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NOW CLOSED: Win a Nature Art book and get your grandkids in the garden

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LaraGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 28-Apr-16 11:41:48

Luring little people away from screens and out into nature is becoming more challenging. So what are gransnetters tips on making the outdoors more interesting to youngsters?

One lucky gransnetter who comments on the thread will win a copy of Little Collector's Nature Art: Make Art from Nature.

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Ends noon Fri 6th May.

vanlyra Fri 06-May-16 08:50:39

We love going to the local garden centre in the spring and letting them choose flower mixes. Then with clear out the weeds and see who can find the biggest worm. They love going out there to see how the flowers are doing, sunflowers are also a massive hit especially when I toast the seeds and they enjoy eating them sprinkled with a tiny dusting of icing sugar :D

simone1 Fri 06-May-16 09:01:58

we love to feed the birds in my daughter garden plus look for all insects to study but then we let them go

minilynn3 Fri 06-May-16 09:18:01

I get my grandchildren to help me with the compost making! They enjoy setting aside the things that can be composted and then trekking off down the garden to lift the lid on the bin and spotting the wriggling wildlife in their den of slimy waste and then feeding them with our rubbish! Such fun!

snare Fri 06-May-16 09:32:30

this book looks lovely smile

cazhow Fri 06-May-16 09:55:22

My 2 children love to go outdoors, a current favourite activity is hunting for creatures, so we give them a magnifying glass so they can search for bugs!

diammondgirlz Fri 06-May-16 11:51:31

Inspire curiosity by being curious yourself - What I mean is how can our children be enthusiastic about going outside & away from technology when we ourselves can't put our phones down, To get a child to do anything you first have to do it yourself & enjoy it then you can get your child to do so too.
I have 4 children my eldest is now 18 years old, Here is a photo of my daughter enjoying the outdoors with her best friend.

LaraGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 06-May-16 12:24:04

Such brilliant ideas and suggestions, thank you. Will be trialling some of these this weekend sunshine. Congratulations to our winner SueRJ
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