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all shapes and sizes

Today I took some children on a leaf hunt round the playing field (about5mx5m) They managed to find 38 different types ranging from the giant leaf of Great Mullein, to a tiny daisy leaf!

The children loved it, but I was really stretched with ID The goosegrass caused shrieks of laughter as it was passed around on their clothes, and one young man climbed right under a bush for a speedwell leaf! It was hilarious seeing his wellies sticking out from the bush.

It is so easy to get children interested in the world around them. All you need is a piece of paper and a pencil, and a small patch of uncultivated land.