We believe all children need lots of unstructured time outdoors.
These tools and toys will help facilitate, promote and encourage outdoor play and learning at home!
Let’s put the mud, dirt, and excitement back into childhood!
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Show your wild side! These 3 inch round vinyl stickers can go on your bottle of water, laptop, planner or anywhere!
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My First Opinel is the perfect addition to your child's tool kit. Beautifully crafted with a beechwood handle, this folding knife has a safety ring that allows the user to lock the blade in both a closed or open position. A great first knife for any child that wants to learn whittling.
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Great for muddy Forest School days! 100% waterproof rain jumpers with fully taped seams and adjustable sizing buttons around the waist 100% polyester material keeping it lightweight.
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Risky play, coordination, balance, and confidence building from learning a new skill! What more could you want out of a toy?These durable walking stilts are Academy in the Wild handmade, sustainably sourced from Vancouver Island, and treated with nontoxic oil.
- Suitable for children 3-12 and beyond if you change out the rope length
- Store in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources such as radiators (extremes of temperature may cause cracking)
- SUSTAINABLE. all wood is naturally fallen, mainly due to wind storms. The logs were picked closest to the pathways on my family property to minimize impact to the forest floor.
- Natural wood is a fascinating material. Wood changes, there will be knots and small cracks which will expand and contract as the wood changes over time. Some of our stilts (such as one in photo) even has markings from natures creatures! This all is amazing and it stimulates questions and helps connect us to the natural world and does not detract from the quality of this item.
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Academy in the Wild sustainably sourced, handmade wooden nature blocks! Use nature to help bring construction, imagination, and problem solving into your wildlings open-ended play! Each set contains beautiful Vancouver Island wood (alder, Douglas fir, maple, hemlock..). Included is 5 maple platforms and 30 uniquely shaped natural pieces keeping every set interesting and ideal for indoors or outdoors use. They are handmade, cut into varying shapes and sizes, sanded and oiled with natural non-toxic oil.
- Suitable for children 3yrs + (contains small parts and loose bark)
- Store in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources such as radiators (extremes of temperature may cause cracking)
- SUSTAINABLE. all wood is from the forest floor and naturally fallen, mainly due to wind storms. The logs were picked closest to the pathways on my family property to minimize impact on the forest floor.
- Natural wood is a fascinating material. Wood changes, its bark comes away (this may happen during transit), there will be knots and small cracks which will expand and contract as the wood changes over time. This all is amazing and it stimulates questions and helps connect us to the natural world and does not detract from the quality of this item.
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Academy in the Wild handmade! This amazing sustainable resource is so open-ended, a child can truly use their imagination to explore and play. If you’re serious about children learning through play then this is one natural learning resource that you must have in your block corner or child’s play room. As children build bamboo ramps and investigate rolling a variety of objects they gain a deeper understanding of foundational math and science concepts (STEM). There are so many opportunities for children to practice problem solving, engage in open-ended play and investigate rolling a variety of objects. This natural learning resource is made from natural bamboo and every piece is unique. Set includes:
- 8 X natural bamboo ramp channels (diameter varies from 50cm to 75cm and lengths from 30cm)
- 6 X natural bamboo tube stands with wooden dowel pegs and holes for simple construction of various height bases to place bamboo ramp channel tracks. This allows young engineers to explore with various angles by adjusting height.
- 6 X natural bamboo half base stands with wooden dowel pegs.
- 2 X wooden balls to roll down the ramps
- Crate not included
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These awesome bamboo cups are handmade and can be used for all sort of things. Use them to hold a plant, water play, stack them up or whatever your imagination comes up with. Each set comes with 4 cups in various sizes.
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Archery requires careful interaction of ones body and equipment, both must work together in harmony to hit a target. This classic form of tool play teaches focus, hand eye coordination.
- Handcrafted oak 32” child’s bow with 24” rubber tipped arrows.
- Perfect gift for outdoor play. Great for birthday’s and Christmas.
- Each set come with the bow and 3 arrows. Tip colors vary, however each set will have the same colored tips.
- Each set is unique as the are handmade and wood color and grain vary.
