Forest School Activity Cards

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Enticing children away from digital screens and other indoor attractions can be a challenge. But with these 48 pocket-sized activity cards up your sleeve, Jane Worrol and Peter Houghton might have made the task that little bit easier.

Adapted from their bestselling Forest School guidebooks, this portable deck of wipe-clean cards is ideal for throwing in your bag for any trip to the park or woods. Beautifully bright colours differentiate the four ‘suits’, or themes (connecting to nature, team games; forest crafts and survival skills) and it’s up to you whether you pre-select a few before heading outdoors – or just pop one out of the deck when the right moment presents itself.

Most of the fun-packed team games require very little equipment (Sleeping Bear and Predators Track Prey are bound to get the blood pumping!) and when it’s time to bring the energy levels down a little, Nature Watch is a mindful exercise that will help encourage everyone’s connection to the natural world. As you’d imagine, the survival skill and forest craft cards rely more heavily on tools and craft materials…but nothing too onerous.

And if you’re worried about bringing along sheath knives or starting fires out in the wild, there are some helpful tips in the accompanying instruction booklet. If you’re a parent, carer, teacher or group leader looking for inspiring ways to get children aged 4-11 outside and discovering the greatest playground of all, these Forest School Activity Cards might just be the ticket.

Lindsay Quayle

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