Category: Forest Schools

Category: Forest Schools

Conker weaving
October 13, 2018 Forest Schools montessorisoul

We had a wonderful day making these today.  We were blessed with a glorious autumnal day and children from year 1 to year 8 who enjoyed making these. I found these great hand drills on amazon and safety gloves that are a perfect fit for the children, but they don’t affect how they can use

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Willow Star wand
October 25, 2017 Family Life, Forest Schools, Teaching Ideas montessorisoul

Earlier in the year we planted some willow.  We decided to harvest some and make these lovely willow wands. Once we cut it we then stripped all of the leaves off.  I presume that you could use and fresh, thin tree branch if you don’t have willow. Instructions: Make a bend in the willow about

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DIY Bird Feeders in 5 Minutes!
April 4, 2017 Family Life, Forest Schools montessorisoul

We have started to learn about the birds in our garden and we decided we wanted to try and encourage some more! A quick trip to the local supermarket and we got some bird seed and dried worms!  (Much to Seb’s delight!)  You can also order these on amazon http://amzn.to/2nAI4vG #affiliate. We have been using these free

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Top Tips for lighting fires the Forest School Way
April 2, 2017 Forest Schools, Teaching Ideas montessorisoul

Lighting fires the forest school way! I have learnt alot in my forest school training.  Who knew that you could use pixie pillows (cotton wool), dragons snot (vaseline, although this wasn’t allowed during my assessment) and dragons breath (from a fire steel).  But, what I have really learnt is how to make a good controlled

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