Wild Childhood: encouraging & enriching outdoor play and learning

Leaf man, leaf man used to live near me 🍃 🌬️ 🍂

My favourite...That's not a Stick, it's a 🎣 🚀 🦄 🗡️ 🦯🌂🥄🪃🪁🪈🧹🪄 The possibility are endless 🌱

Woodland mapping 🗺️

I adore that she's not too old (yet!) to whip up a storm in the mud kitchen 💫

Birds, nests & eggs galore 🪺

A tiny autumn wreath, fit for a fairy door 🧚🏻

Spot the beaver 🦫 😍🪵

Nina & I had lots of fun at in their forest play area 🪵 🌳

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I love finding these little imaginary scenes tucked away in the garden 🤍

a Friday evening forage

What have you done today to make the world more beautiful?
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As I planted out my tiny lupin seedlings (can you spot the baby lupin?!) I was reminded of my favourite quote from Miss Rumphius' Grandfather. It's so simplistic but also so powerful, I like the gentle reminder that simple shifts in our daily routines can impact the world so greatly. It doesn't have to be big and overwhelming: share some produce with a friend, make someone a cup of tea, buy from a small sustainable business or plant a seed, like the lupin lady. Hit me up with how you made a small part of the world smile today.

💛 a gorgeous splash of yellow in my forest school 🌳

🍄 S I T S P O T 🌱

Do you have a favourite space that you find yourself drawn to? Somewhere where you can sit and observe nature and the passing seasons? It could be in a spot in your local park, deep in the wilderness of a woodland or the view from a favourite window.

I've just started exploring the philosophy around finding a , a special space in nature that you are drawn to returning to on a regular basis. Finding a and committing to the habitual process of visiting the site throughout the seasons can enhance our ability to observe patterns through all aspects of the outdoors and even in every day life.

I found myself in this beautiful today. The meadow forms part of agricultural land that as part of a (linking the environment and farming) initiative has been left to its own wild devises and it was absolutely beautiful. Maybe this space will become my because I'm so intrigued to see what types of insects, birds and animals chose to make it their home.

I N S E C T S from S T I C K S
How many critters can you make from foraged sticks?


(Slightly delayed because of jubilee celebrations 🇬🇧👑)

Growing our own food 👩‍🌾 reminded me that it's 🌱 this week, we've spent day 3 of tidying our very large (measurements got lost in translation 😆) vegetable patch.
We're enthusiastic but amateur gardeners, the girls love to get involved. Do you grow anything at home with your children? Maybe you have a growing area or an allotment? I've always wanted and allotment, I think there something motivating about growing produce in a shared space; sharing and learning together.
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We've spent the day gardening 👩‍🌾, with the children playing & watching the animals enjoying the garden in the June sunshine ☀️
🐔The chickens bring us so much joy, we love watching them pottering around the garden, the girls are forever taking them into the playhouse or, in Nina's case, the living room 😆
🐈 Willow, our cat, is my intrepid queen 👑

Slow days swinging in the hammock...

Enjoying a banana 🍌 split with friends, 😋

Watering the plants...🌧

Nothing beats sharing hot drinks & food around the fire 🔥 it's my favourite part about our Wild Childhood sessions

Slow worm ☀️
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Definitely feeling this little chaps reptile vibes this morning, we stumbled across him whilst dilly dallying on our morning walk...

🤍 spotted; woodland pixie 🧚‍♀️
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We're coming out of hibernation ☀️
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Rested, rejuvenated & ready for some wild adventures
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We've got new forest school term dates in the dairy, a new site to take on & another little surprise up our sleeve 💚
Can't wait to see you there, Gem x

Almost a year to the day; today the site is back in bloom 🌸
It's a bit overcast today but the blossom still looks gorgeous 🌱

🍎 Autumn 🍂 a favourite of mine

This is a dreamy space; the magical gardens of 🍃

These are gorgeous 💛

This looks cool! 🦆

⭐️ Canal & River Challenge Badge ⭐️

Created in partnership with Girlguiding Birmingham the Canal & River Challenge Badge has been specially designed to help children discover canals and rivers while having lots of FUN!

The challenge badge is awarded after completing an activity from each of the six sections:
☀️ Out and About
🎲 Games and Activities
🖌 Arts and Crafts
💧 Water Safety
🦆 Wildlife
📗 History.

Some of the activities include building a bird feeder, roses and castles artwork, towpath trails and feeding ducks a healthy lunch.

This badge is open to all uniform groups and families too. Badges are available for free to group leaders and families by emailing [email protected]

Download the activity pack and take on the Canal & River Explorers Challenge 👇https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/library/31153.pdf

S E N S E S
Here’s a simple activity. Head outside and notice; what you can see, hear, touch, taste (with caution!) and smell.
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We’re in the woods and we’ve enjoyed watching the sunshine dancing through the trees, hearing distance thunder, tasting the rain, smelling the damp ground and touching the bark of the trees 🌲