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
Chocolate Bark with Edible Spring Flowers
Everyone in our house is a huge chocolate lover so this was a really fun way to celebrate Spring and to just make our chocolate extra special. It all started because Nixie had gone into our garden and picked all of our Primroses so I wanted to think of something that we could make with them really quick so that they wouldn't go to waste and so after a search online I came up with the idea of chocolate Bark.
All about Kenya: Mancala, Clay pots, Paper beads & Shisima & new recipes
This past month we've been learning lots about Kenya thanks to a few different resources. We've been making our own board games, clay pots inspired by the Maasai and paper beads. And have also enjoyed some vegan Kenyan recipes too!
Two Snail Crafts: Paper & Clay
We just finished up Snail week in Exploring Nature With Children and we did two different kinds of crafts which I'm sharing with you in this post. We created the sweetest little snails out of clay and also some really simple paper ones using just a variety of circle sizes!
Nettle Bread
Since the beginning of this season I have been wanting to make Nettle Bread and now I can finally say that I have! It turned out great too! I did have the greatest little assistant to help me though which I think made it taste extra good.
My Very Yummy Rustic Primrose Jam
Last Wednesday while Nixie was at forest school me and Forrest went to our little special spot along the seawall and I couldn't help but notice Primroses everywhere! They are such happy little flowers, I can't help but smile whenever I see them. I didn't want to make crystallized flowers again, I really wanted to try something new so while Forrest had a nap I managed to make some Primrose Jam!
Crystallized Edible Spring Flowers & Vegan Cookies
Ever since last year when I first saw people doing things with edible flowers I really wanted to have a go and am so happy to have finally made some vegan crystallised flowers!
Yarrow, Plantain & Calendula Healing Salve, The Perfect Salve For Your DIY First-Aid Kit
I'm excited to have this salve on hand because it feels like a super salve with three incredibly healing plants and it is a great one to make for your own first aid kit.
Super Easy Salt Crystal experiment using Feathers or Pine Needles! (without Borax)
This is one of our favourite science experiments and it is so easy to do and all you need is salt! In the US most people seem to be using Borax but here in the UK Borax is banned and unavailable. We've always had success just using salt (sodium chloride) to create our crystallized objects.