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For November's competition, we asked you to submit your favourite British animal - ONLY using natural items that you can find outside. Your entries were terrific! Lots of you went out and collected colourful leaves, spiky pine-cones and funny-shaped sticks to create some magical masterpieces! Cong...
Hedgehogs usually hibernate from October or November through to March or April, so now is the time to prepare them a cosy, safe home to spend the winter. If you’re building a hedgehog home in your garden, make sure you have a hole or gap in your fence or gate to allow your hedgehog to get in. What...
Gather some leaves and twigs from the garden or a local park, and celebrate Bonfire Night by making this colourful bonfire collage. What you will need: Colourful leaves: red, yellow and orange Twigs Empty cereal box A piece of A4 card PVA glue Scissors Paintbrush (very handy to have these nearby) ...
The slime craze is well and truly here! However, a lot of parents feel uncomfortable about children making and using slime, because many ingredients, such as glue, borax, washing-up liquid and contact lens solution, are full of chemicals, and exposure through the skin can be dangerous and toxic. E...
For October issue's comic strip, Amelia the Fox and her minibeast friends got into disguises to attend a Halloween party. We challenged you to design a Halloween costume for your favourite minibeast! The entries were marvellous! You all sent in lots of animals dressed in fantastic disguises and camo...
Special, Spotty and Not Very Spooky! Spiders are supposed to be spooky and scary, right? Well, we think the little ladybird spider looks more cute than creepy. You’re very unlikely to spot this spotty species in the wild, though. In fact, no one had seen a ladybird spider in the UK for so long that...
This simple and fun activity is a fantastic hands-on activity to understand the difference between absorption and reflection. What to do: Step 1: Blow up the white balloon but leave it untied at the end. Step 2: Insert the black balloon into the white balloon. This may be a little fiddly, s...
For August's competition, we challenged you to build your own rocket, using materials that you can find at home. The results were space-tacular! Congratulations to our 4 winners: Ayla Parkin, age 9 Look at this gigantic rocket! Made from an old washing machine drum base, she will certainly spin t...
1. They’re the only mammals which cannot jump! African bush elephants are the largest land animals in the world. Males can grow up to whopping 13 feet tall at the shoulders and measure up to 30 feet from trunk to tail. As for their weight, you’re talking 6,350 kg. Their trunk alone weighs 400 pound...
