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kingfishersforestschool

🌲Woodland Explorers at @millwillsbridge Mon,Thurs&Fri
🌲Email contact@kingfishersforestschool.co.uk
🌲To book see website below👇

🌲Booking for Next Term🌲  Our next block is a 7 wee 🌲Booking for Next Term🌲 
Our next block is a 7 week term running from 
✨Monday 1st June - Friday 17th July✨

Our next term of Woodland Explorers @kingfishersforestschool is now available to book.  See link in our bio to grab your place. ☀️

🌲Monday  9.15-10.30
🌲Monday 11-12.15
🌲Thursday 9.15-10.30
🌲Thursday 11-12.15
🌲Friday 9.15-10.30
🌲Friday 11-12.15

Join us to enjoy  sunshine with lots of fun crafts, learning about nature and enjoying lots of delicious snacks on the fire. 

As always, we have all the brilliant permanent activities to explore too, including our mud kitchen, digging mud pit, forest play cafe, climbing equipment, swing, skittles, books, car ramps and musical instruments. We are very excited for another beautiful  term of Forest School with you all! 

🌲🌲🌲

#forestschool #kingfishersforestschool #woodlandexplorers #willsbridgemill #bristol bath nature   natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
🌲Celebrating World Bee Day🌲 Our Woodland Explorers 🌲Celebrating World Bee Day🌲
Our Woodland Explorers created these amazing wooden bees and they look absolutely bee-autiful! 

#forestschool #beeday #worldbeeday #willsbridgemill #bristol bath nature   natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay  sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
🌲 Bee Day🌲 In recognition of World Bee Day, the ch 🌲 Bee Day🌲
In recognition of World Bee Day, the children have been making their own wooden bees. They learnt how to use the saw and the hand drill and added their own bee designs. We finished the session by learning a new bee song and eating bee themed chocolate pancakes! The sun was shining, the birds were singing and it's been a truly bee-autiful week!

#forestschool #beeday #worldbeeday #willsbridgemill #bristol bath nature  natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay  sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
🌲 Flower Printing🌲 Our Woodland Explorers have bee 🌲 Flower Printing🌲
Our Woodland Explorers have been inspired by flowers and created these amazing art prints using celery stamps. The children have explored mixing colours to make their perfect shade before stamping their design. A really fun session!

#forestschool #kingfishersforestschool #woodlandexplorers #willsbridgemill #bristol bath nature  natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay  sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
🌲Leaf Printing🌲 Our Woodland Explorers have been g 🌲Leaf Printing🌲
Our Woodland Explorers have been getting creative with leaf patterns and printing to make these beautiful artworks! The children loved observing the textures of the different leaves and enjoyed the different patterns they made with their nature art work. Well done everyone, what a beautiful session!

#forestschool #kingfishersforestschool #woodlandexplorers #willsbridgemill #bristol bath nature  natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay  sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
🌲Clay Nests🌲 Wow look at these amazing clay nests 🌲Clay Nests🌲
Wow look at these amazing clay nests that our Woodland Explorers have made to celebrate #dawnchorusday and the beautiful thing was that we were surrounded by birdsong whilst making them! 

#forestschool #kingfishersforestschool #woodlandexplorers #willsbridgemill bristol bath nature  natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay  sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
🌲 Earth Day🌲 Our Woodland Explorers were learning 🌲 Earth Day🌲

Our Woodland Explorers were learning about Earth Day and made these beautiful Earth planets using natural resources. We ended our session singing songs about the beautiful animals on our planet. 🌍❤️

#forestschool #kingfishersforestschool #woodlandexplorers #willsbridgemill #bristol bath nature  natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay  sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
🌲Clay Creations🌲 This week our Woodland Explorers 🌲Clay Creations🌲

This week our Woodland Explorers learnt about different animals coming out of hibernation. They could choose to make these animals out of clay such as hedgehogs and mice! They also got very creative and made other animals too. The sunshine was out and everyone had such a beautiful time!

