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Nature Art and Craft Risk Assessment
Create a professional, comprehensive risk assessment for nature art and craft in forest schools settings. Tailor hazards and measures to your needs and download a professional PDF. Add your own branding.
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What this covers.
This template focuses on typical risks and controls for nature art and craft in forest schools settings. You can add, remove or adapt items to match your context.
Potential benefits
Strengthens fine motor skills through handling small and delicate materials.
Encourages artistic expression using colors, textures, and patterns from nature.
Links art with mindfulness, slowing children down to observe deeply.
Promotes appreciation of environmental aesthetics and design.
Fosters environmental stewardship by creating with found, natural items.
Typical hazards & measures
Emotional distress
— Allow children to opt out or switch tasks. Provide alternative simpler options. Offer encouragement and peer support. Take breaks as needed.
Handling natural materials
— Encourage children to check natural items for sharp points or rough edges before use. Demonstrate safe carrying techniques and gentle handling. Offer gloves if needed and keep first aid available for splinter removal.
Fatigue
— Build in rest periods and provide water. Alternate high- and low-energy tasks. Observe signs of tiredness and adjust pacing as needed.
Trip, slip, and uneven terrain hazards
— Inspect the site before sessions to identify uneven ground, roots, wet or slippery areas, and other trip hazards. Mark or cover problem spots and improve surfaces where possible (e.g., bark chippings in muddy zones). Require suitable footwear and encourage careful movement. Supervise closely in high-risk areas such as slopes or dense vegetation.
Noise or overstimulation
— Monitor volume levels. Provide quiet areas for those who need a break. Avoid loud group announcements where possible. Keep group sizes small for intense tasks.
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