Welcome to Tiny Outdoor ExplorerS
where nature adventures begin....
Tiny Outdoor Explorers (TOEs) provides:
Weekly Forest School sessions for 2-5 year olds
Monthly Outdoor Learning workshops for families home educating
Explore and discover nature together, through environmental games, story & nature trails, crafts, mud play and campfire cooking. Hands on experience at TOEs helps build children's enjoyment and confidence in exploring the outdoors, respect and understanding of living things.
Join Lisa (qualified Forest School Practitioner & experienced Environmental Educator) to discover nature and enjoy the outdoors, throughout the seasons – splashing in puddles and getting muddy is all part of the fun!
Tiny Outdoor Explorers has run weekly Forest School sessions for 2-5 year olds and their families since 2013, building a connection with nature and creating memories.
Tiny Outdoor Explorers,
weekly forest school for 2 - 5 year olds
Taster places are available on the Stickman Story Trail, Fri 13th Dec:
in the woodland garden and shelter at TCV Hollybush, Kirkstall.
Weekly Sessions start again on Monday 13th January - Friday 14th February
join our Wild Wanderings to learn, enjoy, explore and celebrate nature with your toddler
full details and booking:
Celebrating Nature
This is a busy time of year, when it is easy to get lost in the hectic preparations, events and shopping. Lets’ try to find a little time each day to celebrate nature together, to help bring calm and stillness to our minds, to observe the beauty of the season.
As we move towards the darkest point of the year – the winter solstice on 21st December (shortest day and longest night), I’ll be sharing simple ways to connect with nature.
Here you can download Day 1, Winter Wonders Scavenger Hunt.
Here you can downlaod Day 9, bark rubbing
What the parents say...
"It is always the highlight of our week and we come away feeling refreshed and energised from the lovely learning & exploring in the gorgeous woodland."
Loren 2023
"Tiny Outdoor Explorers is without a doubt the best group we've ever been to, for both the children and the grown ups!"
Yoshiko 2022
"We have both thoroughly enjoyed Tiny Outdoor Explorers and learned so much - it's definitely helped encourage my son's love of nature"
Heather 2023
“We love going to Tiny Outdoor Explorers. There is a really nice mix of structured activities & free time to explore the site.Lisa is so knowledgeable and makes us all feel so welcome.
It’s the highlight of our week!”
Helen 2022
What the Explorers say...
“I loved making pies in the mud and the pirate treasure hunt was my best day”
"My favourite things were the trails, fairies and eating pancakes!"
"I love running around, I love chasing and making crafts. I love the sound of the welly song"
"It's so much fun!. I like learning about the different minibeasts and getting to make things"
What the parents say...
“ Toes is just wonderful, we've both learnt so much, loved engaging together in nature and slowing down my pace during these classes was a real therapy as a mum. Thank you. We will miss Lisa and her wonderful classes so much, she is full of creative ideas and is just fab"
Nicola 2023
"We love going to Tiny Outdoor Explorers, my 2 year old loves being outside and Lisa makes each class fun and engaging for all different ages."
Joy 2022
"This is an absolutely fantastic class. I’ve taken my son for the past year and wish I’d found it when my daughter was young. It’s so much fun with different activities each week - using the things we find around us, like making a flag with a stick and leaves or making a stick man."
Leonie 2021
"Lisa is fantastic, with so many fun, informative activities - I'm learning as much as my little boy."
Naomi 2021