We are taking bookings for next term see link in bio.

#forestschool #kingfishersforestschool #woodlandexplorers #willsbridgemill #bristol bath nature  natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay
🌲Magic wands🌲 This week our Woodland Explorers ma 🌲Magic wands🌲

This week our Woodland Explorers made magic wands. It was a great chance for them to learn how to use tools safely and they did an amazing job using the loppers to cut their stick and the peelers to whittle their wand. They added their choice of wool after to make a truly unique and personalised wand. Well done everyone.

We are taking bookings for next term see link in bio.

#forestschool #kingfishersforestschool #woodlandexplorers #willsbridgemill #bristol bath nature  natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay recycle sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
🌲Global Recycling Day🌲 Our Woodland Explorers hav 🌲Global Recycling Day🌲

Our Woodland Explorers have been learning about #GlobalRecyclingDay by using the litter picker to separate recyclable materials and creating their own plant pots from upcycled newspaper. We also had lots of fun mark making with recycled spray bottles and paint! 

#forestschool #kingfishersforestschool #woodlandexplorers #willsbridgemill bristol bath nature  natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay recycle sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
🌲Booking for Next Term🌲  Our next block is a 5 we 🌲Booking for Next Term🌲 

Our next block is a 5 week term running from 
✨Monday 20th April - Friday 22nd May✨

Our next term of Woodland Explorers @kingfishersforestschool is now available to book.  See link in our bio to grab your place. ☀️

🌲Monday  9.15-10.30
🌲Monday 11-12.15
🌲Thursday 9.15-10.30
🌲Thursday 11-12.15
🌲Friday 9.15-10.30
🌲Friday 11-12.15

Join us to enjoy  sunshine with lots of fun crafts, learning about nature and enjoying lots of delicious snacks on the fire. 

As always, we have all the brilliant permanent activities to explore too, including our mud kitchen, digging mud pit, forest play cafe, climbing equipment, swing, skittles, books, car ramps and musical instruments. We are very excited for another beautiful term of Forest School with you all! 

🌲🌲🌲

#forestschool #kingfishersforestschool #woodlandexplorers #willsbridgemill #bristol bath nature   natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
🌲Mud kitchen🌲 We loved this special moment of one 🌲Mud kitchen🌲

We loved this special moment of one of our little ones making a cup of tea for their grown up in the mud kitchen! 

#forestschool #kingfishersforestschool #woodlandexplorers #willsbridgemill #bristol bath nature   natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
🌲Frogs🌲 This week we've been learning all about f 🌲Frogs🌲

This week we've been learning all about frogs! The children enjoyed the water play tray and making fun frog crafts! Another fun week!

#forestschool #kingfishersforestschool #woodlandexplorers #willsbridgemill #bristol bath nature  natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
🌲Wildlife Day🌲 We've been celebrating World Wildl 🌲Wildlife Day🌲

We've been celebrating World Wildlife Day this week at @kingfishersforestschool so we got crafty making binoculars to spot some local wildlife. The children enjoyed looking for the animals around the forest on their scavenger hunt and looking for bugs in our play tray hidden in the woodchip. We finished our session with some fire cooked porridge with honey and songs around the fire.

#forestschool #kingfishersforestschool #woodlandexplorers #willsbridgemill #bristol bath nature  natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
🌲Sawing and Drilling🌲 Welcome back to a new term 🌲Sawing and Drilling🌲

Welcome back to a new term at @kingfishersforestschool and a big welcome to Rosa and Clare who have joined our team. 

This week we've been making wooden name necklaces and learning how to use tools safely. Everyone did an amazing job! We can't wait to see you next week!

We still have spaces in our sessions so check out the link in bio to come and join us 🌲

🌲Monday  9.15-10.30
🌲Monday 11-12.15 ⚠️fully booked⚠️
🌲Thursday 9.15-10.30
🌲Thursday 11-12.15
🌲Friday 9.15-10.30

#forestschool #kingfishersforestschool #woodlandexplorers #willsbridgemill #bristol bath nature  natureconnection learnthroughplay bristoligers outdoorplay explore explorenature community playallday natureplay  mudkitchen messyplay sensoryplay forestschoolactivities outdoorfun
Our favorite time of the year! Spring is returning Our favorite time of the year! Spring is returning to our magical forest school and we cannot wait. 

