Author: jennyf74

🌳🌲🌳ENJOYING some whittling this week, but feel I’m in need of some easy half hour ‘projects’ – any ideas?

🌳🌲I feel a skill sharing session coming on … 😊🌲🌳

🌳🌲🌳SOME awesome den building this week, I love having a look at them in the mornings when I’m setting up. Such a lot of work goes into them, the squirrels seem to like them too as I often catch a few in them before they spot me and run away! 😂 🐿️ 🐿️🌳🌲

🌳🌲🌳LOTS of fun with our year 4 group games yesterday … practicing our team work with a good old fashioned trust game in pairs. Not sure what it’s ACTUALLY called but it’s the one where you’re back to back, arms linked and try and stand up and sit down without landing in a heap 😂.

🌳🌳THEN practicing our “owl eyes” 🦉 with an observation game. This is a new one to me and from a book one of my group gave me 💚 – see photo. We put a line of rope between two trees and hid objects at eye height, some in a similar colour to our outside area and others a little more obvious. I admit, the green magnifying glass 🔍 was a little bit naughty of me (😂😂) but the groups managed to find all the objects. Looking forward to the next session already 🌳💚

🌲🌳SNATCHING some sunshine and dodging the showers this week so far☀️ 🌧️, it’s hard to feel that the Summer Solstice is only around the corner☀️.

🌲🌳Lots of fun on Monday trying our hand at making bramble cordage – I find this easier than nettle. This is no mean task and can be super fiddly (I forgot to use clipboards to aid with the plaiting!). Using some young bramble stems it’s easy to remove the thorns and separate the fibres for plaiting bracelets.

🌳🌲WE began making some Summer crowns too with our youngest group using willow and wildflowers to decorate – I added ivy round mine to hold it together a little firmer and added some Hawthorn leaves (we’ll be making these at the Summer Solstice Celebration next week) and enjoyed making some clay prints with seeds.

Love having such a range of ages all in one day! 🌳🌳💚

🌲photos taken out of school hours🌳

🌳🌲🌳WE love these cards (use them all year round tbh). MY groups like to shuffle them up and see what they pull out 🌳🌲

🌳🌲Tree hugging is favourite 🌳💚

🌳🌲🌳I am VERY excited to let YOU know about a new site which is going to host some “Give yourself permission” sessions in July and August. T’s Wood is located off the Harborough Road, down the road towards Pitsford Quarry, T’s Coffee Pitsford. This is a lovely woodland with lots of grassy areas which, we feel, would really lend itself some woodland well-being sessions – and we can grab a cuppa afterwards ☕️☕️.

🌳🌲🌳I am going to get the dates, times and sessions confirmed and these will be posted very shortly.

Jenny x

🌞I AM loving this amazingly gorgeous connected pamphlet for simply session ideas to honour the seasons … so excited for the solstice with dreams of hazy afternoon sunshine, ribbons and flowers in our willow crowns, mandala making, exploring the site, wool wrapping and whatever else we come up with. 💚🌳🌲🌳

🌞’BOOKINGS’ are still being taken for the Summer Solstice event at Top Ardle Wood, Ravensthorpe. There are still plenty of places for this free event, if you need more information, let me know 😊

🌞IF this is a new site to you, it’s not too far out of Kingsthorpe. TO get to this Woodland Trust site, head towards Spratton and turn left, follow the winding road past Teeton into Ravensthorpe village and the car park entrance is immediately on your right, through a gate.

🌞ON the day we will meet at the car park … but here’s a sneaky peak of the site looking amazing even on a dull day 🌳 🌲 🌳💚

🌳COME along and join us for a free Summer Solstice Celebration 🌞 🌞

🌳THIS is a family friendly celebration with activities to include wool wrapping, willow weaving, mindful scavenger hunts, barefoot walk, sit spots and whatever else we come up with!

🌳PLEASE bring a blanket and some vegan food to share, if you wish, there will be nettle pesto, crackers and hawthorn tea available.

🌳This is a free event but spaces are limited. Please email noodleheads@hotmail.co.uk and directions, parking and meet-up arrangements will be sent out.

Please let us know if you have any points or queries.

Love Jenny, Claire and Beth 💚

🌳🌳SUCH a lovely evening last night leading some grounding and mindfulness activities in the beautiful surroundings of Sol Haven women’s ⭕️. After a busy day, this was an awesome way to start half term with some beautiful friends.

🌳🌳thank you for all the interest for some well-being sessions over the Summer. I’m so excited for these and will set up an event soon once the site(s) are confirmed 🌳🌳💚