Posts in Thoughts
Weathering the Creative Storm: How Observing Weather Unleashes Imagination in Children's Stories

Observing and understanding the ever-changing elements of weather can spark childhood creativity. Weather is not just a topic of discussion but a dynamic muse that can inspire the next great adventure. Weather watching can transform the landscape of children's stories in the classroom.

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Enhancing Learning Through Nature: The Benefits of Speaking and Listening Activities in Woodland Environments for Primary School Children

Developing well-rounded communication skills is vital in primary school education, and integrating speaking and listening activities can play a key role in achieving this goal. By incorporating such activities in a woodland environment, the learning experience can be enriched even further. Continue reading to discover more about this positive approach to teaching and learning.

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The Best Food Choices For Hikers

Whether you are a recreational hiker, a serious mountain hiker, or a general outdoor enthusiast who loves getting outside and being active, there is no doubt that you expend enormous amounts of energy to maintain your essential bodily functions during all activities. Find out what food best suits your body while hiking the trail.

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Creative Writing Prompts - Clouds

Here is the second list of ideas in my series of Creative Writing prompts. The purpose of these writing prompts is to encourage both children and adults to get outside, be inspired by their natural surroundings and start writing. This time we focus on the Clouds.

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Short Writing - A Natural Space

This is the first piece of writing from my short writing extracts, all about nature and the outdoors. In this piece, I will focus on natural spaces and what they mean to me. Why they inspire me and continually motivate me to spend more of my time in the great outdoors.

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Create And Maintain Routine

Is It Time For A Change? At this challenging time in our lives, it is now more important than ever to create and maintain a routine. It does not matter what that routine is, or what it looks like, but by establishing some form of regularity in our lives, means it can go along way to helping our overall mood, mental health and well-being.

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4 Benefits of Running

There is no doubt that exercise has many great health benefits and running seems to have it all. I run regularly, at least twice a week, and over the year, I have seen plenty of benefits of doing so. To highlight all of them probably isn’t very practical, as there are so many. So, to remain clear, concise and informative, I have narrowed it down to four of my favourite reasons, and those are as follows.

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Why is being Outside so relaxing?

Getting Outside and spending your spare time in the Great Outdoors is the perfect remedy for anyone wanting to get away from it all. It provides the chance to escape reality, feel free and not focus on the difficulties and challenges we are all facing us all. 

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4 Benefits Of Outdoor Activities

Outdoor activities and increased learning opportunities can have a significant impact on our lives. As a teacher, I know how important this is and within this new blog post, I hope to highlight the significance of these potential benefits. Read on to see if you agree.

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Exploring The Eastern Netherlands

Over the summer holidays, and with valuable time on my hands. It was good to get outside and find the opportunity to explore some more locations in the Netherlands I don't necessarily have the chance to visit all that often. Read on and find out more about what the east has to offer.

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My 5 Favourite Outdoor Clothing Brands

Here is a list of some of my 5 favourite outdoor clothing brands to help you get started and kitted out for the Great Outdoors. I start with The North Face, probably the best known outdoor clothing brand out there, then move on to the likes of Fjallraven, Haglofs, Montane and  Rab Equipment. Where I hope to give my honest opinion of what these popular brands might offer.

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Things to remember before your first camping trip

A Camping trip is meant to be fun. However, when you are dealing with the elements of nature, one mistake can turn the whole experience sour. When it comes to the outdoors, it pays to be prepared. This article talks about the complete checklist of things one must keep in mind before they venture out into the wild.

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What will it be like in 2019?

What will it be like in 2019?

With 2018 drawing to a close and a New Year around the corner. This blog post focuses on all that have supported me during a pretty successful 2018 and how I can encourage others to step up, get out and do something new in the year ahead.

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Peak District Walks - Mam Tor

Peak District Walks - Mam Tor.

This is the second in my series of popular Peak District Walks. It forms one of my favourites, that being the stunning area around Mam Tor. I hope you enjoy this mini adventure.

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WOW Park - The perfect day out for any adventurer

WOW Park: A great day out for all would-be adventurers. I recently had the chance to spend the day adventuring in the Danish Woodlands, at an amazing outdoor adventure playground. It was an exhilarating experience, climbing and swinging in the treetops. Rediscovering your childhood, as nature intended.

Read what I thought of this pretty impressive place, in my latest Blog Post.

‘Thoughts and Stories from the Great Outdoors’

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