Come join us for a term of crafting, using tools and warming snacks around a fire while we watch the forest awaken around us. 

Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays 
9.15am - 10.30am
11.00am - 12.15pm
Willsbridge Mill

See you there! 

Booking link in the bio 

#bristol
#bristolkids
#toddlers
#forestschool 
#forestschoolactivity
WHY FOREST SCHOOL IS SO IMPORTANT This is a wonde WHY FOREST SCHOOL IS SO IMPORTANT

This is a wonderful yet slightly depressing poem called Wild Child by Jeanne Willis. The statistics back up these claims and year on year we are seeing less and less children playing outside and preserving their wild.

But it’s not all doom and gloom. The rise in forest school and other outside based initiatives has grown exponentially in just the last few years. The importance of encouraging and providing opportunities for children to be children and be outside playing and getting muddy is increasing.

Most primary schools (in my area of the UK - I can’t vouch for elsewhere) have ensured that some form of outdoor learning or forest school is now part of the curriculum.

When we were children initiatives like this weren’t needed. We as children had space both physically in the environment but also space in our ‘childhood schedules’ for unstructured play outside, away from screens. Childhood for this generation's children looks very different. We need to show children the joy and wonder they get from being outside, interacting with nature in a free and unrestricted way.

Forest school allows space for this. By introducing and nurturing this from a young age, this connection to the outside is strengthened and as they grow older they will choose to spend time in nature more often.
The list of benefits to a child’s mental and physical wellbeing is long and I’m sure you know many of them. There is no better time than now to start changing the narrative and keep that wild in your child for as long as you can.

There are still a few spaces left for our summer term at Kingfishers Forest School. Head to the link in my bio to book.

#forestschool #willsbridgemill #bristol #natureconnection #outdoorplay
A visual representation of us leaving January behi A visual representation of us leaving January behind 👋

January is the hardest month at forest school ❄️🌲

Cold fingers, muddy boots, short days… and still, we go outside.

Because nature in January teaches resilience, patience, and grit. Kids learn to move their bodies to stay warm, notice the quiet beauty, and discover what they’re capable of even when it’s uncomfortable. 🌬️✨

Fresh air, real challenges, and open space help regulate big emotions and build strong, confident humans — no matter the weather.

A big well done to all the families who joined us this January. You are epic and your children will benefit so much from your efforts. 

There’s no bad weather, only bad clothing. Get them outside. 💚

Join us next term as the woodland begins to reawaken again. One of the most special times of the year!

Link in bio to book. 

#springiscoming #getoutsidewithkids #forestschoolbristol #winterblues #woodlandactivities
This week at Kingfishers Forest School we made bir This week at Kingfishers Forest School we made bird feeders. 

Winter is tough on our feathered friends ❄️🐦

When the ground freezes and food is scarce, a simple bird feeder can be the difference between survival and struggle. Feeding birds in winter helps them keep their energy up, stay warm, and make it through the cold months. 

A small act for us, a lifeline for them. 💛🌾

#FeedTheBirds #WinterWildlife #BirdLovers #SmallActsBigImpact #NatureCare
I’m stickman, I’m stickman, I’m stickman that’s me I’m stickman, I’m stickman, I’m stickman that’s me!

It was our first week back at Forest School after over a month off and what a good week we had! The children spent the session getting creative with sticks and making a whole crowd of stickmen and stick lady loves!

First designing and creating their amazing stick people and then storytelling in our very own Stickman Theatre. It was such a beautiful session. 

Imagination
Creativity
Fine Motor skills
Storytelling
Play
Laughter
Have you seen any stickmen on your woodland adventures this week?

#stickman #forestschoolactivity #earlyyears #imagination #storytelling
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