Forest School

Sep 23, 20201 min read

Pirates & spiders Aharrr!

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...

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Jan 18, 20203 min read

There's a worm at the bottom of my garden...

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

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May 29, 20192 min read

Can you speak bird?

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...

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Mar 23, 20192 min read

Shibori - Japanese Tie-Dye

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

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Mar 14, 20192 min read

Mud mud glorious mud

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!'...

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Feb 11, 20192 min read

An Ode to Love

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...

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Jan 25, 20191 min read

Ice Ice Baby

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...

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