Fairytale forest

In the heart of the Logar valley, a forest awaits you, full of fairy tales, sensory-motor challenges and interesting insights into the importance of the forest and the beauties of the Logar valley. All the impressions and insights merge into a completely unforgettable experience for children, parents and all those open to fairytale adventures and new knowledge.

FAIRYTALES AWAIT

Surrounded by pristine nature, and based on the content it offers, the Fairytale Forest is an ideal place for a day trip or multi-day stay for:

Families with pre-school aged children or young children
Groups of pre-school children from nursