Forest in a box

Children build a 3D forest in a box with layers: forest floor, shrubs, trees and canopy.

Steps

1. A chat about the layers of a forest: forest floor, ground plants, shrubs, tree canopy.
2. Children in small groups get a shoebox.
3. They glue leaf litter, moss and cones collected on a walk to the bottom.
4. They make trunks from cardboard tubes and treetops from green paper.
5. They add plasticine animals in the right layers and explain who lives where.

Tip: When collecting on a walk, take only what is lying on the ground.

Materials needed

• Plasticine (1 pack per group)
• Coloured paper (1 pad per group)
• Clear all-purpose glue (1 per group)