In 2014, a National Trust survey revealed that the majority of children play outside for less than an hour a day, less than a third of the time enjoyed by their grandparents’ generation. For the last 6 years, we have been running successful classes that help children learn more about the natural world, from the plants they can grow to the wildlife that is on our doorsteps. In 2020, the COVID-19 virus hit the UK and, all of a sudden, being able to play outside in your back garden became a vital part of home learning. Our classes and our online club aims to inspire children’s parents/caregivers with many games, activities and resources that can be used in their own gardens or on the next nature walk.
About
Hi, we’re Laura & David – parents to a 3yr old dirt loving adventurer and a crazy cockapoo! We are so excited to be the new owners of Little Muddy Boots Wokingham & Reading based at Holme Grange Craft Village. We have given our lovely garden a makeover and it’s ready to welcome you to play, learn and grow!
We first attended Little Muddy Boots classes with our son when he was 1.5 years old, they were the only classes we’d found that suited his drive to be on the go and exploring in all weathers – we were hooked!
Laura is a former NHS midwife and David worked in housing development. We had both been feeling that our careers no longer aligned with our values and we craved a more flexible outdoorsy lifestyle. Earlier this year David was unexpectedly made redundant and it really felt like a ‘now or never’ moment for us to make a big change to our lives.
Seeing how much our son enjoyed and learnt from the Little Muddy Boots sessions gave us the incentive to look at running our own franchise so when the opportunity came up in Wokingham where we live we knew it was meant to be!
We have worked hard to update and improve our garden site at Holme Grange Craft Village and we can’t wait to share it with you. Our vision is to make it a safe, inclusive and fun environment for everyone who comes to play, grow and learn.
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