|FUN|15+ fabulous 'forest school' type activities

As I've mentioned many times before, we're spending more time outdoors as a family, we are always looking for fun outdoors things to do, looking for something just that little bit different, I turned to the blogging community, who didn't let me down with these wonderful posts! I know we'll be trying most if not all of these over the coming months, there really is something for everyone here, and if that's not enough, there's a post at the bottom from Kiddy Charts with even more ideas.

Big thanks to everyone who helped me put this list together 😊

1. Fairy houses from Red Ted Art

2. Nature crafts clay sculptures from Red Ted Art

3. Kids get arty Andy Goldsworthy from Red Ted Art

4. Counting Maths games from Childhood 101

5. Twig letters of the alphabet from PreSchool Toolkit

6. Do you see animals when you hike from J Daniel 4's Mom

7. Bug safari pitfall traps - Rainy Day Mum

8. Who lives in the forest from Rainy Day Mum

9. Tree animal habitats from Edventures for Kids

10. Tree rings and dendrochronology for kids from Edventures for Kids

11. Teaching a child to focus listen - Edventures for Kids

12. Building a shelter from There's just one Mommy

13. Scavenger hunt idea (includes free printable) from Theres's just one Mommy

14. Wild art from Here come the Girls Blog

15. Nature portraits from Here come the Girls Blog

16. Name writing nature hunt from - Adventure in a Box

17. Build a maze from Mother Natured

18. Weaving wood slices from Mother Natured

And if you are looking for some books to support forest learning Books about life in the forest from Edventures for Kids

Here is a great guide to using STEM in the forest environment Outdoor STEM activities guide from Outdoor Families Online

And if you're still looking for ideas, here's some more ideas in this Forest school activities for kids from Kiddy Charts

Hope you enjoy this post, if you have other suggestions, leave me a comment. I hope you are enjoying the holidays L💕

7 comments :

Cecile Blaireau16 August 2017 at 09:34
I would have never thought of so many ways to have fun! I did some of them when I was a kid but not so many.
Battle Mum16 August 2017 at 10:32
Wow what a brilliant set of ideas. If you Sat me down and asked me to name some fun forest activities I'd struggle to name 3. Pinning this for future reference!
Elizabeth S16 August 2017 at 10:48
What great ideas to make a trip to the woods so very educational. My kids love visiting the trees.
Talya Stone16 August 2017 at 12:59
We are massively into forest school activities some great suggestions here pinning this for later!
Michelle Kellogg16 August 2017 at 17:32
Wow! Those are some really creative ideas. I'm just going to take my teenager for a hike then some swimming after:)
Our Fairytale Adventure16 August 2017 at 20:38
These are really great ideas! We love getting outdoors and love finding activities to do outside!
Anosa Malanga19 August 2017 at 11:50
The weather has started to improve in my neck of the woods so most of these activities would be awesome to take my nephew on

Thank you so much for your lovely comments, whilst I may not be able to reply to every one, I do read and appreciate each of them. Feel free to email me too if you would like to! xxx

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