Forest School - Crafting Kit

The Forest School - Crafting Kit is a substantial nature-inspired art collection for children aged three and over. It brings together wooden shapes, branch pieces, feathers, dried moss, hessian, cotton string, weaving baskets, wreath kits, air-drying clay and ambidextrous scissors for varied creative learning.

Suitable for Forest Schools, classrooms and home use, the Forest School - Crafting Kit supports collage, sculpture, weaving, printmaking, rubbing, model making and decorative projects. Children can explore colour, texture, pattern, shape and form while deciding how natural-looking materials can be combined.

The generous quantities are particularly useful for group provision. With hundreds of branch chips, multiple wooden shapes and six basket and wreath projects, educators can plan both individual creations and collaborative displays.

What makes this nature crafting kit special

The Forest School - Crafting Kit offers breadth rather than prescribing one finished activity. Materials can be sorted, arranged, joined, decorated, pressed into clay or incorporated into a larger artwork, giving children room to develop original ideas.

Some elements provide a clear starting structure, including six natural weaving basket kits and six wooden wreath-making kits. Other loose parts remain entirely open-ended, allowing practitioners to balance guided teaching with child-led design.

Product features

• 45 woodland wooden shapes and 72 bird wooden shapes
• 25 branch discs and 450 natural wooden branch chips
• One reel of cotton string
• One pack of dried moss
• One hessian roll measuring 160 × 30 cm
• 100 wooden bug shapes and 100 wooden craft sticks
• 80 natural feathers
• Six natural weaving basket kits
• Six wooden wreath-making kits
• 1 kg of air-drying clay
• Six pupils’ ambidextrous scissors
• Suitable for children aged 3 years and over

Creative expression and imaginative design

The Forest School - Crafting Kit encourages children to plan, experiment and make aesthetic choices. A wooden bug may become part of a habitat scene, branch chips can form a repeating pattern, or feathers and moss can add texture to a collage or model.

Because there is no single required outcome, children can revisit ideas and respond to the materials in different ways. Educators can introduce a theme such as woodland wildlife, seasons or natural patterns while leaving the final design open.

Fine motor development

Picking up branch chips, threading or wrapping string, pressing clay and positioning small wooden shapes involve precise hand movements. The activities support fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination through purposeful making rather than isolated exercises.

Weaving and wreath construction also involve sequencing and two-handed coordination. The included ambidextrous scissors support cutting activities planned by the supervising adult using suitable materials.

Sensory exploration

Dried moss, hessian, smooth wooden pieces, branch discs, feathers and clay provide contrasting tactile experiences. Children using the Forest School - Crafting Kit can compare rough and smooth surfaces, flexible and rigid materials, or light and heavier components.

Adults can introduce descriptive language as children handle and combine the resources. Clay also captures impressions from textured items, helping learners observe fine patterns through touch and sight.

Social and communication skills

The quantities in the kit support shared projects and small-group making. The Forest School - Crafting Kit can encourage children to exchange ideas, divide materials, explain a design and contribute different components to a combined display.

Creative work provides a natural focus for conversation because children can discuss what they are making and why they chose particular shapes or textures. Finished pieces can also support storytelling and presentations.

Why choose the Forest School - Crafting Kit

The Forest School - Crafting Kit is a strong choice for settings seeking a versatile art resource with a clear woodland and natural-material theme. It provides loose parts for open-ended creativity alongside structured basket and wreath kits, allowing activities to suit different ages, interests and teaching approaches.

Its extensive contents support repeated sessions rather than one short project. Educators can explore sculpture, collage, weaving, texture, pattern and seasonal decorations while children develop creative confidence and practical skills.

Perfect for

• Forest School and nature-inspired art provision
• Nursery, primary classroom and home craft activities
• Collage, sculpture, weaving, rubbing and printmaking
• Texture, pattern, shape and colour exploration
• Fine motor and hand-eye coordination activities
• Individual creations and collaborative displays

Specifications

• Product name: Forest School - Crafting Kit
• Product code: FSCK/1
• Contents: 45 woodland shapes; 72 bird shapes; 25 branch discs; 450 branch chips; cotton string reel; dried moss; 160 × 30 cm hessian roll; 100 bug shapes; 80 feathers; 100 craft sticks; six weaving basket kits; six wreath kits; 1 kg air-drying clay; six ambidextrous scissors
• Materials: Natural, wooden and recyclable craft materials
• Colours: Natural and assorted colours; colour/design supplied at random where colours vary
• Indoor/Outdoor: Suitable for Forest School, classroom and home craft use
• Batteries: Not required
• Learning focus: Creative expression, art and design, sensory exploration, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, communication and collaborative play
• Recommended age: 3 years and over