"Get muddy, get creative and get outdoors with this fabulous addition to the best-selling Forest School guides"
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.
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