Forest school crafts using tools

Crafting is so much fun and there are so many natural resources that can be used to make beautiful objects!

Gain confidence in using basic tools with different age groups.

Woodscrew Art: Introduce children to screwdriving tools while making rustic and quirky woodscrew art. Simple Montessori-inspired steps.…

Make some gorgeous DIY coloured sticks for counting, creative picture making, dominoes games and more! They’re such a fun, open-ended loose part for free play and learning and would make a great gift or addition to the classroom or home learning shelves. I love making things for the kids that are low to no cost,...Read More »

Recipes for Play - Homemade Paint We love painting and making our own paint. I enjoy experimenting with different ingredients to co...

Spiders web weaving

Spinners. Dreidels. Nature Beyblades. Call them whatever you want. They are quick and easy to make and provide a range of learning opportunities (including measurement and safe tool use to name a couple). This year, we made spinners at the end of our Grade 2 skills unit, after students had been working with tools for…

I am always, always cold. I also hardly ever, ever wear socks. The combination of these two competing forces means that come winter we best have a lot of firewood. The conversation about how much firewood we should have always goes something like this: "I think 6 cords really would be enough. The neighbours have

How To Make a Nature Journal With Your Children

Twig and leaf dream catchers. Lucy's little forest school

Create an amazing outdoor art studio your creative geniuses will love.

We still have our collection of toy tools, plastic hammers, saws, and drills, but they don't come out much any longer. There are a several reasons why they've been pushed to the back of the shelves, but the primary one is that kids try to kill each other with them, especially the hammers. I don't usually hide away classroom items that "cause" problems, seeing the situations that arise around them as opportunities to coach kids through a process of risk assessment or conflict resolution or…

ALL NATURAL LEAF THREADING ACTIVITY - engage with nature, get creative and develop fine motor skills. Fun!