We’ve been enjoying a lot of blackberry and apple jam over the campfire at Wild Tots this week. But another Autumn fruit flourishing in the hedgerows at the moment is the Elderberry, packed with Vitamin C it makes a delicious syrup which can help to ward off those colds we’re all soon to be full of! […]
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“It’s always a real joy watching children play freely in the forest, but even better after Lockdown. Some wonderful friendships have been formed this year and each and every one of the children who’ve attended have really relished the time to hang out with other children. Holiday Club is by far and away my favourite […]
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We’re really excited to see all the berries appearing in the hedgerows. We watched and foraged the flowers of the fantastic Elder tree during lockdown and are now happy to see the berries ripening. We posted a recipe for delicious Elderflower cordial and champagne and look forward to sharing our recipe for Elderberry syrup soon. […]
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We’re so excited that our home education group is restarting on 10th August. The group has been running every Monday 9.30-3pm with real success since Autumn 2019. Home education/ Flexi Ed in this country The number of people home educating in England is on the rise. Parents choose to home educate for a variety of […]
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I’m sharing my family secret recipe which I have been using to create this wonderful bubbly for 15 years, it delicious but you’ll need to hoard some glass champagne bottle first as it’s powerful stuff and needs containing! I use champagne corks and wires too. It means you get the full explosion effect upon opening […]
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Delicious Elderflower Fritters, perfect for a summer’s day lunch or snack! One of our favourites this time of year, and yes you really can eat the flowers! Ingredients 6 elderflowers heads sunflower oil, for deep-frying 100g self-raising flour 2 tsp cornflour 2 tsp golden caster sugar 1 egg 175ml sparkling water Method Cut away any […]
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It’s that warm, sunny time of year when you see those huge white flowers in the hedgerows and smell that gorgeous fragrance. It’s elderflower time! It’s one of our favourite foraging treats at Wild Tots, the possibilities are endless with these flowers. We especially love elderflower fritters. Here’s our easy to make recipe for cordial, […]
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Wild Tots at home have been busy in the kitchen creating some delicious feasts inspired by nature, using foraged ingredients. Our top favourite has been the wild garlic and cheese muffins, delicious for lunches and easy to make with your little ones. You could use 3 cornered leek (a wild plant), chives or spring onions, if […]
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This week, our Wild Tots made Soy Sauce Seeds… give this recipe a go, and send in a photo for us to share on Facebook! Ingredients Mixture of seeds of your choice Soy Sauce Method Add seeds and a generous sprinkle of soy sauce into the pan Stir well over medium/high heat until they pop […]
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Spring is slowly arriving, and we want to make the most of it by getting outdoors. But we must be aware that when the weather heats up, the chances of being bitten by a tick increases as well. Many of us are all too familiar with tick bite prevention methods which is so positive but sometimes […]
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