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5 Ways To Teach Your Children About The Environment During The Summer Holidays

The summer holidays are here and this quite often means a lot of downtime, play, screen time and your annual trip away but just because they are on a break from school doesn’t mean that education has to take a full break… You just have to weave it into their days without them actually realising! Any talk about the world, life, money, or what you see when you’re out and about is all going to enrich them and also keep their brains in gear for these 6 weeks. With the environment and all the issues currently going on around the world being heavily focused on in the news/media and online I thought I would put together 5 ways you can teach your children about the environment right now without any of it feeling heavy or gloomy but instead interesting and fun.

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Your wedding should be all about fun. But you want to make sure that everyone is safe and not going too crazy. Low-smoke sparklers are great to have at your weddings for these moments. They don’t let out as much smoke, so you don’t have to deal with guests getting sick. This characteristic is great simply because it doesn’t make as much of a mess. You won’t have to worry about kids possibly breathing in smoke. With these sparklers, you can create an awe-inspiring ambiance without any worries about smoke-related inconveniences.

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