Play the Forest School Way: Woodland Games and Crafts for Adventurous Kids

ISBN-13: 9781780289298 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 160 str.

Peter Houghton

Opis

The ultimate guide to woodland fun with kids

Forest School is founded on a philosophy of nature-based play and learning that encourages children to develop confidence and self-esteem. This book will get your kids outside, making and building in the real world (instead of on a computer screen ). Whether your local woodland is a forest or a strip of trees along the edge of an urban park, these activities provide fantastic opportunities for family time and will encourage your children to fall in love with outdoor play.

This is the first book to share Forest School games, crafts and skill-building activities with families and friends, its magical illustrations and simple instructions drawing children easily into a world of wonder.

- Be a fox tracking its prey, a moth evading a bat, a rabbit fleeing a forest fire
- Make a working bow and arrow, spectacular headdresses, beautiful woodland jewellery, magic wands - all with materials gathered from the forest floor.
- Learn wilderness survival skills: build a shelter, make fire, forage and cook wild food.

Recenzje

"Forest School, a grassroots global maximization of children's social, emotional, and developmental potential." -Retailing Insight

O autorze

Jane Worroll is a qualified Level 3 Forest School leader, running, with Peter Houghton, year-round Forest School sessions for children in London and elsewhere. She has worked outside for the majority of her adult life, in gardening, tree surgery and, for 12 years, as a Countryside Ranger, a role that included habitat management, monitoring protected species and leading volunteers. She has a degree in ecology as well as an MSc in environmental conservation.

Peter Houghton is also a qualified Level 3 Forest School leader. At a charity supporting vulnerable inner-city children and young people, he worked as an artist (in woodwork and other media) and as a key worker, as well as leading Forest School sessions. He is qualified and experienced in historical and ornamental woodcarving and in green woodwork.