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Garden

Let loose in the garden, armed only with a few simple garden tools, some seedlings and their vibrant and eager imaginations, the humble back garden can really kick-start a love of gardening.

Even if you have no garden or very little space, there are activities that you can undertake that are fun, cheap and thrill kids.

Simple veggie gardens, gardening clubs, visiting nurseries, botanic gardens, parks and forests and watching garden renovation shows or nature programmes during indoor time can all build gardening passions!

And by helping children mix the practical with the magical, the humble back garden becomes a place of deep magic, adventure, fun and discovery.

There are dragons, fairies and trolls everywhere – you just need to know where to look…

Easy edible floral posy

Easy edible floral posy

May 31, 2013 by Caro&Co 2 Comments

Carrots ~ fostering creativity and a cool competition

Carrots ~ fostering creativity …

April 24, 2013 by Caro&Co 5 Comments

The power of colour…. a la Orange

The power of colour…. a …

February 19, 2013 by Caro&Co 4 Comments

Plants you can play with #5 – the crafty Casuarina

Plants you can play with #5 …

September 11, 2012 by Caro&Co 2 Comments

How to spice things up a little in the garden….

How to spice things up a …

September 6, 2012 by Caro&Co 1 Comment

Hi ho, Hi ho, it’s off to the Hoist I go…

Hi ho, Hi ho, it’s off …

June 21, 2012 by Caro&Co 4 Comments

What autumn leaves and Gina Rinehart have in common…

What autumn leaves and Gina …

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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

Departing childhood – what will your child pack?

Departing childhood – …

January 13, 2012 by Caro&Co 16 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

1000 things to do with green tomatoes before you die…

1000 things to do with green …

April 28, 2011 by Caro&Co 1 Comment

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

Plants you can play with #4 …

April 19, 2011 by Caro&Co 9 Comments

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