Activity: Paper marbling
Our art sessions for home educating children have moved onlin, due to the current lockdown, and we’re try out all sorts of practical...
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Katy
Jan 12, 20211 min read
Project: Christmas tree whisk
If you had a real, cut Christmas tree, or you’ve been pruning a fir tree (but NOT leylandii or yew!!), then this is a lovely project to...
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Katy
Dec 23, 20201 min read
News: Festive forest school!
Our final session before Christmas consisted of re-building the dam at Clay Cove, some whittling projects, and hot dogs! And lots of...
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Katy
Dec 22, 20201 min read
News: Edible making
Our final home education art sessions before Christmas were sculpture-based...but using fondant icing and marzipan. Not only good to eat,...
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Katy
Dec 14, 20201 min read
News: Forest School crafting
There’s been plenty of rain...so it was muddy and excitingly slippery in the woods! As well as a bit of teacake-toasting, we were making...
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Katy
Dec 13, 20201 min read
News: Its definitely Christmas!
For the last two sessions before Christmas we will be all-out Christmas crafting... This week, it was making beautiful 3D paper stars-...
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Katy
Dec 10, 20201 min read
News: Forest school camp fire on a cold day...
Despite our new camp being a quite sparse (the other camp is just far too muddy!), we are adapting well! And most importantly, the camp...
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Katy
Dec 9, 20201 min read
News: It's starting to feel just a bit Christmassy...
Our willow baskets are on hold - time for a quick diversion into Christmas wreaths! Some of our home education students have worked with...
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Katy
Dec 8, 20201 min read
News: Keeping busy in the cold weather!
The weather might be pretty grotty at the moment, but we find plenty to do on the allotment... We try to keep a balance of more...
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Katy
Dec 4, 20201 min read
News: Forest school cooking
We’ve been looking at different foraged foods over the last few weeks- walnuts, quinces, and this week, apples. We learnt a bit about...
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Katy
Dec 3, 20201 min read
News: More cooking, more willow
Our one to one sessions have involved more activities in the greenhouse, as the weather has been a bit too wet over the last few weeks!...
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Katy
Dec 1, 20201 min read
News: More lovely willow creations
By popular demand, we’re making willow baskets in our art sessions! Having warmed up with lanterns, we‘re now remembering (for some) or...
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Katy
Nov 24, 20201 min read
News: Woodland Trust Tree Charter event
We are so excited to be part of this year's Tree Charter event! Our home education art groups and forest school group have been working...
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Katy
Nov 16, 20201 min read
News: Creating with willow
Our one to one and art sessions are taking on a willowy feel! Last year, we do a lovely series of basket making session, and we will be...
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Katy
Nov 1, 20201 min read
News: We love mud!
Forest school this week was a bit nomadic- there’s been enough rain to make the clay soil very slippery, so we couldn’t use our usual...
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Katy
Oct 30, 20201 min read
News: Cooking at the allotment
One of our young allotmenteers has been spending time with us over half term- not only digging and planting, but cooking too! Over the...
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Katy
Oct 23, 20201 min read
News: Lovely bread on a stick, in the woods
We had rain at forest school this week, so the camp fire was a very welcome addition to our activities! The children spent lots of time...
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Katy
Oct 15, 20201 min read
News: Two art groups, and thinking about lanterns...
We are very pleased to now have a second art group at the allotment! Both groups are going to be working on projects designed to light up...
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Katy
Oct 14, 20201 min read
News: Forest school skills
We’ve been having wonderful autumnal afternoons for our forest school session- although the day we learn to set a campfire was definitely...
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Katy
Sep 18, 20201 min read
News: Forest school sessions
With the new term, we‘ve started our forest school for home educating families again- the perfect setting for socially distanced...
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