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Clouds in your skies!

It's summertime and blue skies with bright sunshine may well be what you have wished for. This month we have certainly had plenty of blue-sky days ...

Mud pies in wild mud kitchens - mud play for children is always a winner

Summer mud pies

How about this? A summer pie in a pot! A group of my young neighbours came up with this idea and I love it. Using an old kitchen cooking pot or fo...

From the forest making pancakes with elderflowers

Elderflower Pancakes

For me, a true sign that summer has arrived is when the sweet- smelling elder is in flower. It’s flat topped clusters of beautiful, tiny, creamy-wh...

June 2019 - Ed Stafford Photoshoot

The ferns were almost obscuring the children as we skipped into the woods, armed with a yet-to-be-released den kit and a rather special new member ...

The Old Dairy - Den Kit's new business location

June 2019 - Moving into The Old Dairy

Until now the Den Kit HQ could be found in the outbuildings behind Jo’s home - but these were in the end bursting at the seams, and the time had co...

Birds nest woven out of natural materials

Nest building materials

For good behaviour, our young puppy was given one of his favourite treats today – the cardboard tube from the centre of a toilet roll! Out into the...

Camouflage den building girl in camo paint.

Wildlife Den

Spring is an excellent time to watch wildlife, as many birds and mammals are often so absorbed in their preparations of finding a mate, claiming te...