Wild Winter Challenge Archives

Wild Winter Challenge: For families with under 5s About The Wild Winter Challenge To brighten up the winter period and give families with children under 5 something to do with the kids during the COVID-19 restrictions, Made With Many teamed up with Home-Start Wellingborough & District, Northamptonshire Children’s Trust and the Northamptonshire Strong Start Team for the Wild Winter Challenge. Several families in and around Wellingborough received monthly creativity packs, and for other families who want to get involved, all materials were low cost, non specialist materials or items that could be easily found around the house to make it accessible for more families to take part online by watching the videos available below. The activities were designed Jodie and Harriet from The Wild Tribe, whose videos and resources are available on this page. There’s a mixture of making, stories, and things for the kids to try so hopefully you’ll find something you will all enjoy this winter! December challenge (episode 1) Jazz your Christmas presents up with some homemade wrapping paper Write a postcard to friends and family with help from Bryony The Happy Post Lady Make your own Snow Playdough Listen to Jodie and Harriet from The Wild Tribe reading Over and Under the Snow Playdough ingredients - 70g plain flour, 30g table salt, 15ml lemon juice, 5ml vegetable oil January challenge (episode 2) Make a pair of Bird-Finding Binoculars and try identifying some winter birds Get outdoors with a scavenger hunt to find lots of things in nature Make your own Ribbon Wand to try tree flow dance Yoga with Olivia Hickman Listen to The Wild Tribe reading Tree February challenge (episode 3) Fill up a Gratitude Jar Play an Animal Yoga game Make an Act of Kindness Envelope March challenge (episode 4) How to make a nature crown instructions How to make nature bunting instructions How to make a musical intrument instructions Sing along with Ritchie using the Take A Walk lyrics Creatives The Wild Tribe are a Northamptonshire based duo, Jodie Mitchell and Harriet Creedy-Crockford. They create magical nature-based experiences with the most earth-friendly approach possible, working with sustainable principles and aiming to reduce, reuse and recycle throughout their work. Partners Home-Start Wellingborough & District has a long history of supporting local families, by recruiting and training volunteers with parenting experience to provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable families with young children. The support is tailor made to the needs of each family and can be wide ranging. The Strong Start team is a group of experienced early years professionals who support pregnant mums and families with babies and young children under 5 across Northamptonshire. They work closely with health and children's services and can provide 1:1 support to any parent. @strongstartteam can help with everything from simply befriending to providing advice and support on specific topics such as child behaviour and safe sleep. To see how they can help you take a look at their virtual programmes or request one to one support on their website. You can also contact them by telephone on 07880 136070 or email at StrongStartTeam@northamptonshire.gov.uk. Northamptonshire Children’s Trust deliver children’s social care and targeted early help services on behalf of Northamptonshire County Council. Funders & Supporters This project is funded by the Borough Council of Wellingborough and supported by Arts Council England. Published 9th March 2021