The Clearing

Activity ideas from forest school practitioners, free to take — each one ready to plan straight into a session, kit list and risk-benefit starting point included. Take what you need, leave one behind.

Fire Campfire toasting sticksWhittle a green-wood toasting stick with a potato peeler, then use it the same session — marshmallows or bread twists over the embers. Tool work with an immediate, delicious purpose.the Forest School app team Fire · Winter Kelly kettle hot chocolateThe winter warmer ritual: children feed the kettle chimney with pencil-thin sticks, and the reward is a steaming cup on a cold morning. Winter sessions run on this.the Forest School app team Nature · Spring Wild garlic pestoApril's foraging classic: identify wild garlic by smell, harvest a leaf each, and pound a communal pesto for crackers. Foraging rules taught with an immediate reward.the Forest School app team