by kindlinglily | Jun 15, 2014 | Creative Moments
Doodle for http://www.forestschoolassociation.org/category/members-news/. Click on the image for a larger version.
by kindlinglily | Jun 13, 2014 | Crafts and Projects
I have spent an inspiring couple of days in Scotswood Natural Community Garden. It’s a stunning place on so many levels; just two to three acres in very urban part of Newcastle, thriving with trees, flowers, birds, insects, foxes, ponds and people. The garden is...
by kindlinglily | May 21, 2014 | Crafts and Projects, Forest School
There is a really fascinating process you can do with fire that is basically making charcoal but without any wood… The process of making charcoal is to get something that is carbon based; so pretty much everything that was once alive, heat it up really hot...
by kindlinglily | Apr 2, 2014 | Crafts and Projects
There is something about playing in the woods, exploring, experimenting that really stimulates discoveries. I remember when I was a teenager reading about oak gall ink in a book on art techniques but I hadn’t tried it until today. Oak galls are fascinating...
by kindlinglily | Dec 9, 2012 | Crafts and Projects, Forest School
I have set myself a creative challenge over on my Facebook page. Every day in December so far I have added a new winter festive craft made from things from the woods to a folder full of photographs. Here’s a round up of my daily ideas so far. I got this lovely...
