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WORKSHOPS AND ACTIVITIES
Camping with a little more…
Be creative, learn outdoor skills, play, enjoy! Wild Canvas will be home to a carefully curated selection of free and paid workshops and fun activities on rotation throughout the summer. Please sign up to our newsletter at the bottom of the page to stay up to date with our program.
Make the most of the great outdoors with our fun and active outdoor activities.
Join a Stand up Paddle Boarding (SUP) session with professional coaching. Classes for all levels offered by Bedforshire based, Just Paddle
Participate in an engaging Circus Arts workshops with Katy Kartwheel and learn skills such as hooping, juggling, spinning plates and tight wire.
Don’t forget your outfits for the Super Heroes fancy dress parade and Kid’s Disco!
MAKE
From wood block printing to lettering, from puppet making to landscape drawing, embrace your creativity in our Makers Hub.
Arts and Crafts workshops including free drop-in sessions will be on offer at Wild Canvas for all ages.
CONNECT
Immerse yourself in nature and connect with the elements in our outdoor activities.
We will be offering a weekly program of Buschraft sessions for kids, which will include fire lighting, den building and animal tracking.
Zoe Hatch from Sound and Song will be offering an interactive introduction to ‘Shinrin Yoku’ where you’ll have the chance to create a collaborative ‘forest soundscape’ in response to what you see, hear and feel.
MIND, BODY & WELLNESS
Ground yourself and nurture your body and soul at our riverside wellness hub, The Nest.
From an early morning Qigong meditation to a Cacao Ceremony, we are programming a range of free and paid wellness offerings for adults and children. This year we are very excited to be partnering up with East of Eden for who will be offering daily yoga and pilates classes as well as weekly Gong Baths.
We are happy to welcome back Kate Magic who will be leading uplifting Yoga Magic sessions as well as Cacao Ceremonies, Reiki, and she will be sharing her knowledge on nutrition and building natural immunity in her talks.
You will also be able to book one-on-one Reiki and Acupuncture treatments and well as private yoga classes on site.
Seedlings Wellbeing will be running a kids wellness program with breath work, meditation, yoga, mindful creativity and nature workshops.
MUSIC
A chilled summer soundtrack at Wild HQ
Lazy afternoon DJ sessions beside the river and a selection from some of our world class DJ friends providing the musical nutrition at Wild HQ, our secluded courtyard, for a little boogie on the weekends.