Animals

You could sponsor a donkey at the Donkey Sanctuary in Devon for her. They send newsletters etc and you can visit any time if you live nearby.

www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

The PDSA do memberships too for young people.

Thanks for all the ideas. I have bought her a junior RSPCA membership, which includes several magazines a year - so that is a start. I will look at the RSPB link and also the zookeeper for the day idea.

Your County Naturalists' Trust should have a children's club arranging interesting events.

www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/families/children/

YOC? Young Ornithologists Club. It's the junior branch of the RSPB

What about an ant farm- they're fascinating to watch I believe and wouldn't take much looking after or much room.

Is there a nearby city farm? Sometimes there's volunteer opportunities. My DGS recently had an absolutely brilliant time at a junior zookeeper day. It was expensive but better than the sea of plastic that children seem to have these days- TV related toys I mean!