The 7 & 8 year olds I have been working with this term wanted to find feathers to make head dresses the following week. I like to ask the...

Spiders are everywhere in the autumn. There's currently one living above the draining board in my kitchen. The males are on the look out...

It's empowering to hear young people speak so passionately about the need for change but isn't it a bit scary?

Since running forest school sessions I have become increasingly enamoured with the humble earthworm.

It's a dark time of the year. It feels like the light will never return. Our ancestors and the animals all know that midwinter is harsh....

This time of the year the birds have a lot to say for themselves. If you ever find yourself awake for the dawn chorus it is a sound to...

Shibori is a Japanese resist dying technique dating back to the 8th century. The cloth can be bound, stitched, folded, twisted or...

What's so good about mud anyway? Why are kids driven to jump in with all the vim & vigour they can declaring 'It's a Peppa Pig Paradise!'...

I love trees, I love woods, I love being outside. I love the cold, crisp, sunny days that make you glad you left the house, make you glad...

There is so much fun to be had with frozen water. A few choice dinosaurs frozen in a tupperware pot bring out everyone's latent...

It's easy to stay snuggled up indoors waiting for the worst of winter to pass. The midwinter festivities are over and it feels like a...