Woodland Wonders Forest School

Wild Beach Summer Holiday Sessions 5-11yrs (FREE HAF PLACES)
2023-08-07 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-27 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-26 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-25 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-24 09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | West Beach, Littlehampton, West Beach, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5LH, United Kingdom
Wild Beach Holiday sessions – Drop off sessions for ages 5 to 11 years
Dates: Monday 24th – Thursday 27th July, 9-1pm and Monday 7th – Thursday 10th August, 9-1pm
Location: West Beach, Littlehampton, BN17 5LH. We will have use of the visitors centre and toilets and will be using a designated area of the beach.
The fun to be had:

Scavenger hunts and identifying life on our coastline
Environmental awareness and conservation
Paddling and playing in the shallow water.
Shoreline scavenger hunts/activities
Kite flying/making
Learning through discovery, exploration and playing
The tides and moon!
Fun and interactive games and activities
Wild science and problem solving challenges
Beach games
Story telling
Mapping, tracking and trailing
Wild art and natural crafts
How to stay safe on the beach
Be involved in lunch preparation and learn about healthy food and healthy eating
Fun and engaging age appropriate activities
And anything else we can think of!!!

Engaging young minds in a fun and enriching way through a variety of different wild beach activities at each session.
Price: £28.00 per child, includes a picnic lunch or FREE for free school meals children.
HAF FREE Places: Funded by the WSCC Holidays and Activities Grant there are a number of places available for eligible free school meal children to attend for free. To book these places please use the new WSCC online booking page (All of our holiday activities are under the forest school section): https://haf.bookinglab.co.uk/westsussex/37147/login

Beat The Boredom Forest School Summer Holiday Sessions (FREE HAF PLACES)
2023-08-07 09:00 - 13:00 | The Wild Space, Graylingwell Park, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6DA
Beat the Boredom – Forest school for adventurous kids!
Engaging young minds in a fun and enriching way through a variety of different wild learning activities at each session.
All children will receive a freshly cooked hot lunch, snacks and drink. (picnic lunch provided if there is a fire ban due to the hot weather).
Session Dates: Tuesday 7th August – Thursday 10th August. 9-1pm
Location: The Wild Space, Graylingwell Park, Chichester
What we will be doing:

Fun and engaging age appropriate activities
Be involved in lunch preparation
Learn about healthy food and healthy eating
Different ways of fire lighting
Wild science and problem solving challenges
Green woodworking activities
Team games
Cook your own snacks over the campfire
Story telling
Tracking and trailing
Discovery, Exploring and playing
Wild art and natural crafts
Be active and learn new skills
Things to make to take home
And anything else we can think of!!

Price: £28.00 per session includes all activities, crafts, snacks, lunch and drink, or FREE for for children in receipt of free school meals.
HAF FSM Free sessions: Funded by the WSCC Holidays and Activities Grant there are a number of places available for eligible free school meal children to attend for free. To book these places please use the new WSCC online booking page (All of our holiday activities are under the forest school section): https://haf.bookinglab.co.uk/westsussex/37147/login

Farm & Forest School Summer Holiday Sessions (FREE HAF PLACES)
2023-08-04 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-03 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-02 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-01 09:00 - 13:00 | The Aldingbourne Country Centre, Aldingbourne Country Centre, Blackmill Ln, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0JP, United Kingdom
FARM AND FOREST SCHOOL SESSIONS
Dates: Tuesday 1st – Friday 4th August, 9-1pm.
Location: Our sessions are set at the very popular and beautiful Aldingbourne Country Centre, Aldingbourne, Chichester, West Sussex.
These are drop off sessions for ages 5-11yrs.
The fun to be had…..
Join us and beat the boredom at our farm and forest school Summer holiday sessions.

Daily visits to meet and greet the farm animals that live at the centre.
Explore the woodland
Team games
Fire lighting
Woodcrafts and tool use
Hammock and Swing
Den building
Outdoor cooking
Learning about healthy eating and helping to prepare the group lunch.
Bug hunting
Pond dipping
Making new friends and learn new skills.

