Gardening with kids gives them so many opportunities to learn things. There are obvious subject areas such as science and nature studies of course, but there are also life lessons to be learnt. What you grow can teach a lot about your attitude to life – to creativity and challenge and risk taking! Here’s why . . . → Read More: Why you should ...

There’s not really any great mystery about how to plant seeds with kids, but these tips and tricks will give you lots of extra play and learning ideas to make the most of your spring planting. How to plant seeds with kids First up: select your seeds! In my e-book The Garden Classroom I . . . → Read More: How to plant seeds with kids The post ...

I’m so excited it’s March 1st and we can feel the first few wafts of spring in the air that I have a special offer for you today. If you’re planning to play outdoors this year my book The Garden Classroom is packed with fun ideas you can use to really make the most of . . . → Read More: Play outdoors with 25% off The Garden Classroom :: this week ...

We’ve been combining two activities from my e-book The Garden Classroom this week to create some beautiful autumn art. Taking the idea of leaf art and adding it to my Sticky Picture frames, here’s what we made. Autumn gives us so many natural materials to use in art, and the Sticky Picture frames can display your pictures . . . → Read More: ...

Here’s a lovely eco art project that we’ve created as part of our Kids Art Explorers projects. This month the Art Explorers are seeing what they can create using natural, outdoor materials. You can browse all the ideas already linked up below, and join in and make something with your own children, but first we’d like to . . . → Read More: Kids ...

Everyone likes things for free and with a little  team work with Mother Nature, autumn is a great time to get some free plants for your school garden. Free plants for your school garden: harvesting sunflower seeds Sunflower seed heads are packed with seeds, waiting to be harvested. Once the flower petals have faded, leave the seed heads . . . → ...

Just because the days are getting cooler and shorter doesn’t mean children have to stop enjoying lots of outdoor play. Having fun and creative garden projects on offer is a great way to keep kids active outdoors and enjoying the fresh air. The school gardening club I run is back in action after the school holiday, with . . . → Read More: 20 ...

My Garden Classroom e-book (click to take a peek) is full of ideas you can use for creative art and crafts, all based on a garden theme. Here’s one of our favourites. Flower Printing Roll out a long sheet of paper – we use wallpaper lining paper, held in place with plant pots. Take a walk around . . . → Read More: Flower printing garden art

The Garden Classroom: 52 kids gardening activities ebook is now published and available for you to buy. The Garden Classroom brings you fifty-two creative and playful activities, giving you a whole year’s worth of garden-based projects to enjoy with your children. Come rain or shine, and whatever the season, there are ideas you can use . . . → ...

When she wakes up in the morning L likes to check the weather app on my phone to see what’s forecast for the day. I think she likes the animated visual of the rain or the shining sun but she’s also interested in the temperature. We haven’t had such a cold winter this year but there . . . → Read More: How to make a weather station