Born To Be Wild

Product Description

Want to save cash, your child’s imagination & possibly even the planet? This is the book you need. Packed with great photos of real families in the outdoors, Born to Be Wild contains easy-to- follow instructions for activities that require nothing more sophisticated than a small person’s imagination & access to a little outdoor space. Organised seasonally & then by material, it lets parents skip straight to Spring & then to ' Blossom', ' Grass' or ' Earth' etc. according to their present need. Everything you need to engage in & create all of its hundreds of activities can be found in your kitchen cupboard. No expensive art supplies or outward-bound kit required. All you need is the ' Toolkit' listed at the front of the book. These ordinary household essentials include recycled food containers, scraps of paper, string, glue & an empty jar or two. Along the way Hattie Garlick talks to families, organisations, cultures & communities who have rebuilt their relationships with nature with extreme or inspiring results, & introduces scientists, psychologists & other experts who explain why nature matters in our kids' modern lives.