Planting sunflower seeds in recycled coffee cups and making bird feeders to encourage garden wildlife were just some of the exciting activities that children from Hampstead Gate Day Nursery in Milton Keynes enjoyed as they celebrated Earth Day.

At the award-winning setting on Eelbrook Avenue, children were delighted to immerse themselves in a range of special themed activities to mark the occasion, including making their own signs and posters for an eco-friendly march, learning a litter song, co-researching animals of the world and exploring a marine water tray to promote keeping oceans clean.

From babies using recycled paper from the shredder for sensory activities, to older children creating bug hotels for insect observations and growing vegetables in the garden which are then used in meals by talented Nursery Chefs, children of all ages take part in a curriculum of eco-activities the whole year round whilst learning key educational messages.