Forest Friends Play Schemes
Play is a great way of learning, making the Forest Friends play schemes a fantastic way for all to have fun in the great outdoors!
Children can explore, let off steam, get mucky, be creative, and make new friends whatever their age! We encourage their imaginations to go wild with activities and games, which continually change throughout the seasons and provide us with a wide variety of natural resources to play and learn from.
The play schemes offer a supervised, safe, and supportive alternative to traditional indoor childcare facilities.
Here is an example of a typical day at a Forest Friends play scheme beginning at 10am and finishing at 3pm. The play schemes run during all the school holidays and cater for children aged between 6 and 12 years old.
| Time | Activitiy |
|---|---|
| 10.00am | Arrive - head to base camp (get to know each other), introduction to the woods, safety talk, boundaries etc |
| 10.15am | Wild woodland game |
| 10.45am | Cafe - hot chocolate and snack time |
| 11.15am | Environmental art |
| 12.00pm | Toilet break |
| 12.10pm | Fire lighting and safety |
| 12.30pm | Lunch - packed lunch, whittling a stick for toasting marshmallows |
| 1.00pm | Den Building |
| 2.00pm | Bug Hunting and identification |
| 2.30pm | Wild woodland game |
| 3.00pm | All tidy up camp, home time |
Activities are planned in advance for each session, but may change at the children's request, free play takes priority during the forest school play schemes ensuring that all children are happy and having fun!
Price per session
£15 per child per session
£25 for two siblings
£30 for three siblings
