Autumn offers lots of opportunities for enjoying the great outdoors and some fun ways of bringing the outdoors inside!
Ages 4 -6
- This Playdough Recipe contains wheat which is a great way of talking about how wheat can be found in non-food items too. Children can use the playdough in a variety of ways, including making imaginative creatures using craft materials and by adding twigs and leaves.
- Use this brilliant Artistic Autumn Leaves resource produced by LEAF Education to make some inspired designs.
- Get creative out in your garden or nearby park with this Tree Faces resource by Learning through Landscapes.
Ages 7 - 11
- This excellent Pumpkin Activities e-booklet contains a variety of ideas for using pumpkins: from creating a bird feeder through making pumpkin soup to suggestions for maths and science.
- The Countryside Classroom Passport has a range of challenges that are perfect for keeping your children busy over half term!
- Why not try this fun Hape Zome Art activity which involves pounding plants to release their natural pigments onto cloth!
Ages 11 - 16
- Use this amazing 10 Ways to Measure a Tree resource produced by Learning through Landscapes to find out a number of nifty ways to measure a tree.
- Use this Care Farming resource produced by Social Farms & Gardens to find out more about Care Farming and to find a Care Farm near you.
- This is a Holiday Waste Reduction Bingo produced by Environment Agency has some great ideas and challenges for you to think about when on your half term holiday.
