The Den Kit Co

Teach them essential life skills with these mini kits from The Den Kit Co. Contains two lengths of cord to practise on, a guide to six of the most important knots to master, plus a handy bag to keep them together - making a useful and diverting little kit for any young explorer.

How to tie 6 essential knots guide
An easy-to-follow pictorial and written guide to six of the most important and useful beginners knots.

Cordage
Two 1m length pieces of polypropylene cordage in different colours for easy differentiation when knot tying.

Mini Hessian Bag
The perfect size for your mini kit, this useful natural hessian drawstring bag keeps everything where it should be.

Set Contains:

• Two 1m length pieces of polypropylene cord
• How to tie 6 essential knots guide
• Hessian Storage Bag

Safety

Warning! Not suitable for children under 3 years due to long cordage. Strangulation hazard Adult supervision necessary. Recommended for children 6+.

Know your sparrows from your song thrushes? Entice your feathered friends to come closer by providing a delicious dining experience that is just perfect for pecking. This fun and reusable Make a Pizza for the Birds Kit allows children to explore birds in a simple, fun and brilliant way. 

This set is perfect for your garden, so no need to go on any big adventures to get up close with your local garden birds.

This set is a perfect addition to any school, holiday club, scout group or home.

Set Contains:

• 2 reusable wooden pizza bases
• 3 refillable hessian sacks
• 3 kinds of bird food
• 9 bird identification and information cards

Safety

Warning! Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Adult Supervision necessary. This Kit contains fresh bird food. These are not safe for human consumption. Store this kit in a cool and dry place, away from pests. Assembled at premises where peanuts are used.

Take a closer look into the extraordinary world of insects with this Entomolgy Kit from The Den Kit Company. Marvel at these ancient creatures providing essential functions within our ecosystem.

Use your insect study toolkit to gently capture and examine the tiny-yet-vital mini-beasts that live near you - how many different species can you find?

Set Contains

Pooter: Capture small insects for inspection and identification without causing them any harm, with this insect aspirator, or ‘pooter’.

Bug Pot: A handy transparent plastic pot with a magnifying lens lid, for close inspection.

Paint Brush: A wooden-handled paintbrush to gently sweep insects into your bug pot.

Net: A long-handled collecting net to sweep insects and other mini-beasts from long grass, bushes or even water.

Hessian Drawstring Bag: The perfect sized, drawstring bag to keep your Entomology Kit components safe. Made from natural sisal hessian.

Notebook: For jotting down your discoveries and observations use this handy notebook made from ecological cartridge paper.

Entomologist Guide: Interesting information and useful tips for using your kit.

Insect Spotter Card: Test your skills at uncovering a variety of insects with our spotter card.

Safety

WARNING! Not suitable for children under 3 years. Contains small parts. Choking hazard. Functional tools. Adult supervision necessary due to small parts and functional tools. Recommended for children age 6+.

The Original Den Kit. Bring out the adventurer in your child with this wonderful set from The Den Kit Co. Head off to the woods (or your back garden) and create your own den adventure.

This set contains everything you need to make a den, including tarpaulin, ground sheet, ropes, pegs, mallet and tent pegs. It even comes with a mug and camouflage face paints for an authentic woodland stakeout!

Set Contains:

• A large haversack made from cotton webbing that can be washed in the machine. It has a useful shoulder strap for easy carrying.
• A tough camouflage tarpaulin - waterproof and rot resistant. Approx size 2.4 x 1.8m.
• A durable groundsheet - waterproof and rot resistant. It has eyelets too, so can double up as another tarpaulin. Approx size 1.8 x 1.2 m.
• A unique and functional wooden mallet made from coppiced wood and complete with bark - made by The Den Kit Co in Shropshire.
• A traditional camping style enamelware mug with The Den Kit Co's iconic branding
• A drawstring, cotton tent peg bag.
• Camouflage face paint in khaki and brown - washable, cruelty-free and made here in the UK.
• 10 metres of strong, natural jute rope.
• 8 steel tent pegs; made in the UK.
• Helpful tips and den-building inspiration on a handy, saveable sheet.

Safety

Warning! Not suitable for children under 3 years. Long cords and small parts. Strangulation and choking hazards Functional sharp points. Adult supervision necessary due to small parts and sharp tools. Recommended for children 6+

Preserving flowers by pressing is an age-old art, and one that deserves to be celebrated and cherished by every generation.

The hand-crafted, wooden flower press from The Den Kit Co enables a simple way for children to enjoy this absorbing and mindful activity, whilst preserving natural beauty for use in craft projects and study.

Set Contains:

Flower Press: A beautiful 210 x 100mm flower press is made from 10mm birch ply, with 8 cardboard trays and secured with stainless steel bolts and wing nuts. Made for The Den Kit Company here in the UK and heat-branded to make the perfect gift.

