Forest School - Natural Woodland Kit

The Forest School - Natural Woodland Kit is a comprehensive collection of natural materials, creative resources and wildlife-habitat projects for children aged three and over. Designed for Forest Schools, classrooms and community groups, it supports woodland exploration through making, texture study, environmental discussion and imaginative outdoor learning.

The pack includes resources for building a dormouse house, setting up a ladybird house and creating a squirrel feeder box, alongside loose natural materials and art components. The Forest School - Natural Woodland Kit therefore gives educators practical starting points for discussing what animals need from a habitat.

Children can also work with acorns, bark leaves, branch discs, wooden circles, moss, hessian, stones, feathers, willow branches, pine cones and air-drying clay. This variety supports repeated sessions across creative art, sensory exploration and nature-based learning.

What makes this woodland kit special

The Forest School - Natural Woodland Kit combines habitat-focused projects with a large selection of open-ended materials. Children can help assemble or decorate wildlife resources, then use the remaining pieces to explore natural pattern, texture, construction and storytelling.

Rather than limiting learning to one craft, the collection supports bunting, plaques, clay work, leaf-stone painting, rubbings, models and transient art. Practitioners can plan guided activities or make selected materials available for child-led ideas.

Product features

• 30 acorns and 30 bark leaves
• 25 branch discs and ten natural wooden circles
• One reel of cotton string
• One dormouse house kit and one wooden ladybird house
• One pack of dried moss and one 160 × 30 cm hessian roll
• 30 leaf-painting stones
• 80 natural feathers and 30 natural willow branches
• 15 wooden bunting pieces with string
• Three wooden hanging plaques
• Ten wooden A5 boards
• One wooden squirrel feeder box
• 20 long pine cones and 1 kg of air-drying clay
• Six pupils’ ambidextrous scissors
• Suitable for children aged 3 years and over

Outdoor learning and environmental awareness

The Forest School - Natural Woodland Kit helps children explore the relationship between wildlife and habitat. The dormouse house, ladybird house and squirrel feeder box provide concrete resources around which adults can discuss shelter, food and responsible observation of living things.

Natural materials can also prompt questions about trees, woodland floors, seeds and seasonal change. Children may compare pine cones and acorns, notice the texture of bark-inspired pieces or use feathers as a starting point for discussing birds.

Creative and sensory exploration

Wood, moss, hessian, clay, stones, feathers and willow offer contrasting surfaces and forms. Children using the Forest School - Natural Woodland Kit can sort, arrange, press, wrap, paint and combine these materials, supporting sensory play and artistic decision-making.

Leaf-painting stones, wooden boards and hanging plaques provide clear creative surfaces. Air-drying clay can capture imprints or become a woodland sculpture, while bunting pieces can be decorated for a shared outdoor display.

STEM and practical learning

Habitat projects introduce early design and problem-solving. The Forest School - Natural Woodland Kit can encourage children to consider how parts fit together, where a wildlife resource might be positioned and what features could make a location suitable.

Adults can extend learning through observation and comparison, using the materials to discuss size, shape, texture, natural origin and change over time. These conversations support early science and environmental vocabulary.

Fine motor, social and communication benefits

Shaping clay, positioning branch chips, tying string and decorating small components support controlled hand movements and hand-eye coordination. The collection gives these practical skills a meaningful creative and environmental context.

Group habitat and display projects encourage planning, turn-taking and explanation. Children can contribute different ideas or materials, then talk about the completed result and the woodland themes it represents.

Why choose the Forest School - Natural Woodland Kit

The Forest School - Natural Woodland Kit offers more than general craft materials. Its wildlife houses and feeder create purposeful environmental projects, while the extensive loose parts support many additional art, sensory and learning activities.

For Forest School leaders and teachers, this breadth allows one pack to contribute across habitat work, creative expression, fine motor development and collaborative outdoor learning. The content can be revisited through different seasons and curriculum themes.

Perfect for

• Forest Schools and woodland-learning programmes
• Nursery, primary school and community-group activities
• Wildlife habitat and feeder projects
• Natural-material art, clay and sensory exploration
• Outdoor STEM, environmental awareness and vocabulary
• Individual creations and collaborative woodland displays

Specifications

• Product name: Forest School - Natural Woodland Kit
• Product code: FSNWK/1
• Contents: 30 acorns; 30 bark leaves; 25 branch discs; ten wooden circles; cotton string reel; dormouse house kit; dried moss; 160 × 30 cm hessian roll; 30 leaf stones; 80 feathers; 30 willow branches; 15 bunting pieces with string; three plaques; ladybird house; ten A5 boards; squirrel feeder box; 20 pine cones; 1 kg air-drying clay; six ambidextrous scissors
• Materials: Natural, wooden and recyclable materials
• Colours: Natural and assorted colours; colour/design supplied at random where colours vary
• Indoor/Outdoor: Designed for woodland and outdoor learning with selected craft activities suitable indoors
• Batteries: Not required
• Learning focus: Outdoor learning, habitats, environmental awareness, creative art, sensory exploration, early STEM, fine motor skills and teamwork
• Recommended age: 3 years and over