Looking for a way to get your little ones out in the great outdoors? It’s National Children’s Gardening Week from the 28th of May until the 5th of June. The campaign celebrates all of the fun that gardens hold for children, and its organisers have put some outdoor activities to help parents, grandparents, schools and businesses get involved in the fun.
Flower pressing
Pick your favourite flowers from the garden and then organise them on plain white pages in a notebook to make a pretty picture. Carefully close the book and place a heavy weight on top. The flowers will need between two and four weeks to completely flatten.
Snail Racetrack
If you’ve got flag paving or tarmac, kids could design a snail racing track with chalk on it. Think about making viewing points from whatever you have lying around – stones, milk tops, yoghurt pots.
Cress heads
This activity is great if you don’t have much outdoor space. We recommend starting the day with eggs for breakfast and saving the bigger half of the shells. Draw faces on the eggshells, or even add google eyes, then simply fill the eggshells with cotton wool and spray with water. Sprinkle cress seeds on top of the cotton wool before giving them a good spray. Remember to water them daily, and you’ll soon find that the cress has begun to grow!
For more ideas, visit www.childrensgardeningweek.co.uk.
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