Make Every Week Wild: 52 Creative Activities for Outdoor Adventures

By Author / Illustrator

Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield, Anna Ivanir

Genre

Environment & Nature

Age range(s)

Publisher

Wide Eyed Editions

ISBN

9781836000273

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

19-02-2026

Synopsis

Unleash a year of creativity with Make Every Week Wild, no screens required!

From bestselling duo Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield authors of outdoor favourites like The Stick Book, comes Make Every Week Wild, the much-anticipated follow-up to Make This Book Wild (shortlisted for The Week Junior Children's Illustrated Book of the Year 2023).

This interactive scrapbook is packed with 52 nature-inspired activities - one for every week of the year - and it's designed to be taken outside, scribbled in and splashed with mud.

This trusty book is your canvas as you explore the great outdoors. From drawing and painting, to making things and natural treasure hunts - guess what? There are NO RULES! You can colour outside the lines, do the activities in any order, scribble on the cover... the possibilities are endless.

You will need a few simple supplies - scissors, glue, tracing paper, carboard, clay, pens, paints, string, jam jars, and wild materials like leaves - plus your wildest imagination, as this book becomes filled with keepsakes from your own outdoor adventures.

Kids and their grown-ups will love: Creating crafty leaf collages and bark rubbings; Forest bathing to wash away any worries; Spotting birds at dawn with a wild breakfast; Making natural stamps from something as simple as an apple; Hunting for snails shells and sketching their spirals; Crafting stick puppets for a shadow show.

For the grown-ups, this book also includes helpful sections on how to make the most of this book with your child and the mental, physical, and creative benefits children gain from outdoor play.

Perfect for rain or shine, weekend adventures or quiet afternoons, these fun activities provide hours of screen-free entertainment all year round. Along the way, children will build confidence, creativity, and a deeper connection with the natural world. So, embark on your year-long adventure and Make Every Week Wild!

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Reviews

Jemma

Wow! What a fabulous activity book Make Every Week Wild is! It features 52 fun activities that promote creativity, exploration of outdoors and connection with nature, so there is something new to do every week for a whole year.

We have loved making twig parachutes, going on a hunt for animal clues and playing 'wild bingo' with the neighbours. The book can be used like a scrapbook and it encourages children to draw and scribble in it, stick in nature treasures, and it has spaces for poems and wishes to be written.

There is a section at the back for adults which details the benefits of outdoor play including emotional wellbeing and life skills. My daughter is 10, our neighbours are five and 11 years old, and they all love the activities in Make Every Week Wild. So much so they have chosen the next ones they want to do together; Wildlife Safari, Nature's Colours and Snail Spirals!

It is very versatile, making it suitable for a wide range of ages. The book also explains which projects are best to do at different times of the year, and there is something for all weathers and seasons. The front cover is really appealing (in my favourite shade of green) and the illustrations are bold and playful. It is perfect to inspire children to get off screens and out into the natural world. We would highly recommend this book.

112 pages / Reviewed by Jemma Jeffrey, teacher