Making Cheese on a Campfire - Chemistry and Relationships
One of the activities I’ve been doing with children this week is making cheese on a campfire, teaching them a little about physical and chemical reactions and using it as…Continue Reading →
How To Make Conker Soap
One of the abundances of the autumn or fall season is horse chestnuts – the non-edible chestnut relative. If it’s…
The Huckleberry Bug Box Review
Autumn is one of my favourite seasons for encouraging the kids outdoors. The days are still warm, and the evenings…
Red Squirrel Crossword Printable Worksheet
One of the objectives of the John Muir Trust Award is learning about the local area. We live on the Isle of Wight, and because of our Island position, we…Continue Reading →
Small Mammals Footprints and Food Printable Worksheets
While we were doing the level one of the John Muir Award we spent a lot of time focusing on…
Who Lives In The Forest Layers? Printable Worksheet
We’ve been learning all about the forest and woodland and one of the most beautiful and exciting things about the…
John Muir Trust Award - Discover Level
The John Muir Trust Award is a nature-based award that encourages people to connect with, enjoy, and care for wild places. It’s an environmental award scheme for people of all…Continue Reading →
Printable Layers of The Forest Worksheet
We’re still enjoying learning about the forest, and while I do wonder why we didn’t think to do this back…
Forest Spotters Guide for Parkhurst Forest, Isle of Wight
The kids and I have been working hard on completing our their John Muir Trust Award – Discover Level this term,…
Interplay's Pocket Microscope Review
We’ve had a few different ‘kids’ microscopes or toy microscopes over the years, and we even have a really big, heavy one that my mum used during her nursing training…Continue Reading →