Look to the skies for a space-themed Stay & Play inspired by Look Up! and the Geminid meteor shower. Children can investigate stars, planets and meteors through imaginative crafts, sensory invitations and outdoor exploration before joining us for storytime amongst the trees.

Get wonderfully muddy for World Soil Day! Inspired by Yucky Worms, children can dig, investigate and discover the fascinating world beneath their feet through soil and worm-themed sensory play, nature crafts and Reggio-inspired activities.

Discover the magic of the night sky with a moon-themed outdoor Stay & Play inspired by Britta Teckentrup’s Moon. Children can explore light, shadow, nocturnal nature and the changing moon through sensory play, creative invitations and storytime amongst the trees.

Celebrate National Tree Week and the wonder of trees with a nature-filled Stay & Play inspired by The Oak Tree. Children can investigate, create and play through tree-themed crafts and Reggio-inspired invitations, with plenty of time to explore Our Wild Space and enjoy a story beneath the trees.

Inspired by The Curious Garden and World Kindness Week, this session explores kindness to our planet and the natural world. Expect nature-inspired crafts, open-ended Reggio invitations, outdoor play and a cosy storytime amongst the trees.

Join us for a magical light and dark themed outdoor Stay & Play, inspired by The Fox and the Star. Children can explore beautiful Reggio-inspired invitations, creative activities and nature play before gathering for storytime amongst the trees.

🔥 Home Education Autumn 2: Fire, Force & Ancient Making 🔥

How have people used natural forces and materials to survive, create and tell stories?

This half term, children will step into a world of ancient makers, myths and journeys, exploring how people throughout history have worked with the natural world to build, create, survive and tell their stories.

Inspired by Norse mythology, ancient technologies and stories such as Arthur and the Golden Rope, children will experiment with clay, charcoal, natural pigments, weaving and dyes; build and test shelters; and investigate forces such as friction, levers and pulleys through practical challenges.

There’ll be opportunities to create ancient-inspired vessels and textiles, make banners and symbols, explore music and storytelling, perform myths around the fire and even cook simple seasonal food where appropriate.

Throughout the project, Science, History, English, Maths, Design and the Arts will be naturally woven into hands-on exploration, making, problem-solving and storytelling.

The children's discoveries and creations will gradually come together to form The Makers’ Encampment - an immersive space showcasing the skills, stories and ideas they have developed throughout the half term.

As always, our sessions are child-led and responsive. Children can engage with the invitations that interest them, explore ideas in their own way and have the time and space to be curious, creative and hands-on.

🔥 Home Education Autumn 2: Fire, Shelter & Stories 🔥

What makes a place feel like home?

This half term, children will explore shelter, warmth, community and belonging through stories of woodland homes, journeys and survival.

Through hands-on, child-led exploration, they’ll investigate natural materials and discover what makes a shelter strong, warm and weatherproof. Children might build and test full-size dens, create clay dwellings and miniature settlements, weave with natural materials, experiment with dyes and printing, tell stories around the fire and explore seasonal cooking.

Along the way, we’ll naturally weave together Science, English, Maths, History, Design and the Arts through measuring, testing, designing, storytelling, making and problem-solving.

The project will grow in response to the children’s ideas and discoveries, eventually coming together as a shared woodland settlement or gathering place — a space shaped by their creativity, collaboration and understanding of what it means to make somewhere feel like home.

As always at Our Wild Space, there’s no expectation for every child to take part in every invitation. Children are given the time, space and freedom to explore in the way that feels right for them, with learning emerging through curiosity, play and meaningful experiences.

🔥 Home Education Autumn 2: Fire, Force & Ancient Making 🔥

How have people used natural forces and materials to survive, create and tell stories?

This half term, children will step into a world of ancient makers, myths and journeys, exploring how people throughout history have worked with the natural world to build, create, survive and tell their stories.

Inspired by Norse mythology, ancient technologies and stories such as Arthur and the Golden Rope, children will experiment with clay, charcoal, natural pigments, weaving and dyes; build and test shelters; and investigate forces such as friction, levers and pulleys through practical challenges.

There’ll be opportunities to create ancient-inspired vessels and textiles, make banners and symbols, explore music and storytelling, perform myths around the fire and even cook simple seasonal food where appropriate.

Throughout the project, Science, History, English, Maths, Design and the Arts will be naturally woven into hands-on exploration, making, problem-solving and storytelling.

The children's discoveries and creations will gradually come together to form The Makers’ Encampment - an immersive space showcasing the skills, stories and ideas they have developed throughout the half term.

As always, our sessions are child-led and responsive. Children can engage with the invitations that interest them, explore ideas in their own way and have the time and space to be curious, creative and hands-on.

🔥 Home Education Autumn 2: Fire, Shelter & Stories 🔥

What makes a place feel like home?

This half term, children will explore shelter, warmth, community and belonging through stories of woodland homes, journeys and survival.

Through hands-on, child-led exploration, they’ll investigate natural materials and discover what makes a shelter strong, warm and weatherproof. Children might build and test full-size dens, create clay dwellings and miniature settlements, weave with natural materials, experiment with dyes and printing, tell stories around the fire and explore seasonal cooking.

Along the way, we’ll naturally weave together Science, English, Maths, History, Design and the Arts through measuring, testing, designing, storytelling, making and problem-solving.

The project will grow in response to the children’s ideas and discoveries, eventually coming together as a shared woodland settlement or gathering place — a space shaped by their creativity, collaboration and understanding of what it means to make somewhere feel like home.

As always at Our Wild Space, there’s no expectation for every child to take part in every invitation. Children are given the time, space and freedom to explore in the way that feels right for them, with learning emerging through curiosity, play and meaningful experiences.