Chris Holland/NEST for families.

  • £299 or 11 monthly payments of £30

NEST for families.

The full video based, nature-story led, playful learning course for families that's "bursting with ideas".

With CBBC special guest Chris Holland


NEST - NaturE STory led learning

What's it all about?

If you haven't tried The NEST playbook, do that first to find out! 

Try it for just £5 - usually £10
"Do you know what? This course is INSPIRATIONAL! I love the stories, the background information, the activity ideas. It's a fabulous resource. It's also very supportive, recognising that it's not always that easy to tell a story".

Sarah Colllins, Parent and Director of the Forest School Association

Watched first story and did a few activities yesterday. Excellent layout. Clear presentation. Beautifully illustrated. Properly brilliant content 🙂 just the kind of focus we need right now. Grounding. Fun. Inspiring. Silliness too. Just wow ✨ Thanks a million!

Romily Meredith

12 more stories and bundles of fun learning

This course gives you 
  • 12 more nature based folk tales, myths and stories to watch, learn and tell
  • confidence to tell your own stories 
  • activities and fun ideas to inspire your family to learn and play together indoors and out
  • tools to strengthen your family bonds
  • challenges to develop your creativity
  • ways to connect with the wonders of nature through the windows of each story.

Embedded within the stories are holistic principles of ecology, permaculture and wonder. These will inspire a sense of wonder, earth care and a loving respect for all beings.

It's an online course with videos, storyboards, storytelling tips and tricks, nature connection activity ideas, fun and silly things to do, self reflection ideas, subject curriculum links to relate the learning to school work ;-) and more! 

Relax and learn, together, any time!

Please contact me if you want to know more

Have you got any questions about the course? 
Call me or text on 0044 7890 601830

If you press the button below you will zip over to my other website and you will find buttons there to call me or email me, and I will do my best to answer your questions.

Contents

Introduction

Welcome!
    The 'Hello and Welcome' Video
    • 2 mins
    • 146 MB
    Welcome, Take Two: The Audio Version
    • 6 mins
    • 9.26 MB
    Your First Story - How the Year Course Works
      Please read this too! Health Warning, First Impressions and Vision

        Story 1 - How Dragonfly Came to Be

        How Dragonfly Came to Be
        • 14 mins
        • 1.02 GB
        Storyboard: image
        • 1.18 MB
        Storyboard download
        • 1.2 MB
        How Dragonfly came to be Audio download
        • 14 mins
        • 24.3 MB
        History and Lineage
          Tips and Tricks
            Questions Before You Start
              IMG_4345.jpg
              • 424 KB
              10 Fun and silly things to do
                Nature connection idea
                  Curriculum links brainstorm
                  • 128 KB
                  In depth Curriculum Links/Mid-Term Plans
                  • 146 KB

                  Story 2 - How Robin got his Red Breast

                  How Robin got his Red Breast
                  • 9 mins
                  • 742 MB
                  Storyboard: image
                  • 679 KB
                  Storyboard download
                  • 707 KB
                  How the Robin got his Red Breast - audio download
                  • 9 mins
                  • 15.8 MB
                  History and Lineage
                    Tips and Tricks
                      Curriculum Links Brainstorm
                      • 100 KB
                      Activity Guide - fill the buckets!
                        Questions Before You Tell the Story
                          In-depth curriculum links
                          • 260 KB
                          Extra amazing Bonus material Jon Young - Storytellers mind
                            10 fun and silly things to do
                              Nature connection idea
                                What do you stand for?

