, to me, is all about harvest. We are still gathering apples and processing them, but it is also a rich time for collecting craft materials. The children love to help. It doesn’t take much to encourage them to go outside and collect seeds and leaves. We are lucky that […]
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