Kaleidoscope Magazine
Kaleidoscope Magazine is a magazine for families, home educators, forest schools, teachers and those looking to reconnect with nature and be mindful of the environment.
Kaleidoscope Magazine is carbon neutral and has planted over 500 native trees
Past editions of Kaleidoscope will be put into an archive to create an online resource.
WHAT WE ARE ABOUT
Kaleidoscope Magazine aims to provide interesting ideas for learning, crafting, and reconnecting with the seasons. We aim to promote environmentally friendly activities that help us appreciate the world around us and help us to be mindful of the environment.
Learning about nature helps children grow into adults that will care for our planet. Our activities also provide an opportunity to learn in a hands on way and help provide fun ideas to spend time with others away from a screen.
Spending time outdoors has many health benefits and is important for our mental health. Kaleidoscope Magazine aims to get people outdoors to enjoy and care for our beautiful world.
More About Our Content
CREATIVE CRAFTS AND FOREST SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
The crafts and activities in this section aim to be environmentally friendly and low cost. We try to use natural materials or to up-cycle and recycle as much as possible. Many of our crafts are simple enough for the very small to take part in and several will be suitable for adults to enjoy too. These activities are perfect for forest schools, home educators, groups and schools. Many of our activities and crafts can be made outside or the materials gathered to make at home or in the classroom.
ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS
Climate change can feel overwhelming, we want to find small ways we can all help to make a positive change. This section will include things to make, and ways to help. This section will contain ideas that could be used in a forest school, classroom, or home.
BEAUTIFUL BOOKS
Each month we will be reviewing beautiful picture books. We aim to find books with exceptional artwork with a gentle message of kindness and positivity.
We try to find picture books that focus on nature, kindness to each other, learning about the world around us and caring for the environment. We also aim to include some reviews of vegan and vegetarian cookbooks.
MAKING LEARNING FUN
Learning is most effective when it is fun and enjoyable! This section includes ideas for educational games, fun games, and party games.
We are including games to help children engage with the seasons, get outdoors and be mindful of the environment. This section has games suitable for forest schools, home educators, schools and something for game lovers of all ages!
CELEBRATIONS, WORLD DAYS AND FESTIVALS
Festivals and World Days are a fun way to learn about other cultures and connect with our past.
This section contains brief information about the traditions and customs celebrated in each month, some interesting facts and some ideas of activities you could use for celebrating.
This section has good starting points for home educators, schools or anyone with an interest in the worlds cultural celebrations.
PLANT BASED RECIPES
Our recipes are simple and fun to make. Some recipes will be inspired by World Days and Festivals, we aim to make the recipes healthy and seasonal.
SEASONAL POETRY
Each month we will have a collection of seasonal poetry accompanied by beautiful photography. The poems included are mainly on the theme of nature and the seasons.
THE GALLERY
A place to showcase our readers artwork. We invite our young people to send in images of their paintings, drawings, sculptures or craft work.
