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100 forest school activities

Walmsley, Naomi (author.). Walmsley, Dan, (author.). Skeate, Sarah, (illustrator.). Hurlock, Emily, (illustrator.).

Summary: '100 Forest School Activities' teaches kids how to thrive outside, through outdoor crafts, bushcraft skills and nature-based play. 100 Forest School Activities is a bumper book that teaches kids how to thrive outside, through outdoor crafts, bushcraft skills and nature-based play. This lively collection of outdoor activities is an essential guide for connecting with the natural world, whatever the weather. Packed with ideas for primary schoolers to teens, there are projects for rainy days, imaginative outdoor games, bushcraft basics, gloriously messy crafts and activities to increase children's awareness of nature. Forest School encourages children to get up close to nature in a fun yet informative way. Through controlled risk taking in a natural environment, it improves children's confidence and self-esteem while boosting their social skills and resilience. It's also the perfect antidote to too much screen time and classroom-induced fatigue. Activities include things to do on a rainy day, outdoor play, bushcraft skills, nature-based crafts, and pastimes that increase awareness of the natural world.

Record details

ISBN: 1787081524
ISBN: 9781787081529 (pbk.)
Physical Description: 149 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm
print
Publisher: Lewes : Button Books, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Practical information -- Chapter 1: Connecting with nature -- 1 Become a nature ninja -- 2 Prepare a pooter pot -- 3 Make a bug hangout -- 4 Create a journey stick. -- 5 Look close up -- 6 Get to know a tree -- 7 Pile up pebbles -- 8 Find a rainbow -- 9 Walk barefoot -- 10 Find a sit spot -- 11 Watch a trail camera -- 12 Make a camouflage cape -- Chapter 2: Fire, food and shelter -- 13 Collect tinder -- 14 Make firelighters -- 15 Use a fire striker -- 16 Light a quick fire -- 17 Start a fire with sunlight -- 18 Practise fire lays -- 19 Make char cloth... -- 20 . And charcoal -- 21 Play music by the campfire -- 22 Toast marshmallows -- 23 Make a popcorn maker -- 24 Make wild garlic flatbreads and mayo -- 25 Prepare a pizza -- 26 Make feta rolls -- 27 Go foraging -- 28 Bake bread in a can -- 29 Make daisy `popcorn' -- 30 Cook campfire corn on the cob -- 31 Toast pieces of apple -- 32 Fry up some fritters -- 33 Bake a cake in an orange -- 34 Have a tea party -- 35 Build a survival den -- 36 Put up a team shelter -- 37 String up a tarp -- 38 Make a mini tipi -- 39 Construct a doll's den -- Chapter 3: Nature crafts -- 41 Preserve animal tracks -- 41 Set up a mud caf -- 42 Decorate leaves -- 43 Make a muddy mandala -- 44 Create nature art -- 45 Try out natural tie-dye -- 46 Draw a dragon -- 47 Craft a bird and nest -- 48 Find nature's sweet treats -- 49 Make clay stick puppets -- 50 Mould a leaf bowl -- 51 Make a bow and arrow -- 52 Sail a mini raft -- 53 Create mud art -- 54 Make a twizzle stick -- 55 Create a nature gallery -- 56 Mix up mud play dough -- 57 Paint with nature -- 58 Use natural paintbrushes -- 59 Make a mosaic plant pot -- 60 Shape some stick people -- 61 Make a leaf tile -- 62 Find a rock burger -- 63 Whittle a wand -- 64 Sharpen a toasting fork -- 65 Fashion a flower -- 66 Carve an elf -- Chapter 4: Games -- 67 Tune in to the drum -- 68 Follow the string -- 69 Do outdoor yoga -- 70 Assemble a stick tower -- 71 Catch the rabbit -- 72 Identify a tree -- 73 Create an obstacle course -- 74 Build a bird's nest -- 75 Make a 3D treasure map -- 76 Experiment with water -- 77 Make a nature alphabet -- 78 Pair up some leaves -- 79 Learn more about trees -- 80 Feel and draw -- 81 Identify edible plants -- Chapter 5: Rainy day activities -- 82 Enjoy the wet weather -- 83 Make a musical instrument -- 84 Create clay deer -- 85 Go on a scavenger hunt -- 86 Make a set of story stones -- 87 Make a measuring stick -- 88 Make a sun catcher -- 89 Mix up seed bombs -- 90 Make bird feeders -- 91 Sculpt some sand -- 92 Create a twiggy owl -- 93 Design a nature picture -- 94 Make pressed flower stones -- 95 Build a fairy world -- 96 Mould a clay bead necklace -- 97 Make a leaf bat -- 98 Print with sweet potatoes -- 99 Create a fairy circus -- 100 Make a talking stick -- Templates -- Resources