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Buiding a mini shelter for a toy gives kids time to play outside & learn the basis of architecture

Mini Shelters

After school this week, why not set your child the challenge of building a mini-shelter for a favourite toy?

holding and enamel mug of hot pumpkin and lentil soup outside

Warming Seasonal Soup to Enjoy Outside

Make some seasonal soup and drink it outside - how about inside a den, on top of a hill or around a campfire?

A beautiful display of autumn leaves arranged in a pattern of natural art

Autumn Leaf Art

Now is the perfect time to collect autumn leaves and wonder at the extraordinary range of beautiful colours.

Weaving natural objects including berries, feathers and shells

Nature Weaving

A beautiful and satisfying way to display natural autumnal treasures is by weaving a nature loom. Weaving is an ancient craft; the interlacing of t...

Forest School activity making muddy faces out of mud and flowers and seeds and nuts. An outdoor activity for children

Mud Faces

A Forest School classic, making mud faces requires absolutely nothing but nature, and imagination. This makes it a winning ‘up your sleeve’ idea f...

a hedgehog in autumn leaves . Build a home for a hedgehog with your children to help this little creature the British Hedgehog. Help prevent this species from becoming extinct.

Hedgehog Love

It’s a distressing fact that the population of hedgehogs in the UK has rapidly decreased over recent years - most likely due to the loss of habitat.

the rain drips ontpo a tree and we enjoy sensory play with children outside Mindfulness with children

Listen to the Rain

How do you feel walking in the rain? I bet you don’t feel terribly mindful – You want to get to your destination as quick as possible. The last thi...

A child learns to tie a reef knot on a tree outside in the garden

Learn a Knot

Learning to tie the right knot for the right situation is an essential (and impressive) life skill that will come in handy time and time again. Why...

activity for children making crowns of autumn leaves Forest School activity for outdoor play

Nature Crowns

If you, like us, can’t resist collecting all the colours and textures and shapes that autumn has to offer in glorious abundance - you’ll no doubt h...

An outdoor activity. How to keep your child occupied on a walk in nature and woodland . Make a journey stick

Journey Sticks

Have you a walk planned for the weekend? Why not keep a record of your explorations together by creating a journey stick - a wonderfully tactile an...

Making a magical fairy garden with children for some absorbing outdoor creative play. Lots of opportunity for expressive language development

Fairy Gardens

I wasn’t going to share this photo for this nature-inspired activity prompt. I was actually going to re-make our ‘fairy garden’ after my daughter h...

Seed Collecting

We may be in Autumn, but that doesn't stop us being able to collect seeds with the little ones. It's a great chance to find different varieties and...

Tree Seed Fairies

On our amble through the woods yesterday we collected acorns, pine cones and maple seeds to make these little acorn fairies. Aren't they cute? We...

Fire

Though it's definitely getting chillier, eating outdoors is a perpetual winner and special treat for children. We like 'finishing off' sausages (p...

A collection of textured natural objects to play a child sensory game prickly or tickly a traditional Forest School Game

Prickly Tickly

This is a great idea for fun, sensory play - using materials foraged from outdoors to connect children with the wonder and variety of nature.

Getting children to plant autumn bulbs in the garden makes children healthy and have well-being

Planting Bulbs

Have you got your bulbs in yet?

Collecting Seeds

Don’t you just love September? Nature is bountiful and everywhere you seem to look is laden with fruits, seeds and glistening berries. My Grandmot...

bug hunting by shaking a tree children having fun outside and learning

Bug Shaking

A fascinating, inexpensive and absorbing activity to do with children in any outdoor space with bushes (or trees) is a Bush Shaking Mini-beast Hunt...

seasonal ideas for outdoor activities whjat to do with children when it is raining

Rainy Day Activities

As I live in the United Kingdom, I’ve made the radical decision - and I urge you to do the same - to embrace and enjoy every type of weather! So o...

DEN BUILDING

My ‘office’ during lockdown consists of our kitchen island for my beloved MacBook, and an old wooden school stool as my seat. I have easy access to...

Colours in Nature

The sight of a rainbow is always cause for awe and wonder, and especially relevant at the moment as we pay tribute to our National Health Service w...

BIRD NESTS

Birds are so busy nest-building at this time of year and can be observed transporting building materials to their construction sites. Nests are so...

Lots of lovely Art Discount

Art and creative activities are especially important during times of stress or change - allowing children to lose themselves in their endeavours an...

Hero Retailers

We want give a huge shout-out to our team of incredible retailers, weathering this Covid-19 storm by adopting new working practises and adapting to...