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St. Brigid

We learn about St Brigid and celebrate Imbolc - the awakening of the earth - by making traditional rush crosses.

A list of five seasonal February activities

5 Small Things - February

Writing a list of five seasonal activities at the start of each month has become a habit in our family and one we’ll keep sharing with you all - ...

Winter Outside

So we know that 'outside is the bestside', but when the temperatures drop and it’s all a bit BRRR, how do we resist the urge to hibernate? ...

Moon Phase Painting

We’re only a day away from the first NEW MOON of 2021 - which explains why it’s been hard to spot our best-known natural satellite for a day or s...

Ice Lanterns

'I like the way the natural bits glow - they look like they’re living in the ice!' - S age 7 'They’re nearly gone now. They’re melting ‘cos i...

Happy Holidays!

We will be closing our workshop and office this year from 23rd December until 4th January. We will still be taking orders on our website, however w...

Hot chocolate stirrers.

Today’s festive activity come to you courtesy of our lovely colleague Caroline - and her scrumptious daughter. It’s a goody. Easy and gloriously ...

Salt Dough Decorations

We were full of festive spirit here in Shropshire thanks to a magical combination of tree decorating, a muddy walk and even muddier bike rid...

Santa Sticks

Continuing our theme of homemade Christmas decorations, we give you… Santa Sticks!Hilarious. All the ho ho ho's making these jolly festive stick me...

Winter Ice Sensory Play by @play_of_the_wild

Winter is now officially here, and our family is already enjoying seeing how the landscape is continuing to change. We have been trying to s...

Gingerbread People

My lads are 9 and 7.5 years old and have never before attempted a sewing project - in fact they call any se...

Pine Needle Sensory Play

Natural materials offer eco-friendly, sensory ways in which to help hone fine motor skills and provoke imaginative small-world play. Don’t be afrai...

Mincemeat Buns

Mincemeat Buns For an ‘elevenses’ treat or after-school snack, these buns are a delicious alternative to mince-pies but still pack a festive punch....

Ignite Their Imagination Film

Watch eyes light up, creativity flow and joy shared between friends in a magical woodland encampment. Moments like this - they’re what we are here ...

Igniting the Idea: Behind The Scenes

At a marketing meeting back in September this year, we agreed that our Christmas Campaign this year really needed video content. What better way to...

The Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards 2020

Unless you’re in the brand licensing industry, you’d be forgiven for not having heard of the Brand and Lifestyle Licensing Awards. You’ll prob...

The Den Kit Co. wrapping costs £5 per gift, which includes your personalised message card

It’s a wrap!

We will hand-wrap your gifts in our beautiful, tree-printed paper, tie them up with string and add your chosen message onto one of our sweet, snowy...

Raspberry Cakejack

Raspberry Cakejack I thought we’d share a favourite recipe- adapted here to celebrate our glorious glut of autumn fruiting raspberries. Taken from...

Broomsticks

Making real tools from natural objects and getting children involved with this process has always been a passion of ours.

Pumpkin Hunt

A recommended half term game for indoors or out. I just wonder if we’ll uncover the lost 2 pumpkins before we find the 3 mini Easter eggs missing f...

Honey Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

In the 80’s my mum used to sit with me and make jewellery out of the scooped out and rinsed pumpkin seeds. I have vivid memories of being adorne...

a pig made of apples - Autumn craft activities for children

Apple Pigs

These cheerful little pigs are an unusual sweet treat for the birds - and super fun to make! They’re also a good way to use up windfall or tired ol...

Cinnamon Apple Slice

Another winner for an autumn after-school snack, or served with cream/custard for pudding. Easy enough to make whilst multitasking - or with an ...

An Autumn Walk

If you’re like me, that urge to get myself and my children out into nature has never felt stronger. Science now proves that walking in a natural en...