Guided by the children we aim for every session to be different and designed according to their interests on the day, their ages and abilities.
Price: £28.00 per child, includes a freshly prepared hot lunch and all activities on offer on the day, farm visits and activities OR FREE for children who receive free school meals.
Free HAF FSM places: Funded by the WSCC Holidays and Activities Grant there are a number of places available for eligible free school meal children to attend for free. To book these places please use the new WSCC online booking page (All of our holiday activities are under the forest school section): https://haf.bookinglab.co.uk/westsussex/37147/login

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Summer Parent and Child Session 18m-8yrs
2023-07-31 09:00 - 11:30 | Applefield Smallholding, Applefield Smallholding, Sidlesham, West Sussex, PO20 7LW, United Kingdom
Age range: Parent/carer and child morning for ages 18m to 8 years. Parents and siblings aged under 18 months attend for free.
The fun to be had….?
There are lots of fun activities to do at The Very Hungry Caterpillar session with your grown ups. You can make a paper pot and sow a seed to take home and grow into a plant that the very hungry caterpillar and her friends would love to munch through, make a bead butterfly to play with and take home with you. Saw a piece of wood and thread things together to make your own very hungry caterpillar character and make a very hungry caterpillar crown!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar favourite thing to do is eating lots of different fruit and for our snack we will have lots of delicious fruit to make into fruit kebabs to munch through too.
There will also be time to explore the farm, meet and greet some of the animals that live there, play in our wooded area where you will find the swing, hammock and mud kitchen. It is also a very good place to search for bugs.
We will also toast marshmallows over our campfire and finish the session with the story.
Self service drinks are available for adults and children, please bring a cup with you and help yourself throughout the session.
Please contact us with any questions: woodlandwondersforestschool@gmail.com
Price: Child tickets £14.00 includes all craft items to take home and activities.
Children under 18 months attend for free when accompanied by a full paying child. Adults supervising children attend for free.
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/666375827037

Forest School Summer Holiday Sessions (FREE HAF PLACES)
2023-07-27 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-26 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-25 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-24 09:00 - 13:00 | Parklands Community Primary School, Durnford Close, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3AG
Beat the Boredom – Forest school for adventurous kids!
These are drop off sessions for children aged 5 to 11yrs.
Dates: Monday 24th – Thursday 27th July, 9-1pm
Location: Parklands Community Primary School, Chichester
What we will be doing:

Fun and engaging age appropriate activities
Be involved in lunch preparation
Learn about healthy food and healthy eating
Different ways of fire lighting
Wild science and problem solving challenges
Green woodworking activities
Team games
Cook your own snacks over the campfire
Story telling
Tracking and trailing
Discovery, Exploring and playing
Wild art and natural crafts
Be active and learn new skills
Things to make to take home
And anything else we can think of!!!

Engaging young minds in a fun and enriching way through a variety of different wild learning activities at each session.
Price: £28.00 per child, includes a freshly prepares hot lunch OR FREE for children who receive free school meals. (Picnic lunch if there is a fire ban due to the hot weather).
HAF FSM Free sessions: Funded by the WSCC Holidays and Activities Grant there are a number of places available for eligible free school meal children to attend for free. To book these places please use the new WSCC online booking page (All of our holiday activities are under the forest school section): https://haf.bookinglab.co.uk/westsussex/37147/login

Beat The Boredom Forest School Easter Holiday Sessions 5-11yrs (HAF)
2023-04-06 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-04-04 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-04-03 09:00 - 13:00 | The Wild Space, Graylingwell Park, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6DA
Beat the Boredom – Forest school for adventurous kids!
Engaging young minds in a fun and enriching way through a variety of different wild learning activities at each session. We are really pleased to be running these sessions at our new site, The Wild Space within Graylingwell Park, Chichester, and also to be able to offer some free places for free school meal children with funding from WSCC HAF grant.
All children will receive a freshly cooked hot lunch, snacks and drink.
Age range: These are drop off sessions and are for children aged 5-11yrs
What we will be doing:

Fun and engaging age appropriate activities
Be involved in lunch preparation
Learn about healthy food and healthy eating
Different ways of fire lighting
Wild science and problem solving challenges
Green woodworking activities
Team games
Cook your own snacks over the campfire
Story telling
Tracking and trailing
Discovery, Exploring and playing
Wild art and natural crafts
Be active and learn new skills
Things to make to take home
And anything else we can think of!!!

