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The best way to finish a week of Nature Days Holiday Club? Around the campfire with s'mores. 🔥
After learning with @coryluscollective about what a fire needs to burn, how to build one safely and the rules for staying safe around it, the children gathered around the campfire to put …it all into practice.
Giving children the chance to do things for themselves is a big part of Nature Days, especially when it comes with a toasted marshmallow at the end!
The best way to finish a week of Nature Days Holiday Club? Around the campfire with s’mores. 🔥 After learning with @coryluscollective about what a fire needs to burn, how to build one safely and the rules for staying safe around it, the children gathered around the campfire to put it all into practice. Giving children the chance to do things for themselves is a big part of Nature Days, especially when it comes with a toasted marshmallow at the end!
Houston, we have no problems… just lots of crating! 🚀
It would be easy to think crafting is just about the finished creation, but it’s the skills built along the way that really matter. Threading cord for macramé for example, builds hand-eye coordination and precision, the kind …our children rely on in sport, DT and everyday tasks.
Our holiday clubs are full of moments like this, skills that quietly build in the background!
#IndependentSchool #Liphook #HolidayClubs #IndependentSkills #Crafting
Houston, we have no problems… just lots of crating! 🚀 It would be easy to think crafting is just about the finished creation, but it’s the skills built along the way that really matter. Threading cord for macramé for example, builds hand-eye coordination and precision, the kind our children rely on in sport, DT and everyday tasks. Our holiday clubs are full of moments like this, skills that quietly build in the background! #IndependentSchool #Liphook #HolidayClubs #IndependentSkills #Crafting
Today's Bushcraft challenge? Whittling their own bows and arrows from scratch.
Turns out there's more technique to it than you'd think. Too much curve and the wood snaps, too little and it won't shoot at all, so they had to keep testing the bend as they went rather than… guessing. It takes a fair bit of trial and error, but we love seeing them stick with it until that first arrow actually flies.
In a world where so much happens on a screen, there's real value in learning practical skills and discovering what you can create with your own hands!
Today’s Bushcraft challenge? Whittling their own bows and arrows from scratch. Turns out there’s more technique to it than you’d think. Too much curve and the wood snaps, too little and it won’t shoot at all, so they had to keep testing the bend as they went rather than guessing. It takes a fair bit of trial and error, but we love seeing them stick with it until that first arrow actually flies. In a world where so much happens on a screen, there’s real value in learning practical skills and discovering what you can create with your own hands!
Today at Bushcraft Holiday Club, the children learned how to weave their own survival keyrings.
It took patience to master the technique, but by the end of the session they had made something genuinely useful. The paracord can replace a broken shoelace, help build a shelter or even secure …a hammock!
In a world where so much happens on a screen, there’s real value in knowing how to make something useful with your hands.
#IndependentSchool #PracticalSkills #OutdoorSkills #HolidayClub #Bushcraft
Today at Bushcraft Holiday Club, the children learned how to weave their own survival keyrings. It took patience to master the technique, but by the end of the session they had made something genuinely useful. The paracord can replace a broken shoelace, help build a shelter or even secure a hammock! In a world where so much happens on a screen, there’s real value in knowing how to make something useful with your hands. #IndependentSchool #PracticalSkills #OutdoorSkills #HolidayClub #Bushcraft
Dragons have had quite a year at Highfield! First in Shrek and now in our Crafting Holiday Activity Club with @feltybee_crafts 🐉
Using needle felting, the children shaped their very own dragons, a fiddly process that took patience and plenty of concentration. It just goes to show, real… magic takes a bit of hard work!
#IndependentSchool #PrepSchool #HolidayClub #IndependentLearning #Crafting
Dragons have had quite a year at Highfield! First in Shrek and now in our Crafting Holiday Activity Club with @feltybee_crafts 🐉 Using needle felting, the children shaped their very own dragons, a fiddly process that took patience and plenty of concentration. It just goes to show, real magic takes a bit of hard work! #IndependentSchool #PrepSchool #HolidayClub #IndependentLearning #Crafting
What do dragons, potions and magical houses have in common? 🪄
They were all part of the Magic and Myths craft session with Feltybeecrafts this week!
