LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
September 2022 Book of the Month
Tell me a child who doesn’t love mud. Or fire. Or splashing in puddles! If there is one, they might think differently after spending a day outdoors with Forest School Wild Play.
From cloud spotting to fire pits, mudslinging to shelter building, this smart little guidebook is buzzing with activities that take children back to nature in the most elemental of ways: the exploration of water, air, earth and fire. Each carefully balanced chapter includes a healthy dose of messy play, tool use or risk assessment, all so crucial in different ways to our children’s emotional and social development. It’s lovely to see activities like the creation of natural dyes, fire torches and wood whistles included. Traditional crafts like these are brilliant to pass on to the next generation of outdoor adventurers – and they send such a positive message about sustainability and recycling too.
There are some super activities to keep older children busy in this collection (can’t wait to give the Log Cup a go) but one of the nicest touches is the inclusion of an ancient myth or legend featuring the elements at the end of each chapter.
What a calming and reflective way to bring the session’s activities to a close and shine a final light on these natural wonders. With Wild Play, Jane Worroll and Peter Houghton have created another fabulous addition to any teacher’s, leader’s, parent’s or carer’s outdoor toolkit. It’s a delight.
Lindsay Quayle
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Forest School Wild Play Synopsis
The ultimate antidote to screen time - outdoor play with your kids! Whether you are a parent, a teacher, a Forest School leader or anyone else looking after children, this invaluable guide to nature-based play is full of ideas to get kids outdoors, learning about and connecting with nature, developing new skills and having fun.
These new Forest School crafts, games and survival activities are all themed around the elements of earth, air, fire and water, with an underlying message of sustainability and wonder at the amazing web of life.
For earth, make a mud slide, try Bogolan mud painting on cloth, or hurl mud missiles at a moving target.
For air, make a bullroarer or a whistle, build a kite and fly it, or predict the weather by reading the clouds.
For fire, dig a Dakota fire pit, make a bug-repellent torch or learn how to navigate using a shadow stick.
For water, mix natural dyes, build and test a rainproof den, or drink foraged birch twig tea from a crafted log cup.
There are also four magical stories to tell the children - one for each of the elements -guaranteed to spark their imagination.
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9781786784209 |
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8th June 2021 |
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Jane Worroll & Peter Houghton |
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Peter Houghton |
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Watkins Publishing an imprint of Watkins Media |
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Paperback |
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176 pages |
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About Jane Worroll & Peter Houghton
Jane Worroll is a qualified Level 3 Forest School leader, running, with Peter Houghton, year-round Forest School sessions for children in London and elsewhere. She has worked outdoors for the majority of her adult life, in gardening, tree surgery and, for 12 years, as a Countryside Ranger, a role that included habitat management, monitoring protected species and leading volunteers. She has a degree in ecology as well as an MSc in environmental conservation.
Peter Houghton is qualified and experienced in historical and ornamental woodcarving and in green woodwork. At a charity supporting vulnerable inner-city children and young people, he works as an artist (in woodwork and other media) and as a key worker, as well as leading Forest School sessions.
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