Blotting Paper: 8 sheets of white blotting paper to place over your plant specimen and absorb moisture.

How to Use Your Flower Press Guide: An easy to follow guide to flower pressing.

Hessian Drawstring Bag: The perfect sized, drawstring bag to keep your flower press safe. Made from natural sisal hessian.

Safety

WARNING! Not suitable for children under 3 years. Contains small parts, choking hazard. Recommended for children aged 6 plus. Adult supervision required.

A walk in the British Woodland promises discovery, tranquillity and a vital connection to one of the richest and diverse landscapes in the UK.

This Den kit provides the tools to create your very own shelter amongst the trees - including tarpaulin, groundsheet, rope, tent pegs and mallet.

It also comes with a beautifully illustrated identification and fact sheet to help children learn about all the different trees and plants that grow in our woodlands.

It also come with all the equipment you need to plant your own sapling.

This set is a perfect addition to any school, holiday club, scout group or home.

Set Contains:

• haversack bag
• camouflage tarpaulin
• green groundsheet
• hand-made ash mallet
• tent peg bag
• rope
• tent pegs
• ideas sheet
• trowel
• tree guide
• hazel marker twig
• seed collecting sack
• grow a tree guide

Safety

Warning! Not suitable for children under 3 years. Long cords and small parts. Strangulation and choking hazards Functional sharp points. Adult supervision necessary due to small parts and sharp tools. Recommended for children 6+

The Den Kit Company and the National Trust share a passion for helping children connect with nature from an early age. That’s why they joined forces to create this National Trust Nature Hideaway Kit designed to appeal to older children’s natural sense of adventure and discovery.

Can you become a nature detective? Spot animal trails, learn bird calls, watch how the seasons alter the outdoor world around you - and learn the skill of den-building!

This Den Kit, created with the National Trust is perfect for all nature lovers (young and old). Use the innovative 'stick-let' to create a den out of just 3 large stick. Add your camouflage netting and you're ready for a nature stake-out.

Use the monocular to see animals and plants up close, and jot down what you see with the clipboard and pencil.

This set is a perfect addition to any school, holiday club, scout group or home.

Set Contains:

• iconic duffel bag
• camouflage netting
• ground sheet
  
• monocular
• stick-let
• hand crafted ash mallet
• clipboard with drawing pad and spotter sheet attached
• tree branch pencil
• face paint

Safety

Warning! Not suitable for children under 3 years. Long cords and small parts. Strangulation and choking hazards Functional sharp points. Adult supervision necessary due to small parts and sharp tools. Recommended for children 6+

This little kit from Den Kit Co contains a bug-pot with magnifier-lid, allowing a closer inspection of the captured mini-beast inside.

An illustrated bug-spotter card offers further information on how to identify your bug - and the role these tiny creatures play in our ecosystem. All contained within a reusable jute bag, ready to take on mini-beast adventure in your back garden, the park, the beach or just the nearest rock to peer beneath.

Set Contains

• Bug Pot
• Bug Spotter Card
• Jute Storage Bag

Safety

Warning! Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Recommended for children aged 6 plus. Adult supervision required.

Create a cool bracelet that could come in handy with this new kit from The Den Kit Co.

Strong paracord can be handy for all sorts of survival and outdoor situations, so this set lets kids create a cool woven cord bracelet that can be worn or clipped onto a kit bag, so they can always have some handy.

This set contains everything they need to create two woven cord bracelets.

Set Contains:

• A mini Hessian storage bag.
• 3m of olive 3mm paracord.
• 3m of orange 3mm paracord.
• 2 curved side-release buckles that clip together securely and comfortably.
• With step-by-step instructions, this illustrated Survival Bracelet Kit Guide is easy to follow and contains tips for success.

Safety

Warning! Not suitable for children under 3 years due to long cordage. Strangulation hazard Adult supervision necessary. Recommended for children 6+.

Help out the local birds by giving them all the perfect materials for them to create their nests. Take the recycled plastic cage and add in the washed sheep's wool that comes with the set,  twigs, hay, feathers and other things you can find.

And when it's not nesting seasons the cage is the perfect size for 3 fat balls, to keep them going over the winter.

The set also comes with half a coconut that can be filled with water so birds can have a drink and wash.

Set Contains:

• Hessian drawstring storage bag
• Nesting materials cage made from recycled drinks packaging.
  
• 1m of natural jute string to hang the cage.
• 9 illustrated nest identification and information cards in a cotton pouch.
• A large ball of washed sheep’s wool - perfect as an insulated nest lining
• Half a coconut shell
• Bird Nest Kit Guide - with instructions and loads of interesting nest facts.

Safety

Warning! Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Adult Supervision necessary. This Kit contains fresh bird food. These are not safe for human consumption. Store this kit in a cool and dry place, away from pests. Assembled at premises where peanuts are used.