Find a few twigs on your next woodland walk and you will have the main ingredients you need to make a twig reindeer. The simplicity and naturalness of the branches used makes a really wonderful Christmas decoration. We collected twigs from several walks. We found that those from horse chestnut trees were ideal as they […]
Archive | December, 2012
Missing the Mistletoe
It was a rather drab, grey and damp day when we started a December walk before a late lunch. To add a bit of interest I proposed that we went on a search for mistletoe. ‘What’s mistletoe?’ queried my seven year old. ‘Well it grows high up in the trees, has white funny shaped berries […]
Salt Dough Christmas Decorations: A Tale of Competition between Friends
We have been having a go at making salt dough Christmas decorations. I recently spotted a great idea for using a handprint made from salt dough to make a Santa Xmas decoration. It looked so cute that I shared it with friends and followers on Facebook. My son had had a go at something […]
Enchanted Woodland: A Garden At Night
What a treat. A night time walk in an enchanted garden, full of light, shadow, glimpses of majestic trees and other delights. I couldn’t think of anything that could be more charming. After dressing for the Arctic, we were stuck in London Friday night traffic for 50 minutes on our way there and my 7 […]
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