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An easy dough recipe that can be played with like playdough, but can also air dry. Add nature treasures, such as leaves, pressed flowers etc, or use their imprints. Leave plain and paint after.

Play dough is cheap and versatile. Children can make this recipe by themselves too, further helping skills develop. We use a recipe with a little salt to help to preserve the dough. Add colour, or not - its totally up to you.

Adding spices to your play dough provides an amazing sensory experience for children. We love adding cinnamon, ginger, mixed spice, you can also add orange essence. The spices add enough natural colour. The recipe adds paint, we omit this step.

Super easy and lots of fun. Just water, flour and mud. You can also add a dash of vegetable oil.  Mix to a dough consistency and enjoy! Don't try to save this dough, as it ferments. Use and dispose of.

Anything that goes fizz are so much fun and so educational too. Sone bicarbonate of soda and some vinegar or lemon juice and you can make the best witches potion or erupting volcano. We have had hours and hours of fun with this.

This is an amazing recipe for a bright white air dry clay, which is 100% natural and contains no plastics. It can be moulded into tea light holders, trinket bowls or rolled flat for decorations and tags. It provides a fantastic base for painting on.

There are a lot of alternatives to shop bought glue, which are more natural options that are far kinder if working in an outdoor setting.

Seed bombs are a great way to welcome Spring and prepare areas for the bees and butterflies. There are 3 main ways to make these: using soil and clay, soil and flour and paper and seeds.  If using clay, any clay is fine (potters, from the garden, natural cat litter). We opt for cheap cat litter clay with compost. 5 parts clay, to 1 part compost. Mix in water until you have a play dough consistency.

A knot we overlook and take for granted. This is used in everyday life and is such a great knot for all sorts of forest school activities. 

This is a more secure version of an overhand knot, making it more difficult to untie. It is simply an extension to the overhand knot. Very useful for connecting.

A great knot that can move up and down, to make the loop bigger or smaller. It creates a quick release knot.

This is a simple and reliable knot. This knot works well in many situations and will not come undone. Its very versatile, for both beginners and experienced users. Its great for attaching gear but can be difficult to untie after bearing heavy loads.

This is a versatile knot. Its used most often as a stopper knot. It prevents the rope from sliding through an opening such as a carabiner. It is also used at the end of other knots to prevent those knots from coming undone.  

This is a foundation knot, and is best known for its binding properties. Its a great knot for adding two lengths of rope together, or for holding items securely in place.

A strong loop knot that is very versatile. It can be used to attach gear to,  it can be easily used at the end of tarp with a tent peg, to secure your den. It is great to use around the trunk of a tree to anchor a rope ready for den building, for example.

A versatile knot that can also be used as the foundation of other knots, such as a bowline or a loop. Great for attaching to sticks, etc.  Great for making little ladders,