Jessica Cresswell founder of lifestyle blog The Woodland Wife has always loved getting outdoors and knows how important it is to instill this in our children. She shares with Little London a beautiful outdoor activity to do with little ones

In the days of machines, technology, plastic, concrete and flashing images, sometimes it is important for not only ourselves, but especially our children, to take a step back to the ?good old days? when children could take something in their hands and feel a connection; they could physically make something and feel huge pride in something that they had created.
A few days ago, my daughter and I headed off into our woodland in search of wild flowers to press as a little project. We gathered any flower we could find, the odd leaf, the last of the bluebells from this season and brought them home with us. We may live in the countryside, but I believe that wherever you live, there are always spaces to explore, play and collect Nature?s treasure. As a child I lived in London with my family; we lived behind a park and me and my sisters would spend hours happily playing there and in our garden. We lived on a beautiful tree lined street with terrace houses, either side so, I know that these are the perfect places to go searching for flowers and natural treasure. If you can?t find any, or the weather isn?t up to much, you can always visit your local florist, as well as having a quick look around your own garden or terrace.
Once we gathered all ...