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Number Pebbles With Sensory Play Dough

During the summer holidays I find it’s always useful to have a pot of play dough in the fridge ready in case the children need extra entertaining. We plan plenty of activities to last the day but sometimes they finish a

Butterfly Printing

We have had an exciting few weeks watching our caterpillars life cycle and eagerly waiting for them to change into beautiful butterflies. This week I set up an activity for the children to explore symmetry while having some fun painting. If

Upcycled Bug Hotel

Create your own Bug hotel using old and unwanted furniture or materials in your garage and build an area our children can observe the miniature world going on at the bottom of the garden. We are very lucky that both of

Autumn Stained Glass Windows

This morning on the way home from the school run we decided to collect some of the lovely coloured leaves which seem to be falling fast from the trees. The children helped place their favourites in a bag and enjoyed pointing

Conker Rolling Art

Last weekend we finally found a local conker tree. We had great fun collecting those that had fallen on the floor but because it was by a busy road we couldn’t really knock them out of the trees. We took the

10 Hungry Caterpillar Activity Ideas

Last week my lovely husband was busily taking down a huge collection of weeds at the bottom of the garden and discover two giant caterpillars. Now by big I really do mean big. You could see their mouths moving as they

Tulip Potato Printing

We’re now settled into our new home. The children have coped really well with the change and I’m so happy its not affected their routine in any way. We worked really hard to make sure we were unpacked and ready for

Kids Closer To Nature

Children are increasingly spending time indoors on computers and watching TV. The Nature Adventure Club provides parents, teachers and children with exciting incentives to go outside and learn about all aspects of nature throughout the seasons, while keeping the computer as an