Schools are a necessary part of our socio-economic reality, but the government has hugely overstepped this. Attempting to frog-march the nation back to school and deliberately cultivating the false impression that educational alternatives such as…
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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.
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 …
Making Soft Dolls this Summer
Earlier this summer we published Making Soft Dolls: Simple Waldorf Designs to Sew and Love by Steffi Stern. Throughout lockdown Steffi has hosted a number of online Sew-Along tutorials, using projects from the book. A…
Findus plants a herb garden
As the weather warms up, now is a great time to make the most of being at home to try a bit of Grow Your Own. In fact, as this extract from Findus, Food and…
Deep End Home Schooling – how our books can help!
As we face weeks, and perhaps months, of uncertainty during the Covid-19 crisis, Martin Large explores the ways in which Hawthorn Press’s titles can help with home schooling and staying at home
Baking with the Kids
Baking bread with children can be a wonderful at-home learning experience. As we all come to the end of our first week at home, we are sharing a simple bread baking recipe from Baking Bread…
Pancake Day with Findus!
It’s Findus’ birthday so Farmer Pettson wants to bake a big stack of pancakes for the cat who has three birthdays a year …
What Findus made in February
It’s cold outside and the wind is blowing hard, so why not have some fun gardening inside?
Imbolc, 1st February
Today we are celebrating the Celtic festival of Imbolc. 1st February is known as the first day of spring, with Imbolc, also known as St Brigit’s Day, marking the loosening of winter’s grip. The land’s…
Brrrr … it’s Time to Make Frost Paintings!
Brrrr it’s cold this week! As we wake up to frosty mornings, now is the perfect time to make frost paintings! Why not try this simple, fun activity from All Year Round: A calendar of…
Winter Vegetable Soup, a recipe from The Children’s Forest
This weekend we will be enjoying the outdoors with a warming winter vegetable soup, cooked on the fire. This recipe is taken from The Children’s Forest by Dawn Casey, Anna Richardson and Helen d’Ascoli. Winter…
National Robin Day
On 21st December, we will be celebrating National Robin Day. National Robin Day is an annual nationwide event raising awareness of small birds and other wildlife in winter. For more information visit www.nationalrobinday.co.uk To learn…
Have you seen the Christmas Tomte?
In Sweden, where Findus and Pettson live, it is not Father Christmas who brings children their Christmas presents but the Yule Tomte. ‘The Tomte’ is smaller than Father Christmas and is sometimes seen riding on…
Making Acorn Cup Whistles
To celebrate #SeedWeek we are making acorn cup whistles. Seeds are tiny cases of living treasure. Within each seed lies the spark of new life. A small acorn holds all the magic inside it to…
It’s November and Findus is feeding the birds
Winter is coming now and November brings cold temperatures and hungry birds. In this extract from Findus, Food and Fun, Findus shows us how to make sure birds have enough to eat all through winter.…
Fungi in the Forest
We’ve been watching the mushrooms spring up everywhere this autumn! Fungi are vital to all life in the forest and beyond. They form a web of connection within the soil, linking trees and plants by…
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.
