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Muddy Faces @Muddyfaces
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Mud play this June 🌱 Our next newsletter is out tomorrow, focusing on International Mud Day and why mud play matters in practice. Celebrating 15 years of our Mud Campaign and how it’s helped shape early years provision. Sign up → muddyfaces.co.uk/about-us/th…
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🌿 International Mud Day is 29 June Ideas and inspiration coming your way across June 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/outdoor-hub… #MudDay2026
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🚜 Farming Fortnight (from 1 June) Where does our food come from? 🌱 Ideas activities 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/events/farm…

Farming Fortnight

A LEAF Education initiative, Farming Fortnight will see hundreds of schools take part in a two-week spotlight on farming and food production. During…

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🌱 National Children’s Gardening Week A lovely moment to get hands in the soil and notice what’s growing… Explore change, care & nature connection with children🌿 - Ideas activities👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/events/nati… - Reflections on practice from Liz Edwards🌿 muddyfaces.co.uk/news/growin…
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🐝 It’s World Bee Day! A lovely invitation to slow down, get close to the flowers and see who’s visiting… Bees open up simple ways to explore growing, seasons, habitats and change with young children 🌼 Explore ideas, activities and links 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/news/world-…

World Bee Day 20 May

Celebrate bees in 2026!

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We're halfway through No Mow May! How are you getting on?! Find out more here: muddyfaces.co.uk/events/no-m…

No Mow May

#NoMowMay is one of the easiest ways to help and connect with wildlife... ...and the perfect way to start supporting nature in your garden (in May and…

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🌿 It’s Be Nice to Nettles Week! Abundant, versatile & rich with opportunities for wild food, creative projects and wildlife discovery, nettles have a lot to offer your time outdoors. Explore ideas, activities & links in our latest news 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/news/be-nic…

Be Nice to Nettles week, 14-25 May

Anyone who has had a run-in with a nettle plant and has come off for the worse may shout Why Be Nice to Nettles? Read on to find out!

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🌿 30 Days Wild runs from 1–30 June. A simple invitation to connect with nature each day – noticing, exploring, following curiosity… Free goodies daily nature emails from the Wildlife Trusts. 🌱 Find out more 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/events/30-d…

30 Days Wild

30 Days Wild: The UK’s biggest nature challenge! Get ready to embrace nature like never before! 30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts’ annual challenge…

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This week is the Urban Tree Festival. Celebrate the trees where you live! Find out more: muddyfaces.co.uk/events/urba…

Urban Tree Festival

Celebrating Urban Trees 08–16 May 2027 The Urban Tree Festival is an annual community celebration of trees in our towns and cities , highlighting their…

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“The sun is shining in Sheffield and the park is full of lion’s teeth.” Liz Edwards, Muddy Faces Director, reflects on how growing spaces support children to be happy, healthy and thriving. muddyfaces.co.uk/news/growin…

Growing time outside

Reflecting on how growing spaces support children to be happy, healthy and thriving.

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Happy birthday, Sir David Attenborough 🌍 Thank you for helping us see the wonder of the natural world, and why it matters. #SirDavidAttenborough #Nature
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🌟 FREE CPD🌟 The Local Schools Nature Grant project is offering fully-funded, in-person CPD training across 5 venues this summer, open to school and nursery staff from Great Britain. Harrogate - Nottingham - Stirling - Winchester - Bristol 🔗 muddyfaces.co.uk/news/ltl-fr…
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What’s on in May to inspire your work & play outdoors? 3 Dawn Chorus Day🎶 3–9 Hedgehog Wk🦔 4–10 Compost Wk♻️ 5–11 Hedgerow Wk🌿 8 Outdoor Classroom Day🌳 10–18 Urban Tree Festival🌲 20 Bee Day🐝 23–31 Children’s Gardening Wk🌼 Walking Month🚶 Info: muddyfaces.co.uk/news/whats-…

What's On: late April into May

Events and awareness days to inform your outdoor practice as spring moves into early summer.

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Nettles at #ForestSchool are kept as part of an important eco system, as the children learn how the butterflies lay their eggs under the leaves. We tap in a hazed flag to ensure everyone stays clear @Muddyfaces @NewForestSussed @savebutterflies
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Our latest What’s On is out 🌱 Links to ideas, activities and background to support day‑to‑day practice outdoors with children. Read here 👉 muddyfaces.co.uk/news/whats-…
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🐸 Happy World Frog Day! Celebrating these brilliant creatures and the vital role they play in our ecosystems. Free frog activities, facts and more on our Outdoor Hub 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/news/world-… 🐸🐸🐸 #WorldFrogDay
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🐸 Tomorrow is World Frog Day! Have you tried any froggy activities this week? We'd love to see them! All our free frog activities are here 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/activities/… #WorldFrogDay
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🐸 Two days to go! Give it a go - paint a frog life cycle on wooden discs, card or leaves! Inspiration here 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/activities/… #WorldFrogDay
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🐸 Our free Outdoor Hub has a whole frog page - activities, crafts, frog facts and conservation links. Worth a look ahead of World Frog Day on Friday! muddyfaces.co.uk/activities/… #WorldFrogDay
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🐸 It's a great week to try painting pebble frogs! Then hide them for a game of Find The Frog 🐸 Tips and inspiration here 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/activities/… #WorldFrogDay
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