                                  Story 3 - The Rainbow Makers

                                  The Rainbow Makers
                                  • 16 mins
                                  • 1.31 GB
                                  Storyboard: image
                                  • 1.32 MB
                                  Storyboard download
                                  • 1.35 MB
                                  Rainbow-makers Audio Download
                                  • 16 mins
                                  • 28.2 MB
                                  History and Lineage
                                    Tips and Tricks
                                      Curriculum Links Brainstorm
                                      • 117 KB
                                      Rainbow Makers In-depth Curriculum Links
                                      • 288 KB
                                      Fun and silly things to do
                                        Nature Connection Idea

                                          Story 4 - The Wise Fool

                                          The Wise Fool
                                          • 9 mins
                                          • 941 MB
                                          IMG_5894.jpg
                                          • 1.29 MB
                                          Storyboard download
                                          • 5.04 MB
                                          The Wise Fool audio download
                                          • 9 mins
                                          • 16.4 MB
                                          History and Lineage
                                            Tips and Tricks
                                              Questions Before You Tell
                                                Activity Guide
                                                  Curriculum links brainstorm
                                                  • 562 KB
                                                  In-depth Curriculum links
                                                  • 175 KB
                                                  Fun and silly things to do
                                                    Nature Connection Idea

                                                      Story 5 - Why frogs are timid

                                                      Why frogs are timid
                                                      • 9 mins
                                                      • 1.27 GB
                                                      Storyboard: image
                                                      • 415 KB
                                                      Storyboard download
                                                      • 443 KB
                                                      Why frogs are timid Audio Download
                                                      • 7 mins
                                                      • 11.6 MB
                                                      Lineage and History
                                                        Tips and Tricks
                                                          Questions Before You Tell
                                                            Activity Guide
                                                              Curriculum Links Brainstorm
                                                                Medium Term Plans/In-depth Curriculum links
                                                                • 30.7 KB
                                                                Nature Connection Idea
                                                                  10 fun and silly things to do

                                                                    Story 6 - Big Rock and the Coming of Stories

                                                                    Grandfather Rock and the Coming of Stories
                                                                    • 11 mins
                                                                    • 1.47 GB
                                                                    Storyboard: image
                                                                    • 845 KB
                                                                    Storyboard download
                                                                    • 850 KB
                                                                    Grandfather Rock and the coming of Stories Audio
                                                                    • 11 mins
                                                                    • 19.3 MB
                                                                    History and Lineage
                                                                      Tips and Tricks
                                                                        Questions Before You Tell
                                                                          Activity Guide
                                                                            Curriculum Links Brainstorm
                                                                              Medium Term Plans/In-depth Curriculum links
                                                                              • 329 KB
                                                                              Nature Connection activity - Earth Pizzas
                                                                              • 112 KB
                                                                              10 fun and silly things to do

                                                                                Story 7 - The World Fruit Tree

                                                                                The World Fruit Tree
                                                                                • 10 mins
                                                                                • 1.4 GB
                                                                                Storyboard: image
                                                                                • 1.38 MB
                                                                                Storyboard download
                                                                                • 4.11 MB
                                                                                The World Fruit Tree Audio
                                                                                • 10 mins
                                                                                • 18.1 MB
                                                                                Lineage and History
                                                                                  Tips and Tricks
                                                                                    Questions Before You Tell
                                                                                      Activity Guide
                                                                                        Curriculum Links Brainstorm
                                                                                          Mid Term Plans/In-depth Curriculum Links
                                                                                          • 1.1 MB
                                                                                          Activity Guide Two - modelling with beeswax
                                                                                            Nature Connection Activity
                                                                                              10 fun and silly things to do.

                                                                                                Story 8 - Fox Brings Fire

                                                                                                Fox Brings Fire
                                                                                                • 20 mins
                                                                                                • 1.68 GB
                                                                                                Storyboard: image
                                                                                                • 399 KB
                                                                                                Storyboard: download
                                                                                                • 405 KB
                                                                                                Downloadable Audio of the filmed story
                                                                                                • 13 mins
                                                                                                • 22.8 MB
                                                                                                Downloadable Audio of a live version of the story
                                                                                                • 18 mins
                                                                                                • 10.2 MB
                                                                                                Lineage and History
                                                                                                  Tips and Tricks
                                                                                                    Activity Guide
                                                                                                      Curriculum Links Brainstorm
                                                                                                        Mid term plans/In-depth Curriculum Links
                                                                                                        • 1.31 MB

