Forest Families sessions are family events and suitable for children aged 3 -7 years. All children must be accompanied by an adult but only buy a ticket for the wee ones. Sunday 4th October - Homes for Gnomes Make a cosy home for our small creatures. And perhaps for gnomes too! Our valuable and fascinating woods are home to many wild creatures. Some of them however need a bit of a helping hand when it comes to choosing a home. Come along on this family event and build wee homes in the Park for wee creatures and possibly gnomes, out of the natural resources we find along the way. Sunday 18th October - Natural Frames There is still plenty of colour at this time of year out in the woods. Make a frame from sticks found along the way, weave wool into it and create a bespoke work of art using other natural materials you'll find on your travels. Sunday 25th October - Woodcraft Wonders - Snail Making Make a wooden snail from pieces of wood found in our wild places. The ranger will help you collect the right type of wood and give you full instruction, for you to make and take home your very own wooden snail. Sunday 1st November - Wizards Wands Come along with the ranger and be shown how to make your own bespoke wizard's wand. Take it home afterwards and turn your friends into frogs. All wood and tools provided. Sunday 8th November - Fabulous Ground Art Leaves, nuts and sticks. These and more natural resources abound in our wild places. Come along with the ranger to the woods and make your own fantastic pictures on the ground to brighten up the countryside at this darker time of the year. Sunday 15th November - Whittle a Woodland Person All our woodland dwellers need homes. Create a woodland person from a piece of Hazel wood then build a wee home for them on this ranger led session. Sunday 29th November - Bird Feeders Galore A number of resources can be used to create vital bird feeders. These feeders are very important in the survival of our wild birds heading through Winter. Come along and be shown how to make different types of feeder. All instruction and resources provided. Take your feeders home afterwards. Sunday 6th December - Homes for Woodland Dwellers Our small wild animals are always on the look out for a cosy, warm, safe home for the Winter months. Come along to the woods and build homes for hedgehogs, mice, voles and smaller creatures like ladybirds, spiders and snails. They will be more than grateful. Sunday 13th December - Nordic Themed Christmas Decorations Get creative on this craft making session and make your own Nordic themed Christmas decorations. Colourful and unique you can take them home afterwards to help get your home ready for Christmas. Sunday 20th December - Whittle a wee boat Using the versatile Hazel wood, use a small knife under instruction from the ranger to whittle into life a wee boat that you can take home afterwards. Monday 28th December - Disc Pendants Cut a disc of wood and make it into a pendant to take home. Under instruction from the ranger and using tools and resources provided, cut a disc of wood and decorate it onto a fantastic pendant of your own to take home. How colourful can you make it?

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