On our walk, we looked at a badger sett. Badgers eat lots of different foods. They are omnivorous. They eat honey, slugs, bird eggs, and more. Badger setts are normally near a slope so water can drain away, keeping the set dry. The sett has more than one entrance; they are on different levels to … Read more

Before we went for a walk, I started decorating our woodland Christmas tree. Then, we went for a walk. First, we stopped at the wasp nest where I got stung 7 times! Next, we looked for the nest where Billy, our dog, got stung by hornets three years ago. On our way back up, we … Read more

We are trying to use as least plastic as possible, but we have to get our milk in plastic containers. Mum saved two plastic bottles. We used the first to make a house for my cuddly, Dotty. First, Mum cut a hole in it so I can put Dotty in. Then, I put Dotty in … Read more

Advent starts on the Sunday nearest the 30th November. Christians have advent to remember Jesus’ birth and prepare Christmas celebrations. Christmas is the day Jesus was born. Many people celebrate advent by putting up candles and calendars. In church, Christians light one candle on every Sunday plus Christmas. We made our own advent calendar. First, … Read more

Introduction Dumping waste plastic at sea or on land can hurt animals because they might think it’s food. Plastic never breaks down completely. Bad Stuff Instead of wasting milk bottles we could refill them. We could use beeswax wrapping instead of clingfilm. We could use mushroom packaging instead of plastic packaging. We could use wooden … Read more

Diwali is a festival that Hindus celebrate. This festival started in India and marks the beginning of each Hindu year. Like Easter, Diwali doesn’t fall on the same day; it depends on the position of the moon. Rangoli is a way Diwali is celebrated. Hindus draw Rangoli, on the floor by the entrance to their … Read more

First, we baked our milk chocolate cake. While it was cooking, we looked at how Bonfire Night started, on the computer. Bonfire Night is an anniversary of the failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Then, we made a plan for my comic strip about how Bonfire Night started. Next, I drew and … Read more

A photo of my dragon pumpkin glowing.

Picking your own pumpkins is so much fun! Watch this space over the next couple of weeks to see what we create with our harvest …