With over 30 fun, easy to follow and rewarding growing projects, foraging activities, experiments and arts and crafts activities, you'll never be bored again! From growing your own air plants to foraging for edible flowers, gardener, TV presenter and forager Alys Fowler will take you through a range of indoor and outdoor activities that are sure to ignite a lifelong passion for plants! You don't need a garden or any fancy equipment - a homemade pot and watering can, seeds from the kitchen cupboard and a sunny windowsill will do. With Alys's expert guidance you can grow your own avocado tree, make wildflower seed paper, forage for tasty roots to add to your favourite recipes and even grow neon pink beetroot in the dark! Welcome to the wonderful world of plants - what will you discover?

This lively introduction to the fascinating world of science explores the different kinds of science, what scientists do, and the amazing things that scientists study: animals and plants; oceans and space; earthquakes and volcanoes; sound and light; inventions and more! Make sure kids' first experience of the wonders of science is a thrilling eye-opener with this fun reference book. Fun activities, games, and simple experiments encourage interactive learning, showing kids that anyone can use scientific observation and experimentation to be a scientist and discover new things. With bright images and age-appropriate text, this book inspires kids to be curious, ask questions, and explore the world around them. And, maybe even grow up to be a scientist one day, too! Topics touched on include astronomy, botany, paleontology, malacology (that's the science of clams, snails, and other animals with shells!), zoology, and more.

Push, pull and slide the tabs to make things bloom in Busy Grow! Sprinkle seeds into the soil, water the plants and watch the beautiful flowers turn into fruit and vegetables as you discover how things grow. Green-fingered toddlers will love playing with this bright and colourful board book with gentle rhyming text and wonderful illustrations by Diana Bedoya, which is part of the popular Busy Book series.

This is a modern, practical guide on how to grow and make your own skincare products, no matter how big your garden. This handbook enables you to switch from toxic to nourishing skincare products that are better for you and the environment. Harness the therapeutic power of plants and natural ingredients to look after your skin - the body's largest organ - simply, gently and effectively. Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Skin - understanding what the skin is and how we take care of it; Chapter 2: Plotting My Skincare Garden: What to grow and how to arrange it; Chapter 3: Choosing Skincare Plants: The top 22 skincare plants to grow and forage for and their beneficial properties; Chapter 4: The natural skincare garden through the seasons: What to do to maintain your garden through the year and how to harvest and store your plants; Chapter 5: Basic formulations and 30 skincare recipes, including skincare teas cleanses, oils, creams and more; Sustainability - how to make a Natural Cleaning Spray and Botanical Household Soap. Silvana takes you on a holistic journey, guiding you through planting the seed in the soil to growing harvesting, storing, creating and bottling your home-made herbal skincare.

Get children outside with these fun activities which form the perfect introduction to farm plants and animals Children love farms, and this is a simple introduction to all the animals and plants children are most likely to find during the spring, summer, and autumn months. There are two spreads devoted to easy and hard things to spot on a farm where children can tick off the things they see. They can also learn about different farm animal babies and the sounds they make, and have fun playing with30 stickers on the fold-out farm play scene at the back.

Discover the joy of growing things in this non-fiction nature picture book series from Axel Scheffler and the National Trust Tilly has been learning all about trees and she would love to grow one. So when Grandma shows Tilly her special oak tree and they collect an acorn from the ground, they know just what to do. With help from their friends Worm and Ladybird, Tilly starts to grow her very own oak tree. Join in as she watches it grow, with fun flaps to lift to see what’s happening underground and a big pop-up surprise at the end. With a gentle story and simple facts to explain how plants grow, children will be inspired to get outside and follow the helpful tips to plant their very own trees. Featuring artwork from bestselling The Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler, this new nature series from the National Trust is one for all the family to treasure!

Packed with 150 things to make and do with Peppa Pig and her little brother, George, this book will keep your little piggies busy for days! With fancy dress costumes, recipes, seasonal crafts, indoor and outdoor games and much more, this book will become your essential go-to guide for fun days with Peppa.

