Updated: Oct 4, 2020
Of course when studying birds nests and birds you HAVE to make chocolate birds nests (with eggs) for a treat! We do these every year, the kids love doing them and they are quite fun.
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We melted some dark chocolate and crumbled some shredded wheat into it to make the delicious twiggy mixture and topped with some Cadburys mini eggs (and some good fairy dust too for fun)
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We have made quite a few but I don’t think they are going to be lasting very long!
Updated: Oct 4, 2020
What better way to celebrate spring in the home than to make a seasonal table reflecting all the birds nesting around us. This week we have been exploring local birds and so it was wonderful to get in the garden and gather natural materials to make some nests for the table.
We gathered small twigs and long grasses as well as moss, slowly layering them around the edge of a dip bowl pushing them down and compacting them as we went.
The results look really great and we can wait to add some little needle felted birds eggs to the nests over the next couple of weeks!
If you want to have a go yourself, find a good branch to hold the nests, you can always make some play dough or salt dough to stand the branch in! Blossom branches are great in water this time of year as they slowly bloom as the weeks go on!
I hope everyone has a really lovely day
K x
Updated: Apr 28, 2022
This is what purposeful work is all about...enjoying the process these things we call chores...the loaves of bread we bake that sustain us, the homes we tend to which keep us warm and safe, the gardens we tend which bring us joy and connection to the world around us.
I have always made bread alongside the little ones free play, and she’s came in the past and took an interest in mixing the dried flour and yeast, or pouring in the water. Today is the first day she’s actively wanted to take part from start to finish.
The skills she has gained as she adjusted her posture and body weight to pour the flour and water and into the bowl, the determination mixing the two, sheer joy and enjoyment bashing the dough about and squashing it in her hands has been wonderful to witness.
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What purposeful work does your little one enjoy doing?