The children learned new techniques, including needle felting their own dragons, before turning glass pebbles into dragon eyes …and creating magical houses of their own.
Some parts were fiddly and took a few steps to get right, teaching the children patience and perseverance to stick with it. It just goes to show, real magic takes a bit of hard work! ✨
What do dragons, potions and magical houses have in common? 🪄 They were all part of the Magic and Myths craft session with Feltybeecrafts this week! The children learned new techniques, including needle felting their own dragons, before turning glass pebbles into dragon eyes and creating magical houses of their own. Some parts were fiddly and took a few steps to get right, teaching the children patience and perseverance to stick with it. It just goes to show, real magic takes a bit of hard work! ✨
The children discovered the magic of cyanotype printing with Corylus Collective during our Nature Days Holiday Club, using sunlight to create beautiful nature-inspired artwork 🌿
They explored the grounds to find natural materials they wanted to include, deciding for themselves what …would work best before arranging their pieces.
We love that every piece is so unique, reflecting the different choices each child made!
The children discovered the magic of cyanotype printing with Corylus Collective during our Nature Days Holiday Club, using sunlight to create beautiful nature-inspired artwork 🌿 They explored the grounds to find natural materials they wanted to include, deciding for themselves what would work best before arranging their pieces. We love that every piece is so unique, reflecting the different choices each child made!
The children discovered the magic of cyanotype printing with @coryluscollective during our Nature Days Holiday Club, using sunlight to create beautiful nature-inspired artwork 🌿
They explored the grounds to find natural materials they wanted to include, deciding for themselves what …would work best before arranging their pieces.
We love that every piece is so unique, reflecting the different choices each child made!
#IndependentSchool #Liphook #OutdoorLearning #HolidayClubs #ChildInitiatedLearning
The children discovered the magic of cyanotype printing with @coryluscollective during our Nature Days Holiday Club, using sunlight to create beautiful nature-inspired artwork 🌿 They explored the grounds to find natural materials they wanted to include, deciding for themselves what would work best before arranging their pieces. We love that every piece is so unique, reflecting the different choices each child made! #IndependentSchool #Liphook #OutdoorLearning #HolidayClubs #ChildInitiatedLearning
The sun is shining outside… and it’s been shining during our Cosmic Crafting Holiday Course too! ☀️
Today’s session from Feltybeecrafts was packed full of space-themed creativity, with the children enjoying a whole galaxy of activities. Among their many creations, the children …sewed their own suns.
Sewing has a great way of teaching patience and just when everything seems to be going well, the thread slips away or gets itself in a knot! We saw our children take those little setbacks in their stride, choosing to have another go independently before asking for help.
…and just look where that perseverance got them!
The sun is shining outside… and it’s been shining during our Cosmic Crafting Holiday Course too! ☀️ Today’s session from Feltybeecrafts was packed full of space-themed creativity, with the children enjoying a whole galaxy of activities. Among their many creations, the children sewed their own suns. Sewing has a great way of teaching patience and just when everything seems to be going well, the thread slips away or gets itself in a knot! We saw our children take those little setbacks in their stride, choosing to have another go independently before asking for help. …and just look where that perseverance got them!
Year 8 Reflections: part 2 💙
As our Year 8s enjoy their summer and look ahead to the next stage of their journey, we're excited to see them take these lessons with them into their new schools.
Swipe through to read some of their answers. ➡️
#IndependentSchool …#Liphook #SchoolLeavers #Memories #ClassOf2026
Year 8 Reflections: part 2 💙 As our Year 8s enjoy their summer and look ahead to the next stage of their journey, we’re excited to see them take these lessons with them into their new schools. Swipe through to read some of their answers. ➡️ #IndependentSchool #Liphook #SchoolLeavers #Memories #ClassOf2026