Little Green Blog

Little MIss Green getting stuck into her art projectWe’ve had a few rainy days here and Little Miss Green has been resisting all forms of school work recently. So, what to do apart from a little art to soothe the nerves and stroke the feathers?
Inspired by the ever amazing Art projects for kids, we did […]

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Get children outside in nature I read yesterday that more that three-quarters of parents in the UK admit that their children are tempted to play indoors with computer games and dvds rather than play outside.
As a result parents said that their children often spend as little as one hour each week playing outdoors.
Read that again, […]

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In its thirteenth year, this year’s walk to school campaign has a lovely double ‘green feel’ to it. The theme is to focus on children exploring their local environment through sound and noise and is linked to Noise Action Week.

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I came, I saw, I procrastinated for a few daysI deserve a medal, I really do. Even though I say so myself. I’ve been gradually building up to explosion point regarding Little Miss Green’s bedroom.
I do have the take that it’s her room and she can basically do as she wishes in there, but when […]

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a morning spent playing with colourWhat better thing to do on a wet, rainy, grey day than bring some colour into our lives?
Little Miss Green loves anything to do with art. Unfortunately, my ‘art’ extends to stick figures on a good day. Yet art is something I’ve always had a secret wish I was good […]

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crayons - easy come, easy go over here, but precious treasures in zimbabweEarlier I was writing up a post about our day when I received a call from a friend. I spent half an hour learning  about the needs of home educating families in Zimbabwe.
While our children want the latest gadgets and have to be […]

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