What was your most favourite childhood outdoor play activity? Summer is almost upon us and the perfect time for fairy house building and imaginative play outdoors so I’m giving away a Dragonfly Boy and a Butterfly Girl Doll. What was your most favourite childhood outdoor play activity?
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16
May
2013
OUTDOOR FAIRY FUN GIVEAWAY
06
May
2013
How Mindfulness Helps Children Thrive
Heart-Mind Conference 2013 What is the Heart-Mind Conference ? It brings together some of the leading minds in child development and contemplative practice – from scientific researchers to practitioners – to address the Dalai Lama’s question,: “How can we educate the hearts of children?” The theme of
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29
Apr
2013
Nurturing Love and Compassion
Nurturing Love and Compassion “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ~Dalai Lama Learning patience, compassion, love and respect for one another and all living things are life lessons that will help a child grow into a loving
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05
Apr
2013
Let us listen with our Hearts
Last night before going to bed I read a very sad story about a child being mistreated but thankfully in the end the child was saved by a woman who showed compassion by helping this child escape from the brutal world she had been living in. I
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04
Apr
2013
Unconditional Love
Prince our Flatcoat Retriever gifts us endless amounts of love and affection… Pure, unconditional love… Our canine friends can help teach our children many things: Patience, responsibility, compassion, friendship, happiness, joy, peace, a connectedness, playfulness to name but a few. Now that our children are teenagers, they
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13
Mar
2013
The Robins have arrived…
The Red-Breasted Robins have returned to the garden, gifting joy to us all and the snow has finally melted, leaving remnants from Autumn -such as leaves and berries, perfect for the children to make little Robins of their own. Cardboard Pastel Robins What you will need: Corrugated
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10
Mar
2013
Working together for the good of all
My mother was a Primary Art Teacher and loved her work but gave her career up when she had my three brothers and I. As a child I remember the smell of paint and the large easel that stood in our dinning-room facing out, over our large
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05
Mar
2013
Gardening: Fostering Compassion in Children
Compassion fosters a feeling of connectedness and peace Gardening is all about Compassion Gardening is a wonderful way to connect children with nature and foster compassion. Gardening is tending to the soil with care and patience. Connected Gardening gets kids touching and feeling the earth (soil). Insects
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16
Feb
2013
Connecting Children with Nature Workshops
SPRING April/May/June How to Actively Engage Children with Nature through Art. The first six years of a child’s life are really important in their development. Being in nature ia a really dynamic place in which to learn. Contact with nature is essential for the developing child. In these 2hr
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05
Feb
2013
Take Your Child Outside…
NEW FOR 2013. TAKE YOUR CHILD OUTSIDE. This is a way of getting parents and grandparents to participate in taking their child outdoors. We provide a small rucksack containing Lucy the Bird Keeper Fairy and and Flint the Dragonfly Boy and a JOURNAL. Each child in the
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29
Jan
2013
Creativity is woven into our DNA
This is one of the most exciting times to be alive…CREATIVITY is required in order for us to move forward. The creativity process is magical, enchanting and ancient. Our cave-dwelling ancestors wanted to share their stories with us through their art. Nature and Art are the very
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10
Jan
2013
We Protect What We Love
Would you like a copy of my illustrated poster below? I have 2 signed copies to give away. Just share with me what you love about nature in a comment below. Winners will be notified by email on: Jan 17th 2013. Time in nature opens our hearts
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04
Dec
2012
Bird Spotting In Our Outdoor Classroom
Spotting birds in our outdoor classroom seems to be somewhat easier for the children when the trees are bare….these starlings covered the entire Walnut Tree after the Blue Jays and Magpies took flight. The Quails found shelter in the dry leaves under the Hazelnut trees whilst the
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