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November Snow

We had so much fun exploring the snowy forest! The creek had lots of ice to skate on and break, and of course snow to eat! We found...

Let's Make a Ladder

For Tuesday's class we challenged to kids to build a ladder with branches, scrap wood, hammer and nails. Everybody helped out with...

Healthy Risk Taking

As forest school leaders, we think a lot about healthy risk taking. We want the children to have lots of opportunities to take risks and...

The Fire Keeper

This week we gathered around the fire to listen to stories from the Miami people. We talked about how the Miami hunted on the land that...

Adventures in the Early Autumn Forest

This week we made leaf crowns and magic wands with items we found in the forest. We took them with us on our hiking adventures. We went...

Campfire Cooking, Lichen, Turtles, and the Fort Tree

This past week we started off each class by cooking a snack over our fire. Tuesday's class made bannock bread with a little bit of apple...

The Creek

The creek is a magical place, and we spend time exploring it each day. Even with how dry it has been, we are always amazed at how much...

The Dirt Hill

We had a lot of fun climbing and sliding down the steep dirt hill while pretending to be werewolves, princesses, and a character called...

Animal Actors and Spicebush Tea

We played one of our favorite games on Tuesday. We pass out cards with pictures of animals that live in our forest. There are two of...

Howl and Seek

We've been playing games in the forest like Howl and Seek. It's just like Hide and Seek but with animal sounds. The Sharing Circle So...

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