Practical garden sessions for home ed and young children: plant, explore science, create nature crafts & grow together outdoors

We're back at Within the Walls Garden Project for another fun session for home educating families and children under 5.

These fortnightly sessions offer children the opportunity to experience the changing seasons through practical gardening, science exploration and creative activities in a beautiful working garden setting.

Early autumn seasons will be a mixture of planting, bed prepping, collecting seeds, looking after wildlife and getting involved in some nature crafts.

A Practical, Hands-On Experience

Every session includes real gardening tasks appropriate to the season. Children will:

Sow, plant and grow their own crops

Learn how soil works and why it matters

Explore composting and sustainability

Observe insects and pollinators

Harvest and taste produce (when in season!)

This is not a classroom-style lesson — it’s active, muddy, practical learning in a real garden.

Science in the Soil

We’ll cover key science concepts in an engaging, age-flexible way:

Plant life cycles

Photosynthesis (made simple and practical!)

Soil ecosystems and microorganisms

Weather and seasonal patterns

Food chains and biodiversity

Older children will be able to go deeper into scientific understanding, while younger ones learn through sensory play and guided discovery.

Creative Nature Crafts

Each block will also include seasonal crafts such as:

Botanical art

Nature journaling

Seed saving

Simple eco-crafts using natural materials

Mixed Age Friendly

These sessions are designed specifically for home educating families with a range of ages. Activities are adaptable, collaborative and supportive, making it ideal for everyone to learn together.

Why Join?

✔ Build confidence outdoors

✔ Develop practical life skills

✔ Connect science learning to real life

✔ Encourage curiosity and independence

✔ Meet other home educating families

Spaces are limited to maintain a calm, high-quality experience. Tickets only need to be booked for children. Under 1's are free.

We can’t wait to grow with you this autumn 🌷

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