Leaf and Bark Rubbing
Today’s activity gives you a purpose for your walk but also something to do with all of those leaves you collected yesterday. So, get your supplies together and head out to start exploring the world outside your front door… Leaf and Bark Rubbing You will need: ...
A Bluebell Walk
The bluebell woods of England are in my top ten beautiful things about this country. I love the smell that envelopes you as you walk down a bluebell lined path. It also feel so otherworldly to look out at a landscape blanketed in vivid blue-violet that just a few days prev ...
Nature Mandala
Today’s activity is a great one for this time of year with all the plants coming back to life and offering so much colour and pattern to choose from. This is a very relaxing activity and can keep your little ones occupied for quite some time. Nature Mandala You will n ...
Leaf Bashing
This idea is one we use in our Forest School sessions and birthday parties frequently as it is a popular one! It is great for building writing muscles in little ones and they won’t for a second think they are working on writing skills. The finished result is very eff ...
Woodlouse Maze Race
Today’s activity is a bit of fun. I found this idea on Discover Wildlife and just thought it would be a great project to occupy small hands for a while (tiny hands will need lots of support with this one) and then something that could bring fun to the whole family. D ...
Bird Song Identification
Today’s activity is inspired by a member of our community. She wrote to me saying she was missing the woods and the countryside and could I please send her a video. So Today I am doing just that. I am no cinematographer (as you will see!) but I shot a short video in ...
Easter ‘Egg’ Hunt
This activity comes to us from Pascale. I love Pascale’s ideas as they are all very child directed so the child takes ownership for and participates in the activity with out the top down approach of some adult directed activities. Perfect for this weekend or for any ...
Live Web Cams
Today’s activity is one that you can pop back and visit everyday. It is such a wonderful thing to get a peek into the lives of animals that we would not normally see. This website has multiple live webcams running all over the world so you can watch animals you may se ...
Giant Noughts and Crosses
This activity comes from Pascale. As Pascale has Montessori training she has chosen an activity that is entirely child led. You can offer them the idea and see if it peaks their interest. If it does, great! Let them organise it all and possibly join them for a game when ...
Cloud Watching
This activity is a great one to do any day inside or out. You can just have a cloud viewer made up and take it along on walks or having it sitting by a window to be used at any point. Having it there and ready to go makes it more likely that they children will use it. Clou ...