Location: The Wild Space, Graylingwell Park, Chichester
Price:
Paid Places: £28.00 per session, includes all activities, crafts, snacks, lunch and drink. (discount offered for all 4 days booked, please see booking information below)
Free Places: FREE for children in receipt of income assessed free school meals (FSM) with their HAF code. Please see eligibility criteria below. Free places are funded by the WSCC Holidays and Activities Grant (HAF). Food and drink provided.
Free places eligibility criteria:

Children should be in receipt of income assessed free school meals
Be aged between 5 and 11yrs old
Live within West Sussex area or attend a school in West Sussex
Have their HAF FSM code at time of booking

Booking instructions: Places are limited and booking is essential

Individual days (paid and free places): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/559515575147

Block booking 4 sessions (paid and free places): Please use the following booking https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/559526678357

"Wild Beach" Easter Holiday Sessions 5-11yrs
2023-04-06 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-04-05 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-04-04 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-04-03 09:00 - 13:00 | West Beach, Littlehampton, West Beach, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5LH, United Kingdom
Beat the Boredom – Wild Beach School sessions!
We are very excited to be running these popular holiday sessions throughout the Easter break again this year, and as well as our paid for places we are thrilled to once again be able to offer a number of places free to children who receive free school meals, funded by WSCC HAF.
All children who attend these sessions will receive snacks, a picnic style lunch and drink.
Age range: These sessions are drop off and are for children aged 5 to 11yrs.
What we will be doing:
Engaging young minds in a fun and enriching way through a variety of different wild beach learning activities at each session.

Scavenger hunts and identifying life on our coastline
Environmental awareness and conservation
Learning through discovery, exploration and playing
The tides and moon!
Fun and interactive games and activities
Wild science and problem solving challenges
Team games and challenges
Story telling
Mapping, tracking and trailing
Wild art and natural crafts
How to stay safe on the beach
Be involved in lunch preparation and learn about healthy food and healthy eating
Fun and engaging age appropriate activities
And anything else we can think of!!!

Location: West Beach, Littlehampton, BN17 5LH. We will have use of the visitors centre and toilets and will be using a designated area of the beach.
Price:
Paid Places: £28.00 per session, includes all activities, crafts, snacks, lunch and drink. (discount offered for all 4 days booked, please see booking information below)
Free Places (HAF): FREE for children in receipt of income assessed free school meals with their HAF code. Please see eligibility criteria below. Free places are funded by the WSCC Holidays and Activities Grant (HAF). Food and drink provided.
Free places eligibility criteria:

Children should be in receipt of income assessed free school meals
Be aged between 5 and 11yrs old
Live within West Sussex area or attend a school in West Sussex
Have their HAF FSM code at time of booking

Booking instructions: Places are limited and booking is essential

Individual days (paid and free places): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/559503268337

Block booking 4 sessions (paid and free places): Please use the following booking link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/559458845467

Peter Rabbit & Easter Egg Hunt Parent & Child Session
2023-04-02 09:30 - 11:30 | HFT – Sussex Orchards, Freeman Close, Walberton, Chichester, West Sussex, BN18 0AE, United Kingdom
Date and time: Sunday 2nd April, 9.30-11.30am
Location: HFT, Sussex Orchards, Freeman Close, Walberton
Age range: Parent/carer and child session for ages 18m to 8 years. Parents/carers and children aged under 18 months attend for free when accompanied by a paying sibling.
The fun to be had….? Peter Rabbit has been causing mayhem in our woods!! Whilst we have been planning our fun activities a very mischievous Peter rabbit has hidden our vegetable ingredients for our soup around the woodlands! Can you help us find them before he and his friends eat them all! Here are some of the fun activities on offer throughout our morning:

