Brand New Forest School Kits 🐿️🌲🍄

 

Forest School benefits children by introducing and creating an understanding of the natural world, and the development of skills and abilities that come from connecting with the environment. Forest school experiences, with their emphasis on exploration, risk-taking, and connection to nature, can foster emotional resilience in children. Through unstructured play in natural settings, children learn to manage stress, build self-confidence, and develop coping skills. Our Forest Schools range provides children with the resources to be able to explore and learn outside throughout the year, experiencing the seasons and changing nature around them.

There are many forms of outdoor education, and all have enormous value, however, Forest School is unique in its reach, delivery and effect. There are six key principles that shape and govern the Forest School ethos as follows:

1. Forest School is a long-term process of regular sessions, rather than one-off or infrequent visits; the cycle of planning, observation, adaptation and review, links each session.
2. Forest School takes place in a woodland or natural environment to support the development of a lifelong relationship between the learner and the natural world.
3. Forest School uses a range of learner-centred processes to create a community for wellbeing, development and learning.
4. Forest School aims to promote the holistic development of all involved, fostering resilient, confident, independent and creative learners.
5. Forest School offers learners the opportunity to take supported risks appropriate to the environment and to themselves.

Forest School learning objectives include:

• Social skills: Children learn about the consequences of their actions on others through team activities. 
• Communication: Children develop their language skills through sensory experiences. 
• Confidence: Children learn to be independent and demonstrate their confidence. 
• Physical skills: Children develop their gross and fine motor skills and physical stamina. 
• Knowledge and understanding: Children develop an interest in the natural world and respect for the environment. 
• Curiosity: Children develop an enquiring mind. 
• Creativity: Children develop their creativity. 
• Problem solving: Children learn to solve problems. 
• Self-esteem: Children develop their self-esteem. 
• Independence: Children learn to be independent

We've launched THREE exciting new Forest School Kits, available now:

 

1. Natural Woodland kit

This kit includes a variety of resources to facilitate exploration, outdoor learning and interactive outdoor activities, thus enhancing educational experiences in a woodland environment. Encourages children to learn, understand and care for their natural surroundings, whilst gaining knowledge of different living organisms and their habitats and fostering respect for various life forms.

Includes:
30 x acorns
30 x bark leaves
25 x branch discs
1 x cotton string
1 x endangered dormouse house kit
1 x pack of dried moss
1 x hessian roll
30 x leaf painting stones
80 x natural feathers
10 x natural wood circles
15 x wooden bunting pcs with string
6 x wooden hanging plaques
1 x wooden ladybird house
10 x wooden A5 boards
30 x natural willow sticks
1 x wooden squirrel feeder box
20 x pine cones
1kg air drying clay
6 x FREE ambidextrous scissors

Suitable for ages 3+

 

 

2. Urban Forest Schools kit

 

Encourages and enables children living in an urban environment to access and interact with nature, using the resources in this extensive kit. No need to have a woodland, park or garden – nature can be found anywhere, even in a school playground.  The kit is suitable for children of all ages, and ability. Age guide 3+ and upwards. 

Urban Forest Schools are child-centered learning programs that take place in an outdoor setting, in a variety of locations, such as parks, urban gardens, allotments, cemeteries, and playgrounds.

Includes:
30 x acorns
30 x bark leaves
1 x cotton string reel
80 x natural feathers
30 x natural willow sticks
10 x natural wooden circles
1 x wooden ladybird house
10 x wooden A5 boards
20 x long pine cones
1kg air drying clay
12 x handy magnifiers in stand
6 x ultimate bug viewers
6 x clip 'n' go bug jars
4 x handheld woodland animal chalkboards (squirrel, owl, rabbit, hedgehog)

 

 

3. Woodland Crafting kit

 

Explore the beauty of nature with our Woodland Crafting kit. Children can enjoy using their imagination and being creative using the resources in this extensive kit. Explore art and design areas such as colour, pattern, texture, line, shape and form. Use for rubbings, wild art, collage, weaving, print making, drawing, explore elements and techniques including symbolism and abstraction.

 

Includes:
45 x woodland wooden shapes
72 x bird wooden shapes
25 x branch discs
1 x cotton string reel
1 x pack dried moss
1 x hessian roll (160x30cm)
100 x bug wooden shapes
450 x natural wooden branch chips
80 x natural feathers
100 x wooden craft sticks
6 x natural weaving basket kits
6 x wooden wreath making kits
1kg air dry clay
6 x FREE pupils ambidextrous scissors

Suitable for ages 3+