Yay!!!! I have finally managed to complete my first book all about mini adventures, and it was available from late October. This blog post is well overdue to tell you about it, but life has been revolving around adopting a retired sled dog from Norway (see my instagram highlights and photos), which happened just after the book became available. So I …
Carving & Whittling For Children – Benefits & Tips
Whittling is the art of carving shapes with a knife. Children love creating and there is something satisfying about making something from wood. Our little lady adores her woodwork classes at school, which she has been doing for a few years now. We have purchased two books to help us with our new endeavour of whittling for children. They are Bushcraft, …
15 Nature Play Activities
Nature play is the best way of helping our children to develop physically, emotionally, and socially. It’s got all bases covered! I’ve come up with a few reasons as to why nature play is good for our children, and some nature play activities. I hope by the end, you’ll be grabbing your wellies and heading out into the great outdoors together …
Bushcraft , A Family Guide – A Family Bushcraft Book
I recently was looking for a bushcraft book aimed at families, with a little bit of everything inside it. I wanted a resource I could use as a guide. The Internet is great, but I LOVE books, and I can also take a book out with me on adventures. I came across the book Bushcraft, A Family Guide by John Boy and Owen Senior. The topics …
25 Outdoor Fun Ideas – Inspiration For Families
With all the benefits that come with playing in the outdoors and being in nature, it is a great place for families to head out into for fun together. With this is mind, I have come up with 25 outdoor fun ideas for families to have time together in the great outdoors 🙂 25 Outdoor Fun Ideas: Playing in the rain: This, the first …
5 Nature Crafts To Develop Bushcraft Skills
What is bushcraft? It is being able to use the resources in nature that are all around us to survive in the great outdoors. Children learn these skills through doing practical outdoor tasks and taking risks. Nature crafts are a great fun way to develop bushcraft skills, so I have written about a few here. There are many benefits to nature play, but I feel one …
13 Top Tips For Animal Tracking With Children
Animal tracking with children is a great way to help them connect with nature and get outdoors. It helps foster an interest in the wildlife around them, as well as being a free, easy, and educational activity. It is fun for any age group, and different ages take away different things from the experience, so it is fine to do with siblings who …
Mud And Bloom Nature Box – Connect With Nature
*ad/gifted We were sent the box from Mud and Bloom for free, to put through its paces and test, in exchange for writing the review. All opinions are honest and my own* Nature is important to children’s well being and happiness, as well as it being important we all need to connect to nature. Nature play is the best way of …
21 Spring Outdoor Activities – Watch Nature Come Alive!
I love all the seasons, and I am not sure I favour one more than the others. However, when the seasons start changing and moving on, I am always ready for a change and love what the next one might bring – especially now that we live somewhere that has four distinct seasons! So, now that spring is hopefully on …
Winter Outdoor Activities – Fun In All Weathers
I love all the seasons, and I am not sure I favour one more than the others. However, when the seasons start changing and moving on, I am always ready for a change and love what the next one might bring – especially now that we live somewhere that has four distinct seasons! So, now that winter is well and …