Help prepare our vegetable ingredients for our campfire soup.
Saw a piece of wood to make into a log bunny!
Make an animal character mask.
Enjoy a hot chocolate around the campfire
Make a mud soup in our mud kitchen area
Whittle a stick to toast a marshmallow over our fire

When you have finished making, why not spend some time exploring and playing in the woods, bug hunt, relax in the hammock, have a go on the rope swing or maybe build a den fit for a mischievous rabbit!!I am sure all this fun will be making you feel hungry, so whilst you listen to a Peter Rabbit story why not try some of the vegetable soup that has been cooking over our fire. Maybe your grown up would like to try some too! Our session would not be complete without an Easter Egg hunt in our Orchard, before its time to go home all worn out.
Price: £15.00 per child, includes all craft items to take home, drink, marshmallows, chocolate Easter Egg and cooking activity.Parents and children under 18 months attend for free when accompanied by a full paying child.

For more information or to book a place please use the link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/559373149147

Wildlings Forest School Term-Time Parent & Child Sessions
2023-03-30 10:00 - 11:30 | The Wild Space, Graylingwell Park, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6DA
Dates and Time: 10-11.30am

Thursday 30th March

Age range: Children 18 months and 5 years. Children under 18 months are free to attend with a paying sibling.
The Fun To Be Had at Wildlings…. Wildlings is a forest school parent and child group that offers opportunities for your child to learn, play and explore our Wild Space environment in a relaxed, safe and holistic manner. Our forest school sessions are designed with nature connection at its core that enables our learners to nurture a life-long love and understanding of the natural world.
Otto the therapy dog will be supporting the sessions and is looking forward to making new little hooman friends and helping the children settle in. He says his favourite things are playing, exploring and eating snacks, preferably not his own!
Our sessions will be inspired by the seasons and the children who attend, and will be different every week. Below are some examples of the activities and benefits we will offer over the term.

Crafts activities using natural resources that inspire creativity
Tool use, such as sawing, drilling, whittling and chopping that develop fine and gross motor skills
Green woodworking
Fire lighting using a flint and steel and making the campfire
Campfire snack cooking, such as marshmallows, pastries and bread.
Learning about nature, bug hunting and the animals that live and visit our environment
Mud kitchen, swing and hammock
Interacting with new people and building new friendships
Positive and cherished life-long memories made between the child and their parent or care giver.

Sessions are run by a level 3 forest school leader, forest school assistant. Fully DBS certificated, first aid and safeguarding trained, and Otto the therapy dog, who is has heaps of enthusiasm and love to give!
Session price: £10.00 per child
For more information or to book a place please use the link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/557725952337

Little Wonders Farm Adventures Term-Time Parent & Child Sessions
2023-03-29 09:30 - 11:30 | Applefield Smallholding, Applefield Smallholding, Sidlesham, West Sussex, PO20 7LW, United Kingdom
Dates and Time: 9.30-11.30am – Wednesday 29th March
Age range: Children 18 months and 5 years. Children under 18 months are free to attend with a paying sibling.
What To Expect: Little Wonders farm adventures is a parent and child group introducing your child to nature and outdoor learning through play. Your child will experience life on a smallholding, meet and greet the animals, explore the farm and experience some forest school activities.
We love creating at Little Wonders and each week there will be a new creation to take home and treasure. We use a variety of natural foraged items and crafting materials to make imaginative seasonal creations, learn how to saw wood, use palm drills to make holes in wood and some fire lighting too. There will also be opportunities to go on a mini bug hunt, relax in the hammock, have a go on our nest swing, play in the mud kitchen and explore.
Each week we have a camp fire and one of the favourite things the children like to do is toasting marshmallows or another snack cooking activity that we occasionally do. Not forgetting to make sometime for playing with new friends and exploring this lovely setting too. Little Wonders Farm Adventures is a great opportunity for spending some quality time with your child in a relaxing, natural and safe environment.
Session price: £10.00 per child

