Den Building & Bug Hunting Kits & Gifts
Den building, bug hunting and storytelling are an important part of explorational, collaborative and imaginative learning within the home, garden or forest school setting. They can be wonderful family fun activities. We have put several kits together to suit different needs, abilities, locations and budgets….do you want some family fun in the kitchen, back garden or are you in need of a fabulous gift idea or perhaps you are looking to kit out your forest school setting? We have the pack to suit you.
Reasons to Explore
- It’s good, simple fun for the whole family…and who doesn’t like a bit of healthy fun?!
- Promotes development of communication and language skills
- Shelter building encourages creativity and develops planning skills, cooperative and imaginative play
- Improve physical development and motor skills though tool use
- Bug hunting allows independent learning to occur without a young person even being aware they are learning
- Natural inquisitive exploration occurs with all of our activity kits & sacks
Learning Outcomes
- Collaborative Play
- Imaginative Play
- Gross & Fine Motor Skills
- Creative & Critical Thinking
- Investigation & Exploration
What can we supply?
The All-round Explorational Deluxe Den Building Kit – £110 (excludes delivery)
The All-round Explorational Deluxe Den Building Kit is a must for every outdoor adventurer. So much more than a den building kit, a complete survival and exploration kit.
Everything you need to create fantastic dens and special spaces, to develop creative and imaginative skills using tools and equipment, all supplied in a handy waterproof storage container.
The kit includes:
- 1 x camo net
- 2 x den building tarpaulins
- 1 x wigwam cane grips
- 1 x homemade mallets,
- 10 x camping tent pegs in a bag
- 1 x 10m length of rope
- 6 x ball bungees
- 1 x roll of coloured jute twine
- 1 x pack of 5 reusable cable ties
- 1 x pack of camo face painting stick (3 colours)
- 1 x compass
- 1 x metal mug
- 1 x knot tying instruction booklet
- 1 x den building manual
- 2 x laminated activity sheets
- 1 x pocket fire lighting kit & instructions
- 1 x keyring torch
- 1 x potato peeler for whitling
- 1 x lidded storage container
- 6 x willow poles
Age Suitability: 3 Years +
Den Building Schools Pack £125 (includes delivery in 15 mile radius)
The kit includes:
- 2 x camo nets
- 4 x den building tarpaulins various sizes
- 6 x 1.5m approx poles
- 2 x wigwam cane grips
- 2 x Small handmade Mallets,
- 10 x Camping Tent Pegs in a bag
- 1 x 15m length of Rope
- 1 x roll of coloured garden twine
- 5 x ball bungees
- 1 x pack of 10 reusable cable ties
- 2 x compasses
- 1 x knot tying instruction booklet
- 1 x den building manual
- 6 x potato peelers for whittling
- 1 x lidded storage container
Den Building Beginners – £70 (excludes delivery)
This wonderful pack gives you all you need for a fabulous day of family fun den building. Learn new skills with the information booklet.
The kit includes:
- 2 x den building tarpaulins size will vary
- 1 x camo net
- 1 x wigwam cane grips
- 1 x homemade wooden mallet
- 6 x camping tent pegs in a bag
- 1 x 5m length of rope
- 1 x ball of coloured garden twine
- 1 x pack of 5 reusable cable ties
- 1 x compass
- 1 x camo face painting stick
- 1 x metal mug
- 1 x den building manual
- 1 x potato peeler
- 1 x mini keyring torch
- 1 x lidded storage container
- 6 x willow poles
Kids Fun Story Telling Den Kit £45 (excludes delivery)
Make wonderful dens, settle down and share your story with your family.
The kit includes:
- 1x den building tarpaulins
- 1x camo net
- 1 x wigwam cane grips
- 6 x large pegs in a bag
- 4 x ball bungees
- 2 x information/activity laminated sheets
- 1 x den building booklet
- 1 x camo face paint stick
- 1 x story….’The Squirrels Who Squabbled’ by Jim Field or ‘One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab’ by April Pulley Sayre & Jeff Sayre or ‘Snail Trail’ by Ruth Brown
- 1 x mini keyring torch
- 1 x storage bag (colour may vary)
- 6 x willow poles
Kids Fun Indoor Den Building Kit £25 (excludes delivery)
A fantastic kit for every home, this kit will allow you to use whatever is around you to create your little shelter, a chair or the laundry drying rack, by pegging your fabric to household items with the brightly coloured pegs provided you will create you fun hideaway.
