Wild Days

Forest school practitioner Richard Irvine has an excellent track record in producing inspiring books which introduce children to the great outdoors. ...Packed with advice, useful tips and simple step-by-step instructions, all accompanied by superb photographs, this book will prove useful to novices and experienced outdoors-people alike. If you are trying to provide a more diverse education this spring away from screens, this will be your go-to book, and if you’re concerned about allowing children to use tools, all the safety advice you could need is in here, backed up by Richard’s knowledge and practical experience as an outdoors craft educator and as a parent.

* Living Woods magazine *

If you are looking for a practical book that can teach your children about nature in an engaging, hands-on way, then you should get a copy of "Wild Days: Outdoor Play for Young Adventurers" by Richard Irvine. This delightful book is packed full of 50+ activities, games, projects, and lessons on how to understand and interact more with nature. The games section opens with an excellent list of treasure hunt ideas that will keep any child occupied for hours. The impressive thing about this book is just how appealing every single one of the activities is. So many nature-based play books are hit or miss, with a few great ideas interspersed among a bunch of less-interesting ones, but "Wild Days" held my attention and curiosity the whole way through. We all need more wild days in our lives, and this book can help them become a reality.

-- Katherine Martinko Twitter * TreeHugger *

This hefty paperback book is filled with creative and unique activities with large and colorful photos. ...I can see this book being extremely helpful for scouting troops spending a weekend in the woods camping, a nature school developing curriculum, or humans who just have a taste for outdoor adventure ...I love the wide range of kids featured doing the activities and enjoying the great outdoors. I am absolutely thrilled that this book is out, and I can’t wait to see all of your pictures of summertime adventures from this amazing book.

* The Tiny Activist Bl