Forest Froggies

28/01/2026

🌱❤️ I had another go at making a Brigid’s cross today. This time using dogwood. You can see the pattern of the weave more easily, but the sticks felt ‘jumpier’ than the willow and kept trying to spring back when I was tying them off at the ends so I used elastic bands to secure. 🌱❤️

26/01/2026

🌱💚💛 I had a little play this afternoon making my first Brigid’s cross. It seemed apt using willow, if a bit tricky because of the buds. Love a bit of simple weaving to soothe the soul. Imbolc is almost here and spring will follow there after. 🌱💚💛

14/01/2026

05/01/2026

❄️ I wonder, did you manage to take time to notice the beauty in the snow we woke up to this morning? With the little ones back at school today, I took a solitary walk around the woods. I didn’t feel the need to play with the snow; just taking time to quietly appreciate the woods in its winter cloak was enough for me. ❄️

03/01/2026

💚🍂New Year’s Day outside
a robin reminds me to
give room to my grief

Whilst a chaffinch’s
warm pink plumage offers hope
of springtime to come🍂💚

Here’s a little poem I wrote after looking out of the kitchen window, whilst washing up on New Year’s Day. Nature reminded me that it’s okay to begin a new year by giving space to all the emotions you may be feeling at this time.

Sending much love and woody wishes to you all! 💚🌿🐸

19/12/2025

🍂What a wonderful way to see out 2025 together in the woods. We celebrated a birthday, the winter solstice and being in each other’s company. Drank hot chocolate, shared cake and gingerbread men. Sang with our rythmn sticks and made winter garlands.

Thank you for joining us! We wish you all a very merry Christmas! 🎄💚🌿🐸

13/12/2025

🍂 This morning, I went for a gentle wander outside with the littlest and noticed beauty all around us. In this busy festive season, nature is there to remind us to slow down and breathe… 💚

12/12/2025

No Forest Froggies today. See you next week for our winter solstice celebration.

05/12/2025

🍂 Our little ones enjoyed singing today. It seemed to soothe them ready for threading oak leaves to make a Christmas decoration. It was particularly lovely to see one of our little ones enjoy stepping in the woods and another concentrating on stamping stars out of laurel leaves. It was a joy to spend time together in the woods.

Thank you for joining us! 💚🍃🐸

Next week, we’ll be making our own jingle sticks. Hope to see you there. 🎶

03/12/2025

🍂🎄You’ll have the opportunity to make your own oak leaf Christmas tree ornaments during our session on Friday. Great threading activity for little fingers! 🍂🎄

29/11/2025

🍂It felt so good to be back in the woods yesterday for Forest Froggies. As it’s getting colder we thought of our feathered friends and made some bird feeders. Such a sensory experience. The sound of the sunflower hearts being scattered onto the tray made a lovely sound, which inspired a little one to imagine we were making a magic spell, then he chose a spell to say.☺️✨Some of us enjoyed the feel of the lard as we smooched it onto the cones, others not so much, but that’s okay, and it didn’t stop them having a go with gloves on. Thank you for joining us! 💚🌿🐸

24/11/2025

I did it! Thank you Maxine and all the lovely people on the Forest School First Aid Course last week.