Bug loves
being outdoors. He is in his element
playing in the great outdoors.
He loves
going on country walks.
He adores
playing in the mud and making a muddy mess.
He has lots
of fun playing with his slide and climbing frame.
He loves
splishing and splashing when the sun shines in his paddling pool.
He gets a
thrill from racing around in his cars and on his ride on.
He enjoys
searching the garden and the countryside for creepy crawlies, bugs and winged
friends.
He loves
puddle jumping and splashing in muddy puddles.
He loves
adventures at the seaside, splashing in the sea.
He loves
the beach come rain…..
As well as
loving the sand and seaside come sunshine.
He simply
loves being outdoors.
Even
though he has helped mummy garden; digging and weeding our wild garden as well as help plant some more Aquilegia Vulgaris plants and a black mondo grass plant I have
not made a conscious attempt at gardening with Bug and not captured our gardening fun on camera as we have ended up mucky messes. I hope to do lots of gardening with Bug,
enjoying our little wild garden and planting lots of beautiful blooms and grow
some fruit and veg over the years. I
especially look forward to watching Bug complete the Explorer challenge #41
Plant It, Grow It, Eat It from the 50 Things To Do Before You’re 11 ¾ list of
adventures.
As I
mentioned in my post 'natural childhood – playing in the great outdoors' I think
it is important for children to experience, learn and play outdoors and in
nature. There are many ways to play
outdoors and I think it is fantastic to experience the great outdoors in many
ways (a few of which I have mentioned above).
A perfect way for children to enjoy outdoors is by gardening which
teaches children a vast many things including life skills and environmental
awareness whilst little ones get to have fun getting messy in the dirt and experience
feelings of pride as the plants they tend and care for grow and
flourish. I think it’s fantastic to seed
the sense of caring and responsibility in a fun, eco-friendly way as children
learn the art of tending to and growing plants whilst gardening.
I hope to combine gardening and creativity
for Bug as over the years I hope to create a gorgeous garden with him, using a
variety of plants and flowers of all different types, colours and fragrances to
evoke and appeal to all senses. I have
plans for Bug and I to create a water garden with water plants in a large old
tin bucket I have found abandoned in one of the sheds on the farm, up -cycling
it to make a wondrous water world for plants and creatures. I also want to get crafty with Bug and let
him paint and decorate plant pots to make colourful and adorned homes for a
variety of plants. I also hope to create
a scent corner by filling a section of the garden with fragrant plants such as
lemon, sage and lavender. I think Bug
would also have fun helping me create a rockery with an array of stones and
rocks we have sourced from our adventures in the countryside and at the
seaside.
As I hope
to have lots of fun gardening with Bug and capturing our green fingered
adventures on camera to cherish the moments for years I was delighted when Bug
was sent a gorgeous little garden kit perfect for little hands from
MoneySupermarket.com and BritMums for Bug to take part in the #KidsGrowWild challenge.
* This is an entry to the #KidsGrowWild challenge competition with BritMums and sponsored by MoneySupermarket.com *
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