If you’re looking for an indoor den building kit to use in the classroom or to supercharge a reading corner, you’re in the right place. Den making helps to support children’s development, and our kits are designed to aid you in delivering this fun activity.
For Early Years, den making requires skills that are helpful in nurturing children’s readiness to learn in a school environment. For KS1 and KS2, this activity helps to develop skills across a range of different areas. And not to mention, it’s incredibly fun. Let’s dive into some of the benefits den making has for children.
The process of making a den is physical and requires fine motor skills. A range of materials can be used depending on the age of the children relating to the difficulty of movement. But overall, this fiddly activity helps to refine those motor skills with clipping, placing, gripping and grasping.
The only way of succeeding at building a den is with teamwork - it truly does make the dream work! They’ll need to find ways to agree and disagree, decide on how they’re going to build, work together to construct and lift, and learn to communicate their ideas and concerns with each other. They may need to negotiate with each other and make compromises to benefit the final goal, which is a lifelong lesson, not just a den making one.
Of all the lessons children have to learn, the best of all is that they get a satisfying achievement which is a den they get to play in afterwards.
Following from that, dens are a fantastic tool for make-believe play. This imaginative activity is brilliant for developing their creativity while also aiding the development of their communication skills, understanding of others and their social skills with their peers. Our 3 Little Pigs Den Making Kit is great for giving them some play structure while allowing their imaginations to run wild while playing with each other. This one really does blow the house down.
Den making kits that are suitable for indoors or outdoors
Our range of den making supplies are perfect for children’s indoor or outdoor den making, either as a class or individually. The kits have everything you need to transform a space into a magical hideaway, and some are even appropriate for both indoor and outdoor use. The children’s den making kits range from the Rainbow Den Kit to the Blackout Sensory Den Kit with everything in between. For those looking for an army den building kit, our Camouflage Den Kit fits the part.
For an extra level of development, you can create your own den building set with twine, sticks, ground pegs, and tarpaulin or even the Ultimate Children’s Den Making Kit for unique outdoor dens that children can construct together. By giving them an assortment of tools and materials, children must work together to brainstorm a construction and then make it happen. This involves careful consideration and communication while drawing on a little bit of mathematics and physics too, but in an active and applicable way.
Time to shop children’s den making kits
Our EYFS den building kits and kid’s den making kits are designed specifically with learning, sensory exploration, and creativity in mind. Take a look at our build-a-den kits and other supplies here, or get in touch today to Springboard your ideas into action.
