Author Archives: Fiona Danks
LEAP INTO SPRING!
This is the perfect time of year to go outdoors and get in touch with nature! Buds are bursting, insects are emerging, birds are singing, tadpoles are wriggling – there is so much new to see each day! Our book Make This Book Wild is the perfect companion for every wild adventure; how many pages can you fill to make a magical scrapbook to celebrate nature’s magic?
NEW BOOK OUT TODAY!
So excited about our new interactive nature scrapbook published today by Wide Eyed editions! Please buy a copy (see https://bit.ly/3GWY1oA), share your outdoor family adventures with it to create a wild keepsake!
MAKE THIS BOOK WILD!
We are very excited about our amazing new interactive nature scrapbook, to be published on 15 March! How WILD will you make yours?
Copies available from https://linktr.ee/Goingwild1
LEAVES FOR LIFE!
Want to do your bit to spread the word about the climate and ecological emergency?
Join our Leaves for Life campaign, a great way to urge immediate action and raise awareness of the perils faced by our planet. All you need to do is: find a leaf – decorate it with a powerful message – share it. #LeavesforLife
We at Going Wild want to give everyone, especially young people, a voice on behalf of nature. Leaves are crucial to life on earth and a perfect way to spread our urgent message. Let’s use them to create a worldwide media storm!
We aim to build momentum over the spring and summer. Then, in the run up to COP26 in November, we will shower leaf messages on world leaders and senior industrialists, demanding action on the climate and ecological emergency.
To achieve global reach we need to work together and get millions of beautiful leaf messages out for the world to see. Hang them in your window, from a tree in your street, get your local schools to participate, involve your local arts community. Make one yourself and be ready to bombard social media!
We’re so excited to see all these wild creations inspiring hope and action for our wonderful planet.
To nature’s recovery!
Tips –
- Go outside, search for a tree that is special to you; sit down and listen to it. If the tree could talk, what message would it give to the world? Share this message on one of its precious leaves.
- Most paints and pens work but experiment to find out which materials will work best on your leaf.
- It’s easier to apply paint on leaves that have been pressed between sheets of paper for a few days.
- Decorate how you wish – cut out messages, paint pictures, stick leaves together or create some amazing land art.
- For more inspiration https://www.richardshilling.co.uk/leaf.html http://www.jamesbruntartist.co.uk/#top
Interested in getting involved? Please contact us – info@goingwild.net
Facebook – @goingwild Twitter – @goingwildnet Instagram – @goingwild1
Copyright Going Wild 2021
WILD THINGS – new book to be published by Lonely Planet Kids April 2019
We are excited about our new book “Wild Things, over 100 magical outdoor adventures” to be published by Lonely Planet Kids on 12 April.
Have you ever wanted to find fairies in the garden, meet a unicorn in a forest, ride a dragon to a magical mountain or share a picnic with a mermaid? This book is packed with magical and imaginary wild world adventures to enjoy everywhere.
To Pre- order your copy click on the following link https://amzn.to/2MTOc0g
More inspiring installations in the Dragon’s wood!
The amazing dragon of Magdalen wood has inspired so many wonderful installations created by the Oxford Brookes first year Architecture students. Perhaps this may lead to more such projects on other sites, helping to widen public access to outdoor and woodland spaces and engage more people with the natural world.
Getting ready for a wild Halloween
Beach art and games in the city
We had lots of fun in the sand today on the south bank of the Thames near London’s Royal Festival Hall. Thanks to Muddy Puddles for inviting us to join them for beach art and games in the city.
Thank you to all the families who came along despite the rain. We were so impressed by their creativity and imaginations – they made wonderful animals and aliens, huge funny feet, ball runs wrapped around trees and even a volcano. There are lots more fun ideas for beaches everywhere in the Beach Book.
We are still running our Funny Feet competition with up to 50 copies of The Beach Book to be given away. Try making gruffalo feet, monster feet,alien feet, dragon feet, animal feet or fancy shoes for giants and tweet photos to @quartoplays with #funnyfeet for a chance to win a Beach Book
The Treehouse School – putting the environment at the heart of learning
We felt priveleged to meet the people behind The Treehouse School at the premiere of a short film about their inspiring school. This alternative non-fee paying school is designed around children’s needs and interests and deeply committed to outdoor learning and the environment. They believe that children are entitled to memorable childhoods where learning is fun and individuality is valued. For further information see www.thetreehouseschool.org.uk