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So much of what children carry with them isn’t taught in lessons or words. It’s picked up from how we move through the world, how we notice, how we care.
#mudandbloom #childhoodunplugged #raisingnatureconnectedkids
“Children need art and stories and poems and music as much as they need love and food and fresh air and play”
Philip Pullman
#PhilipPullman #ChildhoodMagic #waldorfeducation #NatureAndPlay #mudandbloom
🌟You can still order a Mud & Bloom Christmas gift! 🌲
Order by noon tomorrow, and get your gift in time for Christmas, boxes will be posted out by Royal Mail Tracked 24.
Subscribe for 6 or 12 months and get your first box FREE (*just pay postage). Use code FREEBOX.
Order here 👉🏼mudandbloom.com/christmas
If you place an order after midday on the 20th of December, you can download a printable gift voucher to give on the day.
Any questions, please feel free to email us at [email protected]
#naturegifts #gardeninggifts
“The best classroom and the richest cupboard is roofed only by the sky.” Margaret McMillan
There’s something magical about watching children wander through woods, noticing tiny details and learning in that gentle, spacious way that only nature seems to invite.
⭐️ Our December Box is here 🌲
This month you and your children can:
🌲 Make an evergreen wreath
🌱 Grow alliums
⭐️ Make a wax paper window star
🌿 Sprout mung beans
🕯️ Decorate a candle with leaves
🍃 Spot evergreens
❄️ Read and enjoy our December Nature News & Quiz
Get 15% off your first box with the code NOV15
⭐️ Order yours here 👉🏼mudandbloom.com
#mudandbloom #naturecraftsforkids #festivecraftsforkids
✨There’s something special about pausing with a child and watching the world unfold around you - the sky growing darker, the stars beginning to appear, the quiet of the evening settling in.
🌙🌲
#rachelcarson #childhoodunplugged #natureparentings
Our festive December boxes are on their way! 🌟🌲
We’ll reveal the full contents tomorrow, but if you’d like an early look, you can find everything on our homepage 👉🏼 mudandbloom.com
#festivecraftsforkids #winterplanting #steinercrafts #craftswithnature #naturecrafting
“The best education does not happen at a desk, but rather engaged in everyday living - hands on, exploring, in active relationship with life”
Vince Gowman
#vincegowman #education #handsonlearning
“When someone says a child is doing something ‘just to get attention,’ my response is, ‘Oh, then let’s give the child some attention.’
Attention is a basic human need.”
— Sarah R. Moore
#gentleparenting #respectfulparenting #sarahrmoore #connectedparenting #mindfulparenting
Make your own plantable seed cards from scrap paper 🧡🌼
They’re simple to create and look so beautiful when you stir in a handful of flower petals. You’ll have a lovely card to gift now – and a little patch of blooms to grow later.
mudandbloom.com/blog/plantab…
#plantablepaper
Make your own bird feeders 🐦 🐧
A wire feeder is a great way of hanging old kitchen scraps up for the birds, and an orange feeder makes a lovely bright container for sunflower seeds and nuts.
Read our blog 👉🏼mudandbloom.com/blog/make-a-…
#gardenbirds #birdfeeder #kidsnaturecrafts
Petrichor — the scent of earth after rain.
A reminder of how alive the ground beneath us is. 🌧🍃
#petrichor #naturemoment #rainydaywalks #forestmagic #mudandbloom
Make mushroom plant pot decorations from air dry clay 🍄🪴
👉🏼mudandbloom.com/blog/clay-mu…
#mushroomcraft #flyagaric #claymushrooms #mudandbloom #craftsforkids #craftsforadults