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 [...]
Although we started our Easter crafts with a life-sized bird nest for the girls, we haven’t done anything else to celebrate this festive season. In fact I’ve been so busy with birthday parties, dance rehearsals and planning to move house that I didn’t realize until yesterday that it was Easter this weekend. Opps! Luckily, I had a lovely little egg hunting activity [...]
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 [...]
Have you ever blind folded your child and let them guess food by using only their taste buds? Children really enjoy letting a different sense take over for sight. Miss Possum loves anything to do with her five senses and still enjoys playing our other sense games that incorporate smelling food like an animal and guessing the animal body covering. It was about [...]
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 [...]
Do you want your holiday to be filled with nature and wildlife galore? Bring along your keen eyes and the objects below and you’re bound to see more than you expected! Camera. Most of us always take a camera on our holidays, but don’t forget to keep it on you at all times otherwise you [...]
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