Art projects take on many forms at Forest School. The woodcraft products they create with tools can capture children’s imagination and have multiply uses as ideas evolve. A whittled stick can become a magic wand then be used to cook marshmallows. A mallet a child makes can be used for making Leaf Print art. Children can design and create sculptures out of naturally found objects or make charcoal pencils and natural paint. They can use their self-made art materials to produce observational sketches and drawings of their environment.
This is a great way to capture and record their experiences. Children enjoy representing their favourite fictional characters as stick men, learning to weave and making sticky weed crowns.
Working in the outdoors and with the natural environment can be an inspiring process for children and give them the freedom to imagine, design, construct and think creatively.