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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

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

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

" 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),...

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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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!

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

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Evergreen Christmas Gifts | Potted Rosemary

This Christmas encourage your little ones to look beyond the shops and back to nature. Our sustainable rosemary pot is the perfect way to help develop a connection to nature and gift something special and lasting that will be enjoyed for years to come. 🌱 Cut fresh shoot of rosemary 🌱 Remove b...

Caramel Apples & Pears ~ Video Guide

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Bonfire Special | Caramel Apples & Pears

Homemade caramel apples and pears 🍎🍐 courtesy of the incredibly talented @pocketfullofbuttercups. Approved by discerning little ones and enjoyed on a beautiful autumn walk 🍂Lola has made two different types here: caramel apples with toasted hazelnut topping and also double dipped apples, first in...

Halloween Bats and Ghosts

👻 HALLOWEEN D.I.Y. 🦇 ~ Half Term Activities on a shoestring. All you need is a little paint and some loo roll #whogivesacrap ~ read how to bring your bats to life in this journal post.

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Bird House, Le Jardin du Moulin Roty

£16.50

Compass, Le Jardin De Moulin Roty

£9.99

Endangered Animals

£15

Flower Press, Le Jardin du Moulin Roty

£16.50

GOOD EARTH | Gardening Kit, by Herboo

£20

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