The kit includes:
- 1x camo net
- 4 x large pegs
- 1 x colourful fabric sheeting (approx 2 x 1.5m)
- 2 x information/activity laminated cards
- 1 x camo face painting stick
- 1 x mini keyring torch
- 1 x fabric storage bag (colour may vary)
To complete your pack of fun why not add willow poles (collection by arrangement only) 12 x 1.5m (approx) poles £40, delivery additional cost.
Hunting & Exploration Kits
Let’s Get Hunting Exploration Deluxe Pack £65 (excludes delivery)
Bug, Plant & Fungi hunting and exploration allows participant to learn in a focused way, exploring their surroundings carefully and learning about the living world beneath their feet. See below for our awesome explorations packs to suit all your needs and budgets.
The kit includes:
- 1 x bug pots
- 1 x magnifying glass
- 1 x butterfly net
- 4 x ID/information cards
- 1 x laminated colour matching card
- potato peeler
- 1 x notepad
- 1 x pencil
- 10 x Pack of Usborne Beginner information books…younger children (3-7yrs) or 1 x Out and About Minibeast Explorer & 1 x Our World in Pictures: Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds: A visual Encyclopaedia of the plant kingdom (older children 7-11 yrs)
Let’s Get Hunting Exploration Schools Pack £75
The kit includes:
- 1x 6 wk lesson plan ideas sheet
- 6 x bug pots
- 6 x magnifying glass
- 1 x butterfly net
- 4 x ID/information cards
- 1 x laminated colour matching card
- 6 x notepad
- 6 x pencil
- 10 x Pack of Usborne Beginner information books…younger children (3-7yrs) or 1 x Out and About Minibeast Explorer & 1 x Our World in Pictures: Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds: A visual Encyclopaedia of the plant kingdom (older children 7-11 yrs)
- Storage bag
Let’s Get Hunting Exploration Fun Pack £25 (excludes delivery)
- The kit includes:
- 1 x bug pots
- 1 x magnifying glass
- 4 x ID/information cards
- 1 x laminated colour matching card
- 1 x Minibeast Explorer book
- 1 x notepad
- 1 x pencil
- 1 x fabric storage bag
Story Sacks
These make wonderful gift for individuals, a great resource in your nursery and an invaluable addition to any Forest School or outdoor setting. They are suitable for indoor and outdoor use. These sets allow you to have fun whilst exploring story ordering, mathematical language through counting and using repeating patterns, colour recognition.
Hungry Caterpillar Sack: £50
- Story book….a story that allows children to explore life cycles, fruit, counting, repeating patterns & much more
- Story stones/or log chips for retelling & ordering the story
- Caterpillar two tone green stones x 10 for counting & repeating patterns
- Caterpillar head decorated stone x 2 these make the head of your multicoloured caterpillar
- Toy caterpillar
- Life cycle figures
- Information pack including home or classroom teaching ideas
- One fabric story sack
One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab: £50
- story book……a really good story for counting and multiplication, for fine motor skills with threading activity
- story log slices with holes for threading & coloured threading rope
- shells for counting
- colour matching sheet
- story cards for number ordering, counting in 10’s & multiplication
- laminated ‘Hundred Square’
- dry white board & pen
- laminated forest school activity ideas for the outdoors
- lesson plan & learning ideas pack
- fabric storage sack
Snail Trail by Ruth Brown: £45
- story book….an excellent book for making trails, learning about the nature of a snail and leads beautifully to creating a garden and growing from seeds
- mini plant pots
- one mini garden fork & trowel
- 6 x small sticks
- 1 x pair of children’s garden gloves
- 2 x pk of seeds/bulbs
- 1 x woven wicker basket for storing all your story props in
Additional Individual Items:
Log Slices: 50 x 5cm to 10cm diameter log slices, natural finish £4
Decorated log slices:
- 20 x number to 20….number & picture representation, varnished finish for longevity £15, supplied with bag
- 12 x basic shape sorting game (24 slices), varnished finish for longevity …..pictures & words £25, supplied with bag
Willow poles: 12 x 1.5m approx. poles £40
Homemade Mini Mallet: £7
Decorated Stones:
A versatile set of painted stones suitable for indoor or outdoor use, set up your mud kitchen or play café with a selection of food painted stones…beautifully painted and varnished stones.
- Small set x 15 painted stones £30
- Large set x 25 painted stones £40 includes a lidded container