families to get their hands dirty, working together with local artist,Jo Dacombe to create large, personal sculptures.Bread BakingJanuary 8Green’s Windmill in Nottingham will be providing the flour for keen young bakers to try their hand at creating a

the effects of birdsong for those who live in both rural and urban areas as well as determining whether there is a distinction between different breeds, and if real birdsong has a different effect than when it is recorded.For more details and to follow

might find a spider, slug, snail or beetle.5. Download an activity sheet from the Woodland Trust’s  Nature Detectives site to discover a plethora of nature activities for any season. More green living from Junior:The best foods to buy organic

, worn with gentle shades of emerald green and coral to add contrast. The entwined double F logo appeared in subtle tone-on-tone colours, and in delicate miniature on dresses, shirts and linings. There was a new take on the casual with harem-pant style

Most children think monsters live in the attic, but in this film all those unexplained noises are down to a group of green-skinned aliens who are plotting – you’ve guessed it – world domination.The Pearsons are taking a family holiday in a remote

1 Reduce, reuse, recycle The detritus of just one junior school pupil’s packed lunch generates a huge 30kg of waste per school year!2 Get rid of unnecessary packaging If you must wrap sandwiches, use recycled aluminium foil (£2.95 from www.ecotopia.co.uk) and then take it to your...

1 Invite a friend Walking is a simple, cheap and popular form of exercise, and it will be much easier to get your child on board if one of his friends comes, too.2 Watch wildlife Research by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds shows that spending time in natural environ...

from your fellow fauna can be rather a nuisance. The calm of Sid’s favourite tree is disrupted by a flock of chirping sparrows. And when he slithers off to the allotment, a trio of singing foxes begins to bellow. Over in the playground, those lively

1. Paying a visit to a local farm will not only be a fun day out for young children, but an educational one too. Children who live in rural areas should find they have their pick of local growers whilst city-dwelling families can track down

Follow our simple guide and and you’ll soon have lots of lovely nourishing compost for your garden:Step oneFind a container – a kitchen bin is good – and drill holes in the bottom and the lid. Step twoLine the bottom with fine nylon mesh on the inside to stop worms escaping, then...