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Simple Spooktacular Halloween Decorations

Simple Spooktacular Halloween Decorations
Halloween is a great excuse to get your kids outside foraging for materials to create their own Spooktacular decorations...with just a little help from trusty Ikea for some super sized eyeballs which you can flat pack after Halloween and bring out year after year to enjoy the witching in a more s...
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D.I.Y Pine Cone Animal Family

D.I.Y Pine Cone Animal Family
Create your own animal family from nature's autumnal bounty 🦊
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Caramel Apples & Pears ~ Video Guide

Caramel Apples & Pears ~ Video Guide
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How to Build a Bug Hotel

How to Build a Bug Hotel
Print out this beautiful guide to build your own Bug Hotel. Full of top tips to ensure your choose the best location as well as the materials most loved by our little bug friends.
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Chocolate Easter Bark ~ Recipe Below Video

Chocolate Easter Bark ~ Recipe Below Video
This makes a really wonderful alternative to giving eggs this Easter and your kids will love making it.  All you need is:300g plain chocolate 300g milk chocolate1 x 90g packet mini candy-coated chocolate eggs1 x chocolate flake broken into little pieces25g dried cranberries, chopped5 mini cream e...
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Easter Egg Placemat Template

Easter Egg Placemat Template
For a wonderfully simple stage stealer, our Easter Egg template makes for the perfect table decorations or place name holders. Cut out the Easter Egg shape and cover with foraged finds or paint in the colours of the rainbow and decorate with ribbons. 
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Create Gardening Tools from Loo Roll Tubes

Create Gardening Tools from Loo Roll Tubes
All you’ll need for this craft is loo roll tubes, cardboard, some tape and some scissors. To make your spade, cut a semi circle out of one of your loo roll tubes on one side, then repeat on the other.  For your handle, cut another loo roll tube open, roll it into a tighter tube and tape to secure...
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Big Garden Birdwatch | Make Fat Balls for the Birds

Big Garden Birdwatch | Make Fat Balls for the Birds
" Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird? " ~ DAVID ATTENBOROUGH Who wants to fatten up this winter?Whilst some of us fervently attempt the opposite (with very little success may I add),...
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Hedgehog Biscuits ~ Recipe Below Video

Hedgehog Biscuits ~ Recipe Below Video
These are absolutely adorable and really simple to make. We had so much fun making them with my girls. Keep the recipe in your piggy bank of ideas for when the little ones are bored!🦔 We have tried two different types of dough for this recipe (vanilla biscuit dough and shortbread) and I think ...
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Homemade Natural Christmas Decorations

5 Natural Christmas Decorations To Make With Kids
Time to get into the Christmas spirit and start decorating your home ready for the festive season. Natural Christmas decorations are a great way to educate your kids about sustainability and the great outdoors, all while having fun in the process!
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Peppermint Creams ~ recipe below video

Peppermint Creams ~ recipe below video
This super simple recipe from The Pooh Cookbook has been a family favourite for over 40 years and makes the perfect gift for family and friends; economical, wonderful fun to make and looks extra special wrapped in hand painted tissue paper and tied up with a big red bow. Ingredients:  1 Egg whit...
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Rosemary Pots ~ Video Guide

Rosemary Pots ~ Video Guide
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Protecting the Planet for the Next Generation

We love support the learning and education or young people in out Nature Directory, which looks in closer detail at the many diversities of nature, from mini beasts, to soaring forests, to the important role that nature plays in child development and mental health. But it goes further than that, and we’re committed with everything we do to make sure we’re making every effort to make sure the planet is happy and healthy for the next generation.

Our Sustainability Promise

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