5 minutes in the woods part 4
Time for another 5 minute nature break. Find a quiet comfortable place to sit and put your head phones in. Sit and listen to the birdsong, look at the suns rays streaming through the trees and just breathe for 5 minutes. This week a woodpecker was hard at work for the first ...
The Science of Rubbish
What happens to our trash when we put it in the bin? Do you know? This activity will help you discover just that… The Science of Rubbish You will need: An outside space A wooden board or plank, approx. 3 ft long Nails Hammer 5-8 sample materials of your child ...
Tree Cone and Clay Eggs
This lovely, well thought out and detailed activity comes from our lovely Amanda. Amanda has been with Tree House Learning for years in one capacity or another, starting out as a parent and is currently a Forest School leader. Amanda’s sessions are always really well p ...
Shadow Drawing
This idea can be as big or as small as you like. It is fun to do with someone else and it will work on any day that you can see your shadow. Shadow Drawing You will need: a space to draw chalk onto (outside) a sunny day at least two people sidewalk chalk And/or: pa ...
Nature Name
This activity is a kind of a hunt but also a great way to get little ones looking for and recognising letters in their environment. They have to really think about the letters, the shape they make and then what parts of that shape they can find in nature. We use a really fam ...