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Amazing Sand Pits
Hours of safe, clean (ish!) fun can be had with our tested Play Sand - check out these fab sand pit ideas!
Go all out with a seaside themed area of your garden - simply add some gravel or pebbles around an up-cycled old rowing boat and finish off by filling up with our tested Play Sand. We love this creative idea!
Keep it simple with a tent that turns into a sand pit! Perfect for those super sunny days to keep your little out of the sun (or the rain!) and has the added benefit of being portable.
Add a gravel section along side your play sand area and create a mini construction site!
Hopscotch Path
Make a simple pathway (or transform an existing one) using our tested Play Bark or Hardwood Path Chips - add some small flags with painted numbers on and away you go! Hours of fun...
Mud Kitchen
Let the kids get messy with their very own 'Mud Kitchen'! Make beautiful mud pies with our screen topsoil and compost!
Grow Your Own
There's nothing more rewarding than growing our own organic fruit and veggies from scratch, then enjoy eating them too! Our VegeGrow Topsoil is perfect for teaching them the basics and tend to their very own veggies.
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Make a wildlife corner and take care of our spiky friends... and they'll soon repay you by eating the pests that damage plants and flowers - including snails, slugs and caterpillars!
]]>Make a wildlife corner and take care of our spiky friends... and they're soon repay you by eating the pests that damage plants and flowers - including snails, slugs and caterpillars!
To make a wildlife corner all you need is a quiet spot that is well sheltered and won't be disturbed. A simple pile of sticks, leaves and twigs can create a cosy hedgehog home. Our Landscaping Bark is perfect as the large pieces will protect them from the elements whilst also attracting small bugs for them to munch on! Warmer winters mean that hedgehogs can wake up from hibernation so a small bowl of water and meat based dog or cat food will keep them going through to spring.
Don't forget to check your bonfire before lighting as nosy hoggies will soon take up residence!
]]>The recipe is very easy, totally non-toxic and 100% safe for your little’uns to play with and best of all is made with stuff you’ve probably already got knocking around in the cupboards!
250g plain flour, 50g salt, 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, 140ml water, couple of drops of food colouring if you want coloured dough, couple of drops of scented essential oil if you want a stronger smelling dough.
So just mix everything together in a bowl with your hands, kneading until you get a nice doughy texture. To this, add in finely chopped herbs, dried lavender petals, anything you fancy – the result is lovely scented, all-natural play dough that will keep for a few months in an airtight bag or tub in the fridge. Cheap as chips and totally non-toxic to boot!]]>What do you think of our cactus stones? Green pen, black pen, old pot and a handful of Golden Gravel. The ultimate in low maintenance desk plants!
]]>Obviously this isn’t rocket science so you don’t need a guide – tag your own on Instagram with #dandysrocks
You can use your newly painted pebbles for loads of things – they make great little toys (for those big enough not to stick everything in their mouth of course), you can use them for noughts and crosses, decoration in the home as well as outside in the garden, as quirky place names at weddings and events – do some spooky Halloween themed rock pals or some bright and cheery Christmassy ones – superglue some magnets (the super strong neodymium type) to the back and use them as quirky fridge magnets – create ‘story stones’ as an alternative to story flashcards and realty get those imaginations ticking over – g black and white and make your own quirky set of dominoes – let us know what you come up with in the comments!
What do you think of our cactus stones? Pebbles, green pen, black pen, old pot and a handful of Golden Gravel. The ultimate in low maintenance desk plants!
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