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There's a treasure trove of creative things to do just outside the door, as nature lends a hand in activities from Meg Jones Now's the time to take advantage of the better weather by planning your activities with the children in your care around natural play and being outside. Stroll out on a nature walk, try pond dipping, spend more time at the park, have a dig in the garden, and bring home bits of Mother Nature to use in arts and crafts creations. Environmental awareness starts young, and like the mighty oak, we all have small beginnings!

Now's the time to take advantage of the better weather by planning your activities with the children in your care around natural play and being outside. Stroll out on a nature walk, try pond dipping, spend more time at the park, have a dig in the garden, and bring home bits of Mother Nature to use in arts and crafts creations. Environmental awareness starts young, and like the mighty oak, we all have small beginnings!

Look at the trees, leaves and flower buds bursting into life. Children may enjoy keeping a record of their findings and tracing the shapes of leaves, to identify from a guidebook.

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