Stick plant markers

If you’re planting out new plants in your garden or in pots this season or sowing seeds directly outdoors, then these garden stick plant markers are a must have!

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Make crystallised flowers

Crystallised flowers make great decorations for cakes and biscuits and they’re really easy to make!

ForagingDenise Hope28 March 2024crystallised flowers, edible flowers, sugared flowers, violas, decorate cakesComment

Growing Strawberries in Pots

Not only are strawberries delicious and nutritious, but they are also relatively easy to grow, making them perfect for little green thumbs to cultivate.

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Gardening jobs for March

Spring is here, the days are beginning to lengthen and become warmer and us gardeners have a busy month ahead! Here are some jobs for March.

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Fairy notebooks

These little notebooks bound with a twig and some twine and decorated with pressed flowers look just like they would belong to a fairy!

All-year nature craftsDenise Hope29 February 2024fairy, notebook, twigComment

Branch weaving

Branch weaving is a really lovely nature craft that can be adapted for children (and adults!) of various ages. You can use left over bits of yarn, ribbon, twine and even found nature items such as grasses and feathers to weave onto your branch loom.

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Gardening jobs for February

There’s still lots of planning and preparation to do in February, along with a few practical tasks to ready the garden for spring! Here are some jobs to consider this month

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Growing potatoes with children

If you’ve never grown potatoes with your children before, give it a try! The taste is far superior to shop-bought

potatoes, you can grow them in containers if space is limited, and they’re a great vegetable for children to learn

how to grow and harvest.

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String art hearts

Making string art is a really fun activity to do with children, especially if they like hammering things! They also make really lovely Valentine’s gifts.

All-year nature craftsDenise Hope1 February 2024string art, heart, wood slice, wood, hammer, hammering, twine, yarn, threadComment

Gardening jobs for January

January is the perfect month for planning and preparation for the gardening year ahead. Here are some jobs to keep you and the children busy this month.

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Make foil decorations from mince pie cases

Making decorations from mince pie cases is a fantastic way of turning waste into something useful and beautiful.

Make your own advent calendar

This advent calendar made with little envelopes is perfect for stuffing. It’s really simple to make and the envelopes look really lovely decorated with a little bit of greenery and other winter treasures.

FestiveDenise Hope30 November 2023advent calendar, DIY advent calendarComment

Wildlife-friendly gardening tips for autumn

Now the autumn is well and truly underway here in the UK, it’s tempting to want to tidy up the garden and forget about it until it warms up in spring! However, many birds, insects and small mammals use our gardens as a place to shelter during the colder months - here are four wildlife-friendly gardening tips to help you create a welcoming environment for local wildlife over winter.

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Make your own evergreen wreath

An evergreen wreath makes a lovely natural winter decoration and its easier than you might think to make your own!

Why do pine cones open and close?

Did you know that female pine cones open and close depending on the weather? This activity is a great way to see this in action!

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Clay mushroom plant pot decorations

These clay mushrooms are such fun to make and look great in plant pots, adding a bit of whimsy!

How to plant a spring bulb lasagne

Bulbs are great for gardening with children as they are so easy to grow and you’ll be rewarded with containers of beautiful flowers that can last for months!

GrowingDenise Hope18 October 2023bulbs, spring bulbs, bulb lasagne, daffodils, narcissus, startflower, hyacinth, grape hyacinthComment

Make a ghostly jam jar

These spooky jam jars are so much fun to make and they’re perfect for Halloween!

Autumn nature craftsDenise Hope11 October 2023halloween, ghost, ghosts, leaf ghosts, glue ghostsComment