Starting on 1st August, Lughnasa is the late summer festival celebrating harvest.
Tag: seasonal activities
It’s nesting season and we’re looking out for blackbirds!
Watching birds gathering nesting materials, we’re inspired to look more closely at the blackbird in particular
On World Book Day 2021 Findus Gets Ready for Spring
This year, World Book Day comes at the beginning of a spring we have been looking forward to throughout the winter lockdown. To help us celebrate, we turned to the central character of our most…
Present and Activity Ideas for a Quiet Christmas
For many of us, Christmas will be quieter than usual this year, with fewer friends and family members around us. But there is still plenty we can do to embrace this atmospheric time of year…
’tis the season to be crafting
As we spend more time at home again, make the most of chilly days and early evenings by taking up a new craft project. Hikaru Noguchi-darned jumper Darn it! As discussed in a recent article…
Celebrating Samhain with The Children’s Forest
As the season’s turn and the clocks fall back we have witnessed more people gaining inspiration from The Children’s Forest. The charming stories and activities for the outdoors are divided into eight spells of the…
Celebrating Autumn
The Autumn Equinox brings a turning point in the year, when summer gives way to autumn and the nights begin to draw in. It is the season of harvest – fruits, nuts and berries fill…
Fun Things To Do in July With Findus
The summer holidays are here! Whether you prefer to relax inside with some home cooking, or spend time outside making things, Findus has a couple of fun activities to try this month …
Reforesting Scotland Journal reviews Creative Place-Based Environmental Education and The Children’s Forest
These reviews appeared in the Spring/Summer 2020 issue (Issue 61) of the Reforesting Scotland Journal
October with Findus
Findus finds things to do outdoors all through the year, in all weathers and rain definitely doesn’t stop him! Enjoy October for all its autumnal glory with this extract from Findus, Food and Fun.
Review: Making the Children’s Year by Marije Rowling
This review is by Janni Nicol, the hardworking and brilliant editor of Kindling Magazine. It first appeared in Kindling issue 32 and also in the SWSF Autumn 2017 newsletter. Many thanks to both of them for this…
Review: Making the Children’s Year by Marije Rowling
This craft book is the new edition of “The Children’s Year” which has been in print since its first publication in the early 80s. It is a wonderful new edition, with both new and old…
