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Entertaining children during the summer holidays can be a challenge, but if you’re like me and are lucky enough to have a garden, why not encourage your children to do a bit of gardening?
Back in June I wrote a blog post, which you can read here, in which Get Out and Grow were awarding school gardening starter kits to 20 schools nationwide.
I’m pleased to say that I’ve teamed up with Get Out and Grow again to help parents to encourage their children to get gardening and what better way to do that than with a sunflower?
We’ve all heard of Jack and the Beanstalk, but this summer he’s more into massive plants than ever before! That’s why he’s calling on mums, dads and children all over the nation to get involved in growing an enormous sunflower for his collection. Yes, Jack’s gone mad for those yellow, heliotropic beauties!
The great thing about sunflowers is that they’re so easy to grow, and they look pretty impressive too! They’re also great for attracting insects and bees to your garden.
So, if you and your child or children have planted sunflower seeds and now have one taking pride of place in your garden, Get Out and Grow would like you to submit your photos for an Instagram competition.
All you need to do is post pictures of your sunflowers on Instagram, tag me @Twinmummyanddaddy, as well as @sudocrem, and use the following hashtags #jackandthegiantsunflower and #GetOutAndGrow #Sudocrem
Two winners will each receive a sunflower t-shirt like the one pictured above.
In addition, because this is a nationwide project, Sudocrem will then pick their favourite photo across the entirety of the UK and this person will win a mural for their school.
Here are some sunflower growing tips to help you!
- Plant your champions in separate pots and give them plenty of room to reach their potential.
- Grow them somewhere with as much sun as possible – and we mean LOTS OF SUN PEOPLE. Against a south-facing brick wall can create nice little heat trap for your champions to grow up big and strong.
- Sunflowers are thirsty beasts and they need to be watered on a daily basis. So, keep that soil moist and set your children the task of monitoring water levels.
Good luck!
Competition Terms and Conditions
UK entries only
Prize will be sent directly to the winner
Invalid entries will not be counted
There will be two winners and each will win a sunflower t-shirt as pictured above. All prizes are non-transferable. There are no prize alternatives, including without limitation a cash alternative.
In addition, because this is a nationwide project, Sudocrem will then pick their favourite photo across the entirety of the UK and this person will win a mural for their school.
Competition starts 15th August 2019 12am – 15th September 2019 11.59pm
Blog owner is not responsible for delivery of prize
