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 […]
Read moreAll work and no play
This week, outdoor time has been reduced to collecting apples or shutting up the hens. School has left the children lethargic. By Thursday, I know I was feeling stuck in the mud and children needed something else to entice them out. Time to pull out my collection of bubble bottles. […]
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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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