This guide helps families start a children’s garden by choosing safe spots, kid-friendly plants, tools, and fun eco-friendly activities, fostering joy, creativity, and sustainable habits.
Read MoreCreate an eco-friendly cardboard snowman using recyclables like boxes and paper, teaching kids sustainability through fun crafts and joining Dan the Gardener Club for more green activities.
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Leaf rubbing with crayons and paper is a simple, eco-friendly winter activity that fosters creativity, fine motor skills, and nature connection by capturing leaf textures indoors.
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Create a winter nature book with your child using recycled materials to explore winter plants and animals, fostering creativity, eco-awareness, and environmental education indoors.
Read MoreCreate an eco-friendly bird feeder using recycled toilet rolls, peanut butter, and birdseed. A fun winter craft for kids that promotes nature exploration and environmental care.
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Create a pine cone hedgehog craft with kids using garden finds and simple supplies, fostering creativity and teaching about hedgehog ecology through fun outdoor learning with Dan the Gardener.
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Winter nature play boosts kids’ resilience, creativity, and learning through outdoor activities like snow forts, scavenger hunts, and environmental exploration. Join Dan the Gardener & Friends Club for more.
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Explore England’s landmarks and regions this January with Dan the Gardener’s fun geography activities for kids, including map-making, scavenger hunts, and cultural cooking, plus free resources via his club.
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Winter Wonders encourages kids to explore nature through snowflake spotting, building wildlife homes, eco-friendly crafts, and winter gardening. Join Dan the Gardener & Friends Club for more fun.
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Explore how animals stay warm using natural insulation like fur and feathers through a fun winter experiment. Join Dan the Gardener & Friends Club for eco-friendly nature activities and learning.
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Winter Art Fun: Leaf Rubbing with Crayons and Paper
Create a Winter Nature Fact Book: A Cosy January Activity for Little Explorers!
Nature Craft for Kids: Create a Pine Cone Hedgehog!
Exploring Winter Wonderlands: Nature Play in the Chill
Explore the Wonders of England This January: A Simple Geography Activity for Kids!
Winter Wonders: Discovering Nature’s Secrets Through Play
Cosy Creatures: Discovering How Animals Stay Snug in Winter!
How Animals Survive Winter: Hibernation, Migration and Adaptation Explained for Kids
January STEM Activity: Discover the Magic of Melting Ice!
Learn About Trees in Winter: Why Trees Lose Their Leaves + Fun Activities
Turn Rubbish Into Garden Treasures with Recycle Michael!
Delicious Leftover Mince Pie Muffins: A Festive Treat!
My name is Kathy Rustell and I am the creator of Dan the Gardener and Friends. The information on our blog is here to help parents encouraging Kids Gardening and to respect nature by recycling, reducing water, re-using products, growing plants, fruit and vegetables, being healthy and having fun!
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