Download our “Hints and tips” guide on promoting your event here, then head over to our events submission page to submit your event!
- This event has passed.
Children’s Forest School Workshops
We’re excited to offer children’s forest skills workshops in August 2023 during the school holidays for children aged 8 to 12 years.
Workshop Dates: August 7th, 9th and 11th 2023
Times: 10:30am to 2:30pm
Cost: £20 per day (FREE for children who are eligible for free school meals)
Bushcraft Activities include:
Fire Lighting Skills | Preparing Food | Cooking on the Fire | Den & Shelter Building | Herbal Plant ID | Foraging Herbs | Knots & Lashings | Whittling | Woodcrafts
Art & Craft Activities include:
Willow Weaving | Clay Modelling | Hapa Zome Printing | Textile Crafts | Wet Felting | Making Natural Paints | Woodcrafts | Jewellery Making | Painting & Drawing
Our forest school crafts will be taught by Susie, our qualified Forest School Leader and Charlie, a qualified Montessori Teacher.
The following activities will also be on offer:
Nature Identification | Child-led Sensory Play | Active Group Games | Mud Kitchen | Group Time at Basecamp
Structure of the day:
10:30: Arrival and meet at base camp
10:40: Opening Circle – Introductions, what’s on offer today, who to speak to if you need help or are upset or worried, drink and snack
10:50: Crafts Workshops
12:30: Lunch
1:00: Crafts Workshops
2:00: Active Outdoor Games
2:15: Closing Circle at base camp
2:30: Parents/carers collect children at the gate
Forest school crafts will be taught each day during the Craft Workshop. Once children finish their craft, there will be social, child-led play activities and games available.
Our workshops build children’s confidence, self-reliance and self-esteem, by learning new skills, developing skills and building their independence. Our workshops are fully outdoors for the duration.
Booking will open shortly. Subscribe to our mailing list to be the first to hear when booking opens. Click the following link to visit our website: https://www.harecic.co.uk/forestschool
If your child receives free school meals, you can book these workshops for FREE through the Gloucestershire County Council CABS website: CABS Now Open for Booking
If you have any queries please email us info@harecic.co.uk
