Primary Times Leicestershire May edition

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Gardening with children
Start
with Seeds
A great way to introduce your children
to gardening is simply by planting a
packet of seeds on your windowsill.
Use an eggbox as your tray and fill
each compartment with potting mix
and seeds of your choice. Children
aren’t always blessed with patience,
so produce like radishes, lettuce,
basil and salad cress will all grow very
quickly and begin to show results
within just a few days.
Create
a Pinecone
Bird Feeder
Attract different bird species into your
garden by combining mixed seeds, lard,
cheese and raisins in a mixing bowl. Tie a
string to a pinecone and cover it with your
sticky mix, ensuring you fill all the holes.
Pop in the fridge until set and hang from
the different branches in your garden.
Hanging some near a window can
be a great way to get a close-up
view of your flying friends.
Grow a
Hanging
Harvest
Not everyone has space for a full
vegetable patch in their garden, so the
humble hanging basket can be a great
way to save space, but still pack in the
produce. Encourage your children to
get their hands messy and fill a lined
basket with compost. Put your chosen
plants into the compost, and ensure
the kids check the basket every
day and water regularly.
Summer Holiday Brain
Activities with Kip McGrath
Have you ever considered how
long it is from now to the new
school year in September? Think
about how much of the time this
term is spent on trips, rehearsing
end of term performances, projects,
sports. Now add the weeks
of summer holiday and the total is
quite astounding. Childrens’ brains
are like muscle – you know the
old saying – “Use it or lose it”.
Learning can be fun. During the
long summer holiday, here at Kip
McGrath, your child can enjoy
improving Maths, comprehension,
spelling and writing so that
they get off to a flying start in
September.
Research has shown that children
can lose up to three months of
learning over the summer so why
not give Kip McGrath a go over
the summer holiday?
Just a few sessions can really
make a difference and we can
fit around your other plans for
holidays and activities.
Let Kip McGrath Education Centres
help your child this summer.
Your local Centres are Hinkley and
Loughborough. See advert for
contact details.
Kip McGrath Learning Centres –
Where students really learn.
(Ofsted registered Centres
offer payment through childcare
vouchers and you may be eligible
for working tax credits.)
LOUGHBOROUGH 01509 236622
loughborough@kip-mcgrath.co.uk
HINCKLEY 01455 700800
hinckley@kip-mcgrath.co.uk
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