Make dandelion honey
Sweet, golden and blossomy but this honey is made from dandelions not bees! Dandelion honey is a great plant-based honey substitute and tastes just like the real thing.
Make a suncatcher with pressed flowers and leaves
This suncatcher activity made with pressed flowers and leaves can be done in all seasons but spring or summer, when the flowers are most colourful, are probably best. The suncatchers look beautiful with the light shining through the flower petals!
What happens when you submerge a dandelion in water?
This is a great little experiment to do with kids and all you need is a glass of water and a dandelion clock!
Identifying English and Spanish bluebells
Both English and Spanish bluebells are commonly found growing in mass in the UK and it's fun to identify which bluebells are native, English bluebells and which are their Spanish cousins. Here are some tips to help you identify them!
Make wild garlic houmous
Wild garlic is sprouting up everywhere at the moment and it’s perfect to use instead of ordinary garlic to make houmous. It adds a really fresh flavour and an amazing bright green colour.
Dyeing ceramic eggs with natural dyes
Using natural dyes to decorate eggs creates some beautiful colours like these gorgeous blue and sunny yellow eggs. Ceramic eggs are also a great alternative to real eggs for vegans or those that don’t eat eggs.
Hammered leaf and flower prints
Creating hammered leaf and flower art is a really fun activity to do for both children and adults. By pounding the leaves and flowers you release their pigments which transfer to your paper to make beautiful botanical prints.
Make wild garlic butter
Wild garlic is only available March-May so recipes to preserve wild garlic are really worth it. This wild garlic butter can be frozen and only needs three ingredients: butter, wild garlic and salt.
Make a constellation projector
In this activity, children can create a projector of their favourite constellation and then cast its stars onto walls. They can even choose to design their own constellation!
Make an upcycled watering can
It is so easy to make your own watering cans by repurposing containers you already have at home and it’s great to have extra for children who love to help out watering the plants!
Make clay nature weaving hearts
Making a nature weaving heart is a really simple activity to do and it's a lovely way of displaying some of the flowers and foliage that's in season at the moment.
Painting on ice
Painting on ice is a really fun and sensory activity to do but, for younger children, it’s also great for exploring colour mixing and talking about the freezing and melting point of water.
Make toilet roll seedling starter pots
These toilet roll seedling starter pots are great because, not only are they inexpensive as you’re using the toilet roll tubes you’d normally throw away, but they’re also environmentally friendly as they are completely biodegradable. They’re also really easy to make!
Make a pinecone wreath
A pinecone wreath makes a great decoration, either hanging on your door or as a centerpiece on your table.
Make coffee filter snowflakes
These snowflakes made with coffee filter paper make beautiful sun catchers and are a great Christmas decoration that can stay up all winter long!
Make a giant 3D Paper snowflake
These 3D snowflakes look really impressive hanging from a ceiling but are so simple to make! They look great made from plain white paper but you could also try using patterned paper or making different sizes and they look wonderful hanging in a group.
Make window stars
A colourful window star makes a beautiful winter decoration with the warm, low winter light shining through it. Read our blog for step by step instructions on how to make one
Felt ball pinecone decorations
Pinecones decorated with felt balls make lovely decorations at this time of year. And if you celebrate Christmas in your house they look great as miniature Christmas trees – or as decorations hung up on a real tree.