Connecting children with nature

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+FIVE seasonal craft and growing activities every month!

New seasonal activities every month!

Our January Craft & Gardening Box includes:

Make your own story stones
Make your own painted stick decorations
Make your own pinecone weaving
Grow your own organic cress egg heads
Grow your own organic ranunculi
Signs of winter spotter
January nature news and quiz

What's in the box

Mud & Bloom boxes are for 3-8 year olds and delivered through your letter box at the beginning of each month.

Each box includes everything you need for at least five seasonal gardening and nature craft activities along with nature news, spotting activities and games to teach children about animals, plants, insects, birds and the seasons.

Our seeds are certified organic and biodynamic wherever possible. We also provide organic peat free compost pellets in each box so you can get planting immediately.

Activities have been created with influence from Forest School, Steiner and Montessori education.

See Past Boxes

How it works :

3 SIMPLE STEPS

SIGN UP

Select a single child or sibling box and the length you would like to subscribe for.

RECEIVE YOUR BOX

You can choose to receive this month’s box straightaway if there are boxes available, or next month's box at the beginning of the month.

HANDS ON FUN

The box will be delivered to your door there’s no need to wait in for it as it fits through a letterbox.

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Why subscribe?

EDUCATIONAL, FUN AND EASY!

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Educational

The activities will help your children engage and connect with nature - helping them learn about and interact with plants, insects and the seasons.

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Fun

They will have fun growing their own vegetables, fruit, flowers and herbs and creating their own crafts inspired by nature and the seasons.

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Easy

The boxes will be delivered to your door with all the materials needed - there's no need for you to have a garden or tools.

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What others say :

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We have loved receiving our monthly boxes for our grandchildren over the last year. They were worth every penny for everything that was included in them and for all the creative ideas and fun we had doing the activities .. Thank-you .. we will be back ..!

Joanna Duncan

“We absolutely love our boxes, always high quality materials and excellent value for money with lovely ideas that we wouldn’t have tried otherwise. Perfect for our little gardening and nature loving daughters. Thank you Mud and Bloom.”

Elle Alderman

“Me and my little boy love it when our box arrives, it has got the whole family interested in nature and growing things”

Emma Claire

“Would definitely recommend Mud & Bloom. My girls have enjoyed the crafts from our boxes over the last couple of years and watching our seeds grow into beautiful flowers or tasty food.”

Claire Eynon

"These boxes are great! They don't only let you spend creative time with your kids but get you out and about too. The other day we've made a lantern with autumn leaves. It turned out really good and my son loved taking it out to the beach. Highly recommended if you want to spend quality time with your child."

Katie Tabero

"I’m not one for crafts and things that can get messy as I have a tendency to take over but I purchased a box on a whim, to entertain the kids during lockdown. Well I’m so impressed! I got the sibling box - 2 of everything so no arguments. The boxes we’ve received so far have been brilliant - and the kids have really enjoyed them."

Lauren Threadgold

“So much thought goes into the boxes, not just the activities themselves, but the ethos of the boxes, the experience they give my child, the culture they promote. They're adorable and nurturing, ageless while being age appropriate for my child. Some boxes feel like they're designed to shut kids up, keep them out from under mums feet, but mud and bloom is all about connectedness and rootedness.”

Lynn Tolmon

"The boxes encouraged me to help my children connect with nature, in ways that I might not otherwise do. I learnt a lot myself too!"

Lisa McLachlan

“My 4 and 6 year old’s faces light up when our monthly box arrives...and so does mine! It’s well worth the money and we love the planting, experimenting and crafting! The quiz helps us to be more aware when out and about too.”

Leanne Marie

“The box contents is well sourced and ecologically friendly and there is no single-use plastic. The quality of the materials included is immense - we've had stockmar crayons, okonorm chalks, whole boxes of quality paints and pastels that last months and months. Oh my! It's like a monthly boost to our art box.”

Rachel Stevens