Mud & Bloom

Make a cork boat! 🌿💦⛵️

This is a really fun activity. The boats are quick to make and float really well.

Read our blog post on how to make one here: www.mudandbloom.com/blog/cork-boat

Written and photographed by Denise Hope

We recycled some elastic bands for this activity. If you’re worried you might lose your rafts, however, you can use something biodegradable such as h**p or jute twine.

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Some of childhood’s happiest moments don’t need expensive toys or elaborate plans. Just time, freedom and a place to play. 💚

How do your children love to play outdoors?

Sometimes the simplest adventures become the most treasured childhood memories. 🌿

What outdoor experience did your child enjoy recently?

Our June boxes are now available as one-off purchases 🌿☀️

Grow your own carrots and nasturtiums, make pebble dominoes, create beautiful flower and leaf prints, and head outside on a minibeast spotting adventure.

Perfect for keeping little hands busy outdoors during the summer holidays 🌼🐞

If they’re still in stock, you can also explore some of our past boxes, each packed with seasonal gardening, nature crafts and outdoor activities.

Order yours here 👉 www.mudandbloom.com/past-boxes-mud-bloom-box

I love this, so true 🌳
via TimberNook

One day, the leaves, feathers, pebbles and treasures they bring home will stop appearing in their pockets. 🍃❤️

What’s the most unusual thing your child has brought home from a nature walk?

🦋 Free Butterfly Feeder Kit worth £14.95 🦋

Starting with our July box, sign up to a six-month or 12-month subscription to our Nature Crafts & Gardening Box, Sibling Box or Standalone Gardening Box and we’ll send you one of our Butterfly Feeder Kits completely free.

Children can decorate and create two wooden butterfly feeders, then hang them outside and watch for visiting butterflies throughout the summer.

Alongside your free kit, you’ll receive a monthly box packed with seasonal gardening, nature crafts and outdoor activities designed to help children connect with nature all year round.

Offer available while stocks last.

Find out more at www.mudandbloom.com

Nature has a wonderful way of slowing us down and helping children discover the world around them, as well as themselves. 🌿

What are your children’s favourite ways to connect with nature?

☀️ Happy Summer Solstice ☀️

Today is the longest day of the year.

Take a moment to look up at the trees, listen to the birds and enjoy the abundance of nature all around us.

Do you celebrate the Summer Solstice? If so, we’d love to hear about your traditions!