Bring stories to life beyond the classroom with this creative Storytelling Art Outdoors EYFS pack. Designed for children aged 3–5, this resource combines outdoor learning, art, and early storytelling to create rich, hands-on experiences that support imagination, communication, and expressive development.
Children explore familiar tales and invent their own by building story scenes, characters, and settings using natural materials alongside open-ended art resources. From creating woodland worlds with sticks and leaves, to shaping clay characters, building bamboo storyboards, and designing large-scale rope pictures inspired by famous artists, this pack turns storytelling into a physical, collaborative adventure.
Inside this pack you’ll find:
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A range of story-inspired outdoor art activities
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Ideas using natural loose parts to build scenes and settings
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Creative extensions with bamboo frames, clay characters, and large-scale rope art
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Opportunities for children to retell, sequence, and adapt stories
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Activities that support Expressive Arts and Design, Communication and Language, and Physical Development
Perfect for nurseries, preschools, Reception classes, and forest school settings, this resource helps practitioners strengthen early years outdoor learning while encouraging creativity, problem-solving, and a love of stories.
A playful and inspiring way to blend EYFS storytelling, art, and outdoor provision
