Tree Identification
Now that spring is well and truly here and we have had weeks of sunshine, most of the trees are starting to leaf. You can head out as see what is growing on your walk today. Pick one leaf off as many different trees as you can spot along your walk and take them home to iden ...
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 ...
Mini Dens
Today’s activity comes from Chloe. She tried this one in her garden with her little one and it was a great success. Thanks for sharing Chloe! Mini Dens You will need den building materials (sticks, dried grass, twine, whatever strikes your fancy) an outside space ...
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 ...
Create a Wildlife Friendly Garden
This activity comes to us from our community again — Thank you for keeping in touch and sending us your ideas! I love that we are all coming together to keeps our children connected to nature. Thank you! Do you have a back garden? If you do this one is for you. If ...
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 ...