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A young child’s environment is both vast and intimate.

For very young children, understanding the environment beyond their own little patch of outdoors is impossible to grasp. However, as they develop children will begin to see themselves as part of something bigger and will be eager to learn and discover more about the big wide world and themselves.

So go ahead. Open the front door and let them at it!

Helping kids find the ‘simple’ in outdoors

Helping kids find the …

April 27, 2012 by Caro&Co 5 Comments

Falling in love with and headlong into, autumn

Falling in love with and …

April 4, 2012 by Caro&Co 2 Comments

You want me to eat what? Kids and garlic

You want me to eat what? Kids …

March 8, 2012 by Caro&Co 1 Comment

Letters, Jack Frost and Facebook using a stamp…

Letters, Jack Frost and …

February 10, 2012 by Caro&Co 6 Comments

Nature as a ‘device’

Nature as a ‘device’

January 31, 2012 by Caro&Co 8 Comments

Departing childhood – what will your child pack?

Departing childhood – …

January 13, 2012 by Caro&Co 16 Comments

You want me to make and eat what?!

You want me to make and eat what?!

November 3, 2011 by Caro&Co 3 Comments

Kids and senses – the sound of sunrise

Kids and senses – the …

October 14, 2011 by Caro&Co 9 Comments

Tick, tock goes the clock.  Children and time….

Tick, tock goes the clock. …

October 11, 2011 by Caro&Co 7 Comments

Simple pleasures…

Simple pleasures…

September 9, 2011 by Caro&Co 9 Comments

Gardening and plants … through a child’s eyes

Gardening and plants … …

August 4, 2011 by Caro&Co 6 Comments

Plants you can play with #4 – the magic of grasses

Plants you can play with #4 …

April 19, 2011 by Caro&Co 9 Comments

Sowing the seeds of future passions…

Sowing the seeds of future …

April 8, 2011 by Caro&Co 13 Comments

Kids and their hidey holes…

Kids and their hidey holes…

January 17, 2010 by Caro&Co 3 Comments

Who’s afraid of the great outdoors…?

Who’s afraid of the …

November 10, 2009 by Caro&Co 10 Comments

To trick, treat or opt out? Australia and Halloween

To trick, treat or opt out? …

October 23, 2009 by Caro&Co 10 Comments

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