Teaching Forest School and clay work in the community and schools for many years has nurtured and nourished relationships and connections between the land and each other. Through outdoor creative play, curiosity and process led making, using wild clays and fibres, natural materials and basic tools, we can deepen our understanding of local landscapes, ecologies and the seasons. This in turn enhances a sense of wellbeing and belonging, building and strengthening social and emotional bonds alongside increasing a sense of responsibility and stewardship for Earth’s finite resources. Often focused around small fires, groups are encouraged towards gentle conversation, to collectively enjoy, sitting, creating and being outdoors, to share tea and time together. The ethos that drives this work is circularity and reciprocity with land, seasons and community. This was at the heart of a recent series of pit firing sessions with an Elders group at Kinda Forest School in Suffolk, that involved digging, processing and firing work made from the local clay at their woodland site. Recollecting and sharing memories, foraging, processing and creating together, invited fun, company and friendship.