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Easy leaf mason jar lanterns nature craft

October 28, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

These beautiful leaf mason jar lanterns are the perfect nature craft for autumn - and they're so easy to make! Autumn gives us the most wonderful nature treasure to craft with, and leaves are definitely one of the most plentiful and readily available materials to use in nature crafts at this time of year. Head out for a nature walk and collect some autumn leaves, then when you get home you can use them to make a gorgeous leaf lantern. ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: Autumn, craft, crafting, Kids craft, lantern, Leaves, mason jar, mod podge, Nature, Nature Craft, nature play

How to make leaf mould – easy, free garden fertiliser!

October 29, 2020 by Catherine 1 Comment

This post contains affiliate links.  Affiliate links will be clearly marked with a * and if you click through and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission from that sale. With autumn getting into full swing, more leaves are falling from the trees each day. This is good news for family walks - who doesn’t love stomping through a big pile of crispy leaves?  It’s also good news for gardeners, as fallen autumn leaves give us ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Autumn, Compost, Garden, Garden maintenance, gardening, Leaves, Soil, Top Tips

Fun autumn crafts to do with your family

September 3, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

autumn leaves and seeds

Collaborative post The autumn season, known to many as fall, is on it's way after what can only be described as an out-of-the-ordinary spring and summer. As well as being a great time of year to get outdoors and enjoy the changing of the seasons, the arrival of autumn means we can celebrate that 2020 is that bit closer to being over. But you're still going to need some inspiration for keeping the family busy over the next few months! When ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: Autumn, Children, craft, crafting, Family, Family Fun, Family home, Leaves, Nature Craft

Taking the RSPB Wild Challenge: trees, leaves and seeds

September 30, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

rspb wild challenge trees leaves and seeds

Have you been getting outdoors and enjoying nature this autumn? We’ve been trying to make the most of the mild weather, and enjoying all that nature has to offer at this time of year.  If you read the blog regularly you’ll know that we’re partnering with RSPB on lots of fun nature projects, and this month we’ve been trying out another of their Wild Challenge activities. RSPB Wild Challenge is all about helping wildlife and connecting with ...

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Filed Under: Exploring Nature Tagged With: Activity, Autumn, Children, Family, Leaves, Nature, Outdoors, RSPB, Seeds, Trees, Wild Challenge

Nature Craft: making leaf prints

September 18, 2018 by Catherine 15 Comments

nature craft printing with leaves

Isn't autumn just wonderful for crafting inspiration?  We've done so many lovely craft activities already this season, and these simple leaf prints are perfect for combining nature play with an art activity to create a homemade masterpiece. This is just one of the fun nature projects in my book, 'A Year of Nature Craft and Play' (co-authored with Becky Goddard-Hill).  There’s an activity for every week of the year and it includes fun crafts, ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: Activity, Autumn, Children, craft, Leaves, naturally crafty, Nature, Outdoors

10. The 10 minute gardener: late Autumn gardening jobs

November 5, 2017 by Catherine 4 Comments

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  Welcome to the latest 10 minute gardener, looking at quick autumn gardening jobs you can fit into a busy schedule. We’re heading towards the quietest time on the gardening calendar, when light is limited, most plants are dormant and the weather isn’t exactly tempting us outside.  We’re not quite there yet though; there are still some garden jobs that you can do now to help protect your garden over winter and bring it to life ...

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Filed Under: Garden jobs this month Tagged With: Autumn, Flowers, Garden, gardening, Leaves, Maintenance, October, Plants, Top Tips

Clay craft: making clay pressings from nature

September 14, 2016 by Catherine 13 Comments

clay craft with natural materials - removing leaves

A couple of weeks ago, we spent a fantastic afternoon exploring nature at our local nature reserve, Skylarks in Nottingham. Skylarks is part of the Wildlife Trusts, and it's a great place to take the kids for a good old outdoor romp.  Last year we made journey sticks there, which has become one of our absolute favourite nature crafts. On this particular visit Skylarks was holding an open day, with lots of hands-on activities, demonstrations ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: Children, craft, Flowers, Leaves, naturally crafty, Nature, Nature Craft, Outdoors

Hi, I’m Catherine. Welcome to Growing Family, a top UK home & garden blog sharing ideas, inspiration and tips for making the most of busy family life, indoors and out.
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