These are activities that you can do in the house but involve natural resources. These are great if you want to create a purpose for a walk in nature and then have an activity to do from home afterward.
Wind Streamers
This idea came to us from Chloe. Chloe leads the most amazing birthday parties for us. They are full of wonder and beauty. No small detail is overlooked. She loves combining her love of craft and her love of Forest School. That is what this next activity is. Wind Streamers Y ...
5 Minutes in the Woods part 2
It is time for our weekly 5 minute relaxation break. Find a quiet spot, turn on the sound, and for 5 minutes just breathe. See if you can spot the fox at just past 1:30 and my dog pays a visit in site and sound! Happy relaxing! April
Nature Portraits
This is a fun idea that the results often surprise me and make me giggle. It can be used to make self-portraits or even portraits of the whole family (this is usually where the giggles come in). Give it a go and see what you think. Nature Portraits ...
Mud Painting!
Today we are going to make our own paint out of mud and use it to make masterpieces. Let’s be honest, playing with mud is usually a super fun, super messy activity but doing it this way means you are channelling that mess into a masterpiece. Win, win! Mud Painting You ...
Spring Garland
This idea can be done with leftover cut flowers from inside your house, from wildflowers in your garden or from blossoms and petals you find along your walk. You do not need to pick fresh ones, you can use petals from blossoms that have dropped. Spring Garland You will need: ...
Nature BINGO!
Who doesn’t love a game of bingo? This idea was inspired by my daughter’s board game bird bingo. We love playing it as a family. It got me thinking about playing bingo on a nature walk or looking out your window. Nature BINGO! pen or pencil notepaper pri ...
5 Minutes in the Woods
Today’s activity is the first of a series. From now on I am going to visit the same woodland every week to record a 5-minute video. That way if you do not have access to woodland for your daily exercise you too can head to the woods once per week. One of the many thing ...
Design a postcard
This idea came to me from an interaction with my son. He has been doing some observational writing for school and sent a copy to his grandmother. She was moved to tears when she received it. She is currently at home isolating alone and is feeling lonely and anxious about ...
Super Share
Hello lovely Tree House Learning community! Today we are doing something a little different. Today I am sending you a few links of organisations that are doing there best to ease the home education burden and are offering free nature-themed educational resources, just like ...
Pressing Flowers
This idea also comes from my daughter. She is loving the spring flowers and the time we are getting in nature together each day. She had the idea that we could pick a few of the spring wildflowers we see on our walks and press them and create a display of them to hang in t ...