your wild child
Your Wild Child, the second book in the Your Wild Books series, is a beautiful, practical and easy to use nature activity guide for children aged 2-12 years. Full of new and interesting nature-based activities, this book is suited to slightly older children as well as young ones who have a helping hand. With this book, you can help children play independently with nature, and discover ways to bring nature indoors it is perfect for parents, grandparents, early years and primary teachers and home schoolers, as well as great for camping and school holiday play ideas.
Activities can be adapted to suit your children's age and interest. While some activities may require adult assistance for younger children, there are often alternatives on how you can provide a more or less challenging activity. Activities are open-ended, adaptable to suit your location, require minimal craft supplies and are inexpensive as well as being perfect for boosting creativity, problem solving and persistence, while nature play improves fine motor skills, physical strength and coordination.
Inside the book you will find more than 20 nature play activities that are practical and easy to do, including leaf crowns, nature wings, boats and rafts, stick frames, natural weaving, bug journals, pick up sticks, light catchers, leaf art and many more. Measuring 16cm x 24cm, this beautiful book is printed in Australia on local, sustainably sourced paper.