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Pettson finds a house

Swedish company Polhus has created a playhouse based on the Findus and Pettson characters. The Pettson playhouse has two decorative chimneys and at the ridge, the internal ceiling height is about 1.9m, so even big…

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Posted on 30 March, 202210 October, 2024 by Katy
Category: Blog
Tag: Findus and Pettson

Oxford Real Farming Conference 2022 – Designing Regenerative Food Systems: Vision to Action

Earlier this month at the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2022 Marina O’Connell, Martin Large, Colin Tudge, Hannah Thorogood and Julia Wright met virtually through zoom to launch Marina O’Connell’s new book Designing Regenerative Food Systems.

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Posted on 26 January, 202210 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: agriculture, Gardening, Marina O'Connell, sustainability

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…

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Posted on 27 October, 20215 November, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: autumn, crafts for children, Forest Schools, outdoor education, Samhain, The Children's Forest

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…

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Posted on 18 September, 202110 October, 2024 by Katy
Category: Blog
Tags: autumn, The Children's Forest

Tackling the nappy mountain

In this extract from Small Steps to Less Waste: stories to inspire change, Carly Catalano discusses the many benefits of switching to reusable nappies.

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Posted on 20 August, 202123 March, 2026 by Katy
Category: Blog
Tags: Quickthorn, Small Steps to Less Waste

Lughnasa – Harvest Time

Starting on 1st August, Lughnasa is the late summer festival celebrating harvest.

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Posted on 6 August, 202115 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: outdoor education, seasonal activities, seasonal celebrations, seasonal crafts, summer, The Children's Forest

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

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Posted on 28 April, 202122 May, 2026 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: outdoor education, seasonal crafts, summer, 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

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Posted on 15 April, 202121 March, 2026 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: outdoor education, seasonal activities, The Children's Forest

Easter Activity from The Children’s Forest – natural egg dyeing

cropped cover of The Children's Forest

Learn how to paint eggs using natural dye, leaves and flowers that can all be gathered on a sunny Easter weekend walk.

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Posted on 1 April, 202118 January, 2026 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: outdoor education, seasonal celebrations, seasonal crafts, The Children's Forest

On World Book Day 2021 Findus Gets Ready for Spring

Findus watering this plants

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…

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Posted on 4 March, 202110 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: Children's books, Findus and Pettson, Findus Food and Fun, seasonal activities

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