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We were invited to an event in London with Sudocrem who kindly provided travel so we could attend. We have not been asked to write a post or share our day but I wanted to do so to document my experience.

I was excited to take Little Man to London. It is rare I can travel with just one of my children and given his love for trains and buses I was so excited to see his face. I wasn't disappointed either. He was as good as gold on the train, he loved looking out the window and was just amazed that he was on a train! 

We were attending an event for Sudocrem who have launched a new my Little Sudocrem that is perfect for little green fingers. The perfect size to pop in your bag or even your pocket and with all the same properties to treat and soothe skin exposed to a harsh day. 


The event took place at Clifton Nurseries which was a real hidden gem in the centre of London. I couldn't believe such an amazing and colourful place existed in central London, completely hidden and surrounded by the tall houses on all sides. It was just a feast for all the senses. 


We were treated to a story all about growing seeds and even got the chance to plant our our sunflowers. I was shocked to discover that 73% of children had never grown a sunflower and only 6% had ever eaten a pea from a a pod! This is something we do every year so it never occurred to me that some children do not. Little Man loved pulling the carrots from the ground and planting his own sunflower, which has just started to sprout on the kitchen window. Great British Bake off winner Frances Quinn created a stunning cake and even gave us a signed copy of her book.


We unfortunately had to leave a little early as we had to get back to pick the girls up from school. Although it was a whistle stop tour it was really beautiful and we are so grateful to have been invited.


Here is a quick look at our day


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For several years I have been wanting to grow more fruit, veg and herbs in the garden.  We always seem to get the timings wrong and before we know it winter arrives.  Determined not to miss out again this year I planned to make a start on our herb garden this weekend.  It was almost as if Piccolo knew of my plans, as in the post arrived some seeds!  


Using the special Piccolo pencil, which contains rosemary seeds in the base, my youngest practised her writing by writing the labels for our pots.


The girls then got to work filling up their plant pots with compost.


We planted a variety of different herbs and the girls were amazed at the different shapes, sizes and colours of all the seeds.  They started tearing open the packets very carefully just in case the seeds inside were very small. 


Our seeds [and pencil] were all carefully planted and watered, before placing in a warm sunny place waiting for them to grow.


My eldest has already declared she is going to be making mint chocolate, and I cannot wait to use fresh herbs in my cooking too!

This day I love watching them grow

Piccolo sent a packet of seeds and the pencil but did not request a post.  I purchased everything else other than 1 packet of seeds! 


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i love that my daughters have a keen interest in outside from such a young age.  They are both always wanting to go outside and both showing an interest in looking after wildlife.  After work today we took the opportunity to first check on our seeds we planted a few days ago

checking on plants

My eldest was pleased to see a few green shoots, I think she will understand more when she sees the flowers.

After watering our flowers we gave the birds some water too.

water

Before giving them some more food

filling with seedsbird feeder


My eldest loves watching for the birds and told us that we had to go back inside and be quiet so we could watch them and not scare them away.

over the bridge

We went back inside and I started to cook the girls their dinner.  My eldest said she wanted to help and to make us some ice cream

making ice cream

I am not sure why she needed to wear a bib or fill it with pegs to make an ice cream but I do love her imagination.  We did have some ice cream after dinner which my youngest thought was yummy

yummy

This day I love looking after the birds
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Sister, Sister, I'm only learning,  How does our garden grow?

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We sow our seeds, beneath these trees


seed packetopen seedssprinkle
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And water them just like so


water can


Then water them just like so


water herbschecking plants


water beewater acer


This day I love how does your garden grow?

This post is an entry for BritMums #Kidsgrowwildchallenge with Money supermarket
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My name is Leyla, also known as Mum to my 3 humans and dog Mum to J. I have a passion for the outdoors and love to run. I can often be found off road exploring the trails and fells and covering distances all the way up to 50 miles. As a family we love travelling and discovering new adventures, as I try and run around the world!

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