Take one bowl of soil, a handful of beans, some string (or elastic), little bags and three enthusiastic children Carefully fill the bags with soil. About a half or two third full. So long as the bean has enough soil to hide in. Pop one bean in the bag. Push […]
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Seed mats with the children
We decided to make seed mats two weeks ago. I like this activity as it works for a group of children of different ages. Like the seed necklaces, we usually do it at our mid-summer parties. To start with we mixed a batch of flour and water to make a […]
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On our walks home from school, we are enjoying the changes in the hedgerows along our lane. There are clumps of snowdrops, which are fun to spot. The locations of these clumps, are mystifying. Did a bird or small animal carry them there? When the hedge was planted, were they […]
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