Stitch-by-Stitch from craft expert Jane Bull is packed with more than 50 inspiring and easy to-make projects for children to get you stitching, making, and designing. You'll discover how to make handy cotton bags, patchwork cushions, applique pictures, and many more great gifts and fun things to keep. From what to use and when, Stitch-by-Stitch contains a wealth of needlecraft know-how, and with simple step-by-step instructions it is great fun to dip in and out of. Perfect to encourage and inspire crafters who are just starting out - find something fun to do with those spare beads and buttons.

Join in the fun with Percy the park keeper and his animal friends in this entertaining activity book from the creator of One Snowy Night. Come and say hello to Percy the park keeper and his animal friends! Make friendship bracelets, grow your own seeds, draw pictures in the stars - and much, much more! Including make-and-do, drawing and nature-based activities to keep young nature lovers busy, plus over one hundred stickers! Bursting with indoor and outdoor fun for all the family!

Watch Me Grow is an exciting novelty board book with bright and colourful illustrations all about things that which grown on the farm. Simple text explains how plants and animals grow and a fun novelty on every page brings the illustrations to life. See how apple blossom turns into an apple, how an egg hatches a chick, how a see grows into a carrot and so much more!

Join in the fun with Percy the park keeper and his animal friends in this entertaining activity book from the creator of One Snowy Night. Percy and his animal friends have made a list of fifty things to make and do in the summer time. Come and join the fun! Make finger-puppet mice, refreshing fruity ice lollies, sandcastles - and much, much more! Including craft projects, baking and drawing activities to keep young nature lovers busy, plus over one hundred stickers! Bursting with indoor and outdoor fun for all the family!

Discover the joy of growing things in this non-fiction nature picture book series from Axel Scheffler and the National Trust Sam loves big, yellow sunflowers, so when his friends Worm and Ladybird suggest he grows his own, he soon plants some seeds in his garden. Join Sam as he watches them grow, with fun flaps to lift to see what’s happening underground and a big sunflower pop-up surprise. With a gentle story and simple facts to explain how plants grow, children will be inspired to get outside and follow the helpful tips to plant their very own sunflowers. Featuring artwork from bestselling The Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler, this new nature series from the National Trust is one for all the family to treasure!

This treasure trove of boredom-busting ideas will keep children entertained for hours on end, whatever the weather. Stage a shadow puppet show, make musical instruments, fly a kite and lots more, then stimulate your brain with riddles, word games and memory puzzles. With specially selected links to websites with even more fun things to do.

A charming, modern miscellany of herbs - for gardeners, cooks and armchair botanists alike Lovingly cultivated by horticultural expert and Guardian columnist Alys Fowler, this charming miscellany celebrates everything there is to know about herbs and their significance in our gardens, kitchens, medicine cupboards and daily lives. With her unparalleled horticultural experience, Alys explores the abundance of uses of these incredible plants and writes beautifully about how herbs have become entwined in our lives past and present. Designed to inform, entertain and delight, this book offers a fusion of botanical, practical, cultural and historical information, accompanied by beautiful line illustrations, and will be a welcome and well-thumbed addition to many a potting shed, kitchen shelf and bedside table.

Use the power of solving puzzles to help you develop your memory, with this book which is packed with useful tips as well as highly entertaining teasers. There are various techniques that can be used to make it easier to remember and then recall things, and this book offers hints and tips as to how to do both, along with a wide variety of fun and enjoyable puzzles . They may take some effort to start with, but like many things they become easier with practice. Eventually some of these techniques will become second nature, and you will be able to enjoy the many benefits of being able to make better deliberate use of your memory. The memory-enhancing challenges in the book include spot the difference, memory sums and picture puzzles.

Layla the Inventor wasn't tired enough for bed. So she sat up in her science lab, inventing things instead! What does Layla invent? A robot, of course! It's so much fun to do the robot dance together! And it'll be even MORE fun with another robot - so Lola and her new friend decide to make one. But when Layla and her robot friends make a third robot, everything starts to go wrong . . . Can Layla use her skills to fix him - and get everyone safely tucked up in time for bed? Count down to bedtime with this gentle imaginative adventure, perfect for fans of Ten Minutes to Bed and Izzy Gizmo. Packed with simple and engaging STEM language - and warm-hearted messages about teamwork and not giving up.