Why Does My Child Keep Bringing Home Sticks? The Hidden Learning Behind Forest School Play
If you’ve ever emptied your child’s pockets and discovered three acorns, a feather, six stones and a particularly important-looking stick, you’re not alone. To adults, a stick might simply be a stick. To a child, however, it could be a wand, a fishing rod, a spoon, a dragon, a bridge, a tool, a flagpole or […]
What Makes Wild Tots So Special? A Parent’s Guide to Our Woodland Sessions
If you’ve ever wondered what happens at Wild Tots, you’re not alone. Many parents join us for the first time unsure of what to expect and quickly discover that woodland sessions become the highlight of their week. Wild Tots is more than a toddler group. It’s a welcoming community where children and grown-ups can slow […]
Recipe of the Month: Wild Garlic & Cheese Muffins
At A Touch of the Wild, our Wild Tots at Home families have been getting wonderfully creative in the kitchen, bringing a little bit of the woodland indoors! This month’s favourite has been these wild garlic and cheese muffins. They’re simple, tasty, and perfect for little hands to help make. Ideal for picnics, lunchboxes, or […]
May Day Magic: Maypole Dancing at Wild Tots, Devon
At A Touch of the Wild Devon, every weekday is packed with woodland adventure, but this May, one of our Wild Tots sessions brought an extra sprinkle of springtime magic: a joyful Maypole dancing celebration right in the heart of the woods. Our Wild Tots toddler group, which runs Monday to Friday, invites little explorers […]
Get Ready for a Season of Adventure – Join Wild Tots for the Second Half of Term!
The days are slowly getting longer, the first green shoots are peeking through the woodland floor, and the air is filled with the promise of spring. But before the flowers bloom and the sun lingers a little longer, there’s still plenty of outdoor adventure to enjoy at Wild Tots! If you haven’t joined us yet, […]
Try at home: Vegan Banana Pancakes!
Ingredients (makes 6 pancakes)125g self-raising flour2 tbsp caster sugar1 tsp baking powder150ml oat milk¼ tsp vanilla extract4 tsp sunflower oil, for frying1 banana (chopped) MethodPut the flour, sugar, and baking powder in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Add the oat milk and vanilla extract and mix with a whisk until smooth. Meanwhile, chop the banana […]
No cook play-dough recipe!
Our no cook play-dough recipe is great for our tots in the forest but would also be a great activity for you to try at home! With just a few simple steps and basic ingredients, this play-dough recipe could provide hours of entertainment all while encouraging imaginative and creative play. You will need: 2 cups […]
One for the kids: Make your own bird feeder
We enjoyed making these bird feeders with wild Tots before Christmas and now it’s got much colder the birds need all the help they can get to fatten up ready for spring! Carefully remove the core from the apple, preferably by using an apple corer. Push the sunflower seeds into the top half of the […]
Try at home recipe… Chocolate Campfire Biscuits
Many Wild Tots and their parents have been enjoying these delicious chocolate biscuits this week. We cooked them between leaves in a big pan over the fire, but they can also be baked at home in your oven. We always strive to make dairy free recipes for the many dairy free children who attend our […]
Elderberries are here!
We’re really excited to see all the berries appearing in the hedgerows. We watched and foraged the flowers of the fantastic Elder tree during lockdown and are now happy to see the berries ripening. We posted a recipe for delicious Elderflower cordial and champagne and look forward to sharing our recipe for Elderberry syrup soon. […]