by kindlinglily | Dec 29, 2012 | Crafts and Projects
Every year we had make most of our Christmas gifts. My nieces and nephews are getting to an age where we can really really enjoy making stuff for them. I wanted to make a den building adventure kit for my oldest nephew. I had some ideas but I knew the Forest Education...
by kindlinglily | Nov 28, 2012 | Forest School, Theory and Ideas
I thought I’d share with you a little doodle I had in the last edition of the Forest School Association newsletter. This is based on something that happened with a group I was working with a few years ago. When you follow the children’s ideas you end up in...
by kindlinglily | Jul 1, 2012 | Case Studies, Theory and Ideas
There are certain elements that regularly feature in my work life; fire, tools, cooking outdoors, climbing, bows and arrows and mud! To celebrate International Mud Day (29th June) I’ve collected together this weeks adventures that involved mud. Some of them...
by kindlinglily | Jun 25, 2012 | Case Studies
For a few years I managed the transition of the only self-build Adventure Playground in Bradford, the Big Swing, from the statutory into the voluntary sector. Supporting the staff and managing the site through a period of transition gave me a real insight into the...
by kindlinglily | Jun 1, 2012 | Theory and Ideas
“When the world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.” E. E. Cummings The fact that it is International Mud Day 2012 this month got me to thinking about the role that mud plays in outdoor learning, play and Forest School sessions I deliver. Sometimes it is a barrier....
