The Wild Weather Book

Living in England rain is not usually far away but there is no need to let miserable weather ruin your

plans -you can still make the most of the snow and mud outside.

The Wild Weather Book helps to inspire you, providing a great variety of activities to do outdoors whether there is rain, wind, ice or snow lurking.

 

The book has some unique ideas that I probably wouldn't have thought of myself like rain stencils and track traps. There are 72 projects in total across chapters on Rainy Days, After the Rain, Windy Days, Snowy Days and Icy Days. The projects vary from things you can complete within 5 minutes to things that could take half a day or more to suit the time scale you have to play. There are some handy tips and safety guidelines at the rear of the book to help the natural world and you from getting damaged in the process too.

 

There are plenty of photos and a lot of the projects include step-by-step guides to make them easy to follow. The projects allow you to explore, take risks and learn have adventures outside while learning new skills.

We have made ice decorations before, details of which are included within the book, and there are instructions on making kites and windsocks too. 

 

 

The usual retail price is £9.99 and it is well worth getting if you like to have family fun outdoors whether the sun is shining or not!

 

You can buy the book online here: http://www.franceslincoln.co.uk/en/C/0/Book/5059/The_Wild_Weather_Book.html

However, with discount code 46WWB you can purchase the book for £7.99 including postage and packaging by calling Bookpoint on 01235 400 400

Fun with snow (and ice)

We have had several inches of the fluffy white stuff over the past few days and as well as the usual snowball fights and snowmen building, we have had fun with the ice and snow in other ways too.

We made these ice decorations by filling plastic containers with water, food colouring, sequins and glitter before allowing them to freeze. I popped some candles into one and the Mini Mes added coloured string to theirs so that they could hang them on the trees and bushes.

We filled a water bottle with water and a few drops of food colouring to enable us to create coloured patterns in the snow.

We created coloured ice marbles for the garden by filling balloons with water and food colouring, allowing them to freeze and then popping and removing the balloons.

We went sledging.

What fun have you had with the snow?

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