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Create a bee friendly garden

HAPPY WORLD BEE DAY!! I’m so excited! I just love bees so much! Did you know that we rely on these super pollinators for a third of the food we eat? [Yep, that’s a lot!] Here are my best ideas on how to make a bee friendly garden!

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Get buzzy for World Bee Day

Happy World Bee Day! Find out an amazing bee secret called the waggle dance and get your FREE bee-friendly garden poster.

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Get funky in the compost!

Compost is AMAZING! It changes our leftovers into food to feed the food ofthe future. Compost shares nutrients , through the plants to our tummies. I told you it was amazing!

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Happy Earth Day

Did you know that 22 April is Earth Day? It’s one of my favourite days of the year. Earth Day is a big event celebrated all around the world and I’ve come up with some amazing ideas for how we can all party for the planet this year.

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Grubby Toast

I made some unicorn and mermaid toast with my friends, but it got me thinking ... I do love mermaids and unicorns but what I love even more, is getting outside, getting grubby, being in nature and loving the planet. Here’s a fun idea … grubby toast!

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Tinkering with scrapboy! Make an inventor's box

Hi greenthumbs, it’s scrapboy! Do you like inventing things? I do! It’s one of my all-time favourite things to do. Would you like to make your own recycled and upcycled inventor’s box?! Come on, I’ll show you how.

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Seed saving for kids

Did you know that you can save your own seeds from the plants in your garden?! You can collect the seeds all up, save them in a container and when the season is right, you can plant them and they will grow more plants. That’s amazing!

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Grow a rainbow garden!

You can grow a magical rainbow garden by planting different coloured plants and flowers. This will also attract lots of helpful insects and beautiful butterflies!

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How to save tomato seeds

Have you ever tried to save your own tomato seeds?! There’s a bit of a trick to saving tomato seeds and I’m going to show you how.

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Make a summer sensory box

Have you ever made or played with a nature sensory box? What about a summer sensory box?! This is a fun summer activity do to at home in the backyard.

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New Year's Eve playlist

Are you having a New Year’s Eve party? There’s one thing that all parties need and that’s MUSIC! Checkout my favourite New Year’s Eve playlists for kids and find out what we’re getting up to at Woodford to jump into 2023!

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