Welcome to forage|create|love
Welcome! I’m Ann, a home-educating mama who lives in the New Forest with my husband Kevin, our 9 year old daughter Phoenix, our 6 year old son Forrest, our cat Muad'Dib & our Great Dane, Toad.
We are all about living a creative life closely connected to nature, following our hearts and minds in the moment and discovering all the beauty & joy that surrounds us... Read More
Making An Articulated Grabber
To continue with our simple machine topic, today we made this super simple Articulated Grabber to demonstrate another kind of lever. This was such an easy project to do and Forrest really loved putting it together and he especially loved playing with it after.
Moving Cinema Cardboard Project
I love when I can find creative projects that go along with what we are learning and this Moving Cinema project was one that we did when learning about the Wheel & Axle.
Dandelion Pancakes & Dandelion Fritters
It is finally Dandelion season! Along with our honey, breads, crisps & jams we wanted to try something new so this year we made Dandelion Pancakes & Dandelion Fritters and we loved both, especially the fritters! I think it's become my new favourite spring lunch.
Chocolate Bug Bark
As you all know I always try to find something edible to do with the topic we are learning about and this chocolate bug bark was perfect to go with our insect topic.
Learning How Insects see: Compound Eyes
We've been learning about insects over here and one of the things we learned about today was Compound eyes and how insects see. The kids had a lot of fun with this incredibly simple activity!
How Pollination Works Demo
We spent some time learning about pollination and this little activity was the perfect demonstration of how bees pollinate flowers.