Tag: Spring

Child-led fun in the Great Outdoors
Misc

Child-led fun in the Great Outdoors

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I was very interested to stumble upon a story listing Children’s Top 10 Outdoor Activities. The results were arrived at by surveying 2,000 UK parents with children aged 6-10, along with their children. For me, one of the most interesting findings of the survey (commissioned by the cheese brand, Dairylea) was that for 57% of… Continue reading Child-led fun in the Great Outdoors

A child’s eye view of life cycles in springtime
Understanding the World

A child’s eye view of life cycles in springtime

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Here in the UK, our gardens and parks are starting to fill with new growth on plants and colourful flowers have begun to appear. It is an ideal time to take young children out to have a look and to talk about spring and what happens in springtime The world is changing around them –… Continue reading A child’s eye view of life cycles in springtime

Learning in the Garden: Load, Lift and Push a wheelbarrow
Physical Development

Learning in the Garden: Load, Lift and Push a wheelbarrow

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When Daisy comes to stay she loves to spend time in our garden and she's now developed an interest in our garden tools and equipment.  So when we recently spotted a child's metal wheelbarrow in a charity shop, we knew that it would be perfect for Daisy. Daisy has a toy buggy at home and… Continue reading Learning in the Garden: Load, Lift and Push a wheelbarrow