by Ellie | May 23, 2024 | Musings, Thursday Thoughts
In the hustle and bustle of daily life, finding moments to connect with nature can be deeply rejuvenating. Outdoor adventures, especially those that embrace the principles of forest school activities, offer unique opportunities to learn, grow, and find tranquility in...
by Ellie | Jun 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Making a periscope can be a fun and educational project. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to make a simple periscope: Materials you’ll need: Two small mirrors (preferably square or rectangular) A sturdy cardboard tube (such as a paper towel tube) or a...
by Ellie | Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
There are lots of colourful leaves about in autumn and even a few colourful flowers! Get outside and photograph some colourful leaves that you find!! Let’s see what we can all find!!! Hop on over to Facebook and share the rainbow finds!! Let’s see if we can tile...
by Ellie | Sep 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
A colour hunt is probably the simplest scavenger hunt to do! We used cardboard from a few boxes. Made them into board shapes. Added colour dots and words. Grabbed the tape and off we went! It is fabulous when children are able to go off in all directions hunting for...
by Ellie | Aug 30, 2021 | nature curriculum
One of the benefits to growing a lot of our own produce here is that we have lots of beasties to then explore for Forest school and Outdoor Learning sessions! This week we read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Definitely one of those book up there on the...