                                                                                                        Story 9 - The Glass Cupboard

                                                                                                        The Glass Cupboard by Terry Jones
                                                                                                        • 12 mins
                                                                                                        • 1.69 GB
                                                                                                        Glass Cupboard storyboard image
                                                                                                        • 582 KB
                                                                                                        Glass Cupboard storyboard pdf download
                                                                                                        • 1.37 MB
                                                                                                        Lineage and History
                                                                                                          Tips and Tricks
                                                                                                            The Glass Cupboard Audio Download
                                                                                                            • 12 mins
                                                                                                            • 21.9 MB
                                                                                                            Questions Before You Tell
                                                                                                              Activity Guide
                                                                                                                Curriculum Links Brainstorm
                                                                                                                  Mid term plans/In-depth Curriculum Links

                                                                                                                    Story 10 - The Old Oak Tree and the Young Oak Tree

                                                                                                                    The Old Oak and the Young Oak
                                                                                                                    • 13 mins
                                                                                                                    • 1.77 GB
                                                                                                                    Oak tree story take two
                                                                                                                    • 14 mins
                                                                                                                    • 1.9 GB
                                                                                                                    Oak Tree Storyboard image
                                                                                                                    • 1.72 MB
                                                                                                                    Oak Tree Storyboard PDF download
                                                                                                                    • 1.72 MB
                                                                                                                    Audio version of the Old Oak tree and the Young Oak tree
                                                                                                                    • 14 mins
                                                                                                                    • 24.2 MB
                                                                                                                    Lineage and History
                                                                                                                      Tips and Tricks
                                                                                                                        Questions Before You Tell
                                                                                                                          Activity Guide
                                                                                                                            Curriculum Links Brainstorm
                                                                                                                              Mid term plans/In-depth Curriculum Links
                                                                                                                                The Hidden Life of Trees - an interview with Peter Wohlleben and other interesting tree snippets

                                                                                                                                  Story 11 - Mikku and the Trees

                                                                                                                                  Mikku and the Trees Live 2018
                                                                                                                                  • 13 mins
                                                                                                                                  • 1.83 GB
                                                                                                                                  Mikku and the Trees Live (Early 2017 Pre My love for you...)
                                                                                                                                  • 15 mins
                                                                                                                                  • 1.23 GB
                                                                                                                                  Mikku Storyboard image
                                                                                                                                  • 246 KB
                                                                                                                                  Mikku Storyboard pdf download
                                                                                                                                  • 250 KB
                                                                                                                                  Mikku and the trees mp3 download
                                                                                                                                  • 13 mins
                                                                                                                                  • 23.8 MB
                                                                                                                                  Lineage and History
                                                                                                                                    Tips and Tricks
                                                                                                                                      Activities
                                                                                                                                        Questions Before You Tell
                                                                                                                                          Curriculum Links Brainstorm
                                                                                                                                            Mid Terms plans/In-depth Curriculum Links
                                                                                                                                            • 2.5 MB
                                                                                                                                            My love for you - the song
                                                                                                                                            • 1 min
                                                                                                                                            • 1.73 MB
                                                                                                                                            Bonus activity: The five minute fire challenge - from my book I love my world

                                                                                                                                              Story 12 The Curupira and the Greedy Hunter

                                                                                                                                              The Curupira and the Greedy Hunter
                                                                                                                                              • 10 mins
                                                                                                                                              • 1.31 GB
                                                                                                                                              Curupira Storyboard Image
                                                                                                                                              • 219 KB
                                                                                                                                              Curupira storyboard download
                                                                                                                                              • 223 KB
                                                                                                                                              The Curupira audio download
                                                                                                                                              • 10 mins
                                                                                                                                              • 17.1 MB
                                                                                                                                              Lineage and History
                                                                                                                                                Tips and Tricks
                                                                                                                                                  Questions Before You Tell
                                                                                                                                                    Activity Guide
                                                                                                                                                      I went and found a ...
                                                                                                                                                      • 2 mins
                                                                                                                                                      • 1.89 MB
                                                                                                                                                      Curriculum Links Brainstorm
                                                                                                                                                        In-Depth Curriculum Links
                                                                                                                                                        • 355 KB