For more information or to book a place please use the link:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/557721248267

Wildlings Forest School Term-Time Parent & Child Sessions
2023-03-23 10:00 - 11:30 | The Wild Space, Graylingwell Park, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6DA
Dates and Time: 10-11.30am

Thursday 23rd March
Thursday 30th March

Age range: Children 18 months and 5 years. Children under 18 months are free to attend with a paying sibling.
The Fun To Be Had at Wildlings…. Wildlings is a forest school parent and child group that offers opportunities for your child to learn, play and explore our Wild Space environment in a relaxed, safe and holistic manner. Our forest school sessions are designed with nature connection at its core that enables our learners to nurture a life-long love and understanding of the natural world.
Otto the therapy dog will be supporting the sessions and is looking forward to making new little hooman friends and helping the children settle in. He says his favourite things are playing, exploring and eating snacks, preferably not his own!
Our sessions will be inspired by the seasons and the children who attend, and will be different every week. Below are some examples of the activities and benefits we will offer over the term.

Crafts activities using natural resources that inspire creativity
Tool use, such as sawing, drilling, whittling and chopping that develop fine and gross motor skills
Green woodworking
Fire lighting using a flint and steel and making the campfire
Campfire snack cooking, such as marshmallows, pastries and bread.
Learning about nature, bug hunting and the animals that live and visit our environment
Mud kitchen, swing and hammock
Interacting with new people and building new friendships
Positive and cherished life-long memories made between the child and their parent or care giver.

Sessions are run by a level 3 forest school leader, forest school assistant. Fully DBS certificated, first aid and safeguarding trained, and Otto the therapy dog, who is has heaps of enthusiasm and love to give!
Session price: £10.00 per child
For more information or to book a place please use the link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/557725952337

Little Wonders Farm Adventures Term-Time Parent & Child Sessions
2023-03-22 09:30 - 11:30 | Applefield Smallholding, Applefield Smallholding, Sidlesham, West Sussex, PO20 7LW, United Kingdom
Dates and Time: 9.30-11.30am

Wednesday 22nd March
Wednesday 29th March

Age range: Children 18 months and 5 years. Children under 18 months are free to attend with a paying sibling.
What To Expect: Little Wonders farm adventures is a parent and child group introducing your child to nature and outdoor learning through play. Your child will experience life on a smallholding, meet and greet the animals, explore the farm and experience some forest school activities.
We love creating at Little Wonders and each week there will be a new creation to take home and treasure. We use a variety of natural foraged items and crafting materials to make imaginative seasonal creations, learn how to saw wood, use palm drills to make holes in wood and some fire lighting too. There will also be opportunities to go on a mini bug hunt, relax in the hammock, have a go on our nest swing, play in the mud kitchen and explore.
Each week we have a camp fire and one of the favourite things the children like to do is toasting marshmallows or another snack cooking activity that we occasionally do. Not forgetting to make sometime for playing with new friends and exploring this lovely setting too. Little Wonders Farm Adventures is a great opportunity for spending some quality time with your child in a relaxing, natural and safe environment.
Session price: £10.00 per child

For more information or to book a place please use the link:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/557721248267

Wildlings Forest School Term-Time Parent & Child Sessions
2023-03-16 10:00 - 11:30 | The Wild Space, Graylingwell Park, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6DA
Dates and Time: 10-11.30am

Thursday 16th March
Thursday 23rd March
Thursday 30th March

Age range: Children 18 months and 5 years. Children under 18 months are free to attend with a paying sibling.
The Fun To Be Had at Wildlings…. Wildlings is a forest school parent and child group that offers opportunities for your child to learn, play and explore our Wild Space environment in a relaxed, safe and holistic manner. Our forest school sessions are designed with nature connection at its core that enables our learners to nurture a life-long love and understanding of the natural world.
Otto the therapy dog will be supporting the sessions and is looking forward to making new little hooman friends and helping the children settle in. He says his favourite things are playing, exploring and eating snacks, preferably not his own!
Our sessions will be inspired by the seasons and the children who attend, and will be different every week. Below are some examples of the activities and benefits we will offer over the term.

Crafts activities using natural resources that inspire creativity
Tool use, such as sawing, drilling, whittling and chopping that develop fine and gross motor skills
Green woodworking
Fire lighting using a flint and steel and making the campfire
Campfire snack cooking, such as marshmallows, pastries and bread.
Learning about nature, bug hunting and the animals that live and visit our environment
Mud kitchen, swing and hammock
Interacting with new people and building new friendships
Positive and cherished life-long memories made between the child and their parent or care giver.

Sessions are run by a level 3 forest school leader, forest school assistant. Fully DBS certificated, first aid and safeguarding trained, and Otto the therapy dog, who is has heaps of enthusiasm and love to give!
Session price: £10.00 per child
For more information or to book a place please use the link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/557725952337

Little Wonders Farm Adventures Term-Time Parent & Child Sessions
2023-03-15 09:30 - 11:30 | Applefield Smallholding, Applefield Smallholding, Sidlesham, West Sussex, PO20 7LW, United Kingdom
Dates and Time: 9.30-11.30am

Wednesday 15th March
Wednesday 22nd March
Wednesday 29th March

Age range: Children 18 months and 5 years. Children under 18 months are free to attend with a paying sibling.
What To Expect: Little Wonders farm adventures is a parent and child group introducing your child to nature and outdoor learning through play. Your child will experience life on a smallholding, meet and greet the animals, explore the farm and experience some forest school activities.
We love creating at Little Wonders and each week there will be a new creation to take home and treasure. We use a variety of natural foraged items and crafting materials to make imaginative seasonal creations, learn how to saw wood, use palm drills to make holes in wood and some fire lighting too. There will also be opportunities to go on a mini bug hunt, relax in the hammock, have a go on our nest swing, play in the mud kitchen and explore.
Each week we have a camp fire and one of the favourite things the children like to do is toasting marshmallows or another snack cooking activity that we occasionally do. Not forgetting to make sometime for playing with new friends and exploring this lovely setting too. Little Wonders Farm Adventures is a great opportunity for spending some quality time with your child in a relaxing, natural and safe environment.
Session price: £10.00 per child

For more information or to book a place please use the link:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/557721248267

Wildlings Forest School Term-Time Parent & Child Sessions
2023-03-09 10:00 - 11:30 | The Wild Space, Graylingwell Park, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6DA
Dates and Time: 10-11.30am

Thursday 9th March
Thursday 16th March
Thursday 23rd March
Thursday 30th March

Age range: Children 18 months and 5 years. Children under 18 months are free to attend with a paying sibling.
The Fun To Be Had at Wildlings…. Wildlings is a forest school parent and child group that offers opportunities for your child to learn, play and explore our Wild Space environment in a relaxed, safe and holistic manner. Our forest school sessions are designed with nature connection at its core that enables our learners to nurture a life-long love and understanding of the natural world.
Otto the therapy dog will be supporting the sessions and is looking forward to making new little hooman friends and helping the children settle in. He says his favourite things are playing, exploring and eating snacks, preferably not his own!
Our sessions will be inspired by the seasons and the children who attend, and will be different every week. Below are some examples of the activities and benefits we will offer over the term.

Crafts activities using natural resources that inspire creativity
Tool use, such as sawing, drilling, whittling and chopping that develop fine and gross motor skills
Green woodworking
Fire lighting using a flint and steel and making the campfire
Campfire snack cooking, such as marshmallows, pastries and bread.
Learning about nature, bug hunting and the animals that live and visit our environment
Mud kitchen, swing and hammock
Interacting with new people and building new friendships
Positive and cherished life-long memories made between the child and their parent or care giver.

Sessions are run by a level 3 forest school leader, forest school assistant. Fully DBS certificated, first aid and safeguarding trained, and Otto the therapy dog, who is has heaps of enthusiasm and love to give!
Session price: £10.00 per child
For more information or to book a place please use the link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/557725952337
