Put those colouring pencils down! Today you’ll colour with nature instead! I’ve been wanting to use more natural products in our play and activities at home and decided to start slowly by providing an animal template for the girls to use as a guide for our colour with nature project. It’s a simple activity that [...]
You may be scared of spiders or love them, although I fear most are in the first category but spiders do play an important role in the environment. I try to teach my children that every animal has a role to play and so when we stumble on any creatures, we usually take some time [...]
It doesn’t take much to encourage our children’s curiosity in nature and wildlife. It’s a subject that most children seem to engage in quite naturally. There are, of course, ways to enhance those curiosities and adding some mostly inexpensive tools to their backpack will help them to get closer to nature and make exciting wildlife discoveries. Bucket. A small [...]
Cloud watching can take five minutes, be done almost anywhere where the sky can be seen and you have right cloud cover and is a great way to use your imagination in nature. Cumulus clouds, with their ever changing fluffy cotton wool appearance are the best for finding shapes in clouds. Miss Possum, Platypus, Panda and [...]
I forgot all about making bunny and bilby feet in the dewy grass on Easter morning but I think 4.30 am was just too early to go jumping around getting my feet cold and wet! I still decided that it would make an interesting activity to do with the girls though. So, the next morning when they’d all woken up (including [...]
There are plenty of inspiring activities you can do at the beach to get you closer to nature. These activities needn’t be done all on one visit, in fact it might work better if you kept to one or two at a time. Having a family goal can make your trip so much more enjoyable (and educational). Search for animals at the [...]
Terrariums come in all shapes and sizes, some are made using small jars and filled with beautiful rainforest plants, and others are large, spacious and include real animals like frogs and reptiles. You may not be able to afford a large set up with animals but you can make a fun little wildlife themed terrarium [...]
Bush walking (and or hiking) is for all ages, from little babies that can be carried, toddlers who can walk and children and teens that can run! Stephen Kellert (author and Yale professor) said ‘going outdoors (in nature) is the most information rich and stimulating environment children will encounter.’ Just this week, in a radio interview on NPR, he said that ‘children now [...]
Do you remember from your childhood, those moments when something in nature captivated you? Perhaps it was the first time you saw a caterpillar munching away at a leaf or a rose plant covered in aphids. Well, children will be captivated by this next activity. Not only is it a wonderful way to show that [...]
On my 30th birthday my wonderful family gave me a gift, something that I’d wanted to do for a very long time. I’ve always dreamed of swimming with a dolphin. I remember my skin was prickling with excitement and I desperately wanted to reach out and touch it. As a wildlife education officer I’ve touched lots [...]
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