Tag Archives: flowers

Easy Flower Wreath

Posted on April 28, 2018 by ofamily

This past week I spotted some lovely cheerful looking flower cut-out images on Activity Village and I immediately printed them, even though I had no idea what we were going to do with them.  And as often happens with my … Continue reading →

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How Plants Work – a stunning children’s book

Posted on April 22, 2017 by ofamily

Earlier this year I spotted this  children’s book at Costco and grabbed it – How Plants Work.  We already had one of the books in the series – How the Weather Works –  so I was fairly confident it would … Continue reading →

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Spring Flower Hunt

Posted on April 12, 2017 by ofamily

I love getting out in Spring.  The weather is warmer, the flowers come out and the colours just feel so alive after winter.  Recently we bought a membership to the RHS Gardens (UK) and the kids and I have been … Continue reading →

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Practicing shading with flower colouring pages

Posted on March 21, 2017 by ofamily

My daughter loves colouring in using abstract colours (eg flowers where every petal is a different colour) but lately she has been wanting to make her pictures more realistic.  We have been talking a lot about how objects are never … Continue reading →

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Learning about flowers

Posted on August 14, 2016 by ofamily

We are extremely lucky that we live just a few minutes drive from a wonderful farm which has pick your own fruit, vegetables and flowers over the warmer months of the year.  The kids love it there.  We have been … Continue reading →

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