Hear songs from the autumn chapter of The Children’s Forest by Dawn Casey, Anna Richardson and Helen d’Ascoli. The songs are: Apple Star Bramble Elder have you got a cure Here’s to thee old Apple…
Autumn songs by Children’s Forest
The Children's Forest
Samhain, when autumn meets winter
Samhain, from the Gaelic word meaning ‘summer’s end’, is halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. In Britain, the clocks go back and the evenings are dark. It is the turning point when…
Autumnal Equinox
Autumn is harvest time. The autumn equinox is a point of perfect balance in the year, when the length of the day is exactly equal to the length of the night. It is a turning…
Lughnasa – Harvest Time
Planting a children’s forest
As we enjoy midsummer, the authors of The Children’s Forest are promoting children planting trees and learning how to look after them. Check out the film to learn more and there is even a course…
Beltane Celebrations
Beltane, the celebration of light and fertility, takes place on 1st May. Celebrate with stories and craft ideas from The Children’s Forest
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
Easter Activity from The Children’s Forest – natural egg dyeing
Learn how to paint eggs using natural dye, leaves and flowers that can all be gathered on a sunny Easter weekend walk.
Welcome Imbolc with song
The songs from The Children’s Forest, from the Song of the Snowdrop to the Hazel Tree Song, are now available online, great for those of us with fledgling music-reading skills. Author Anna Richardson sings.
Celebrating Lughnasa
As the temperature in England soars this week we are celebrating Lughnasa, the late summer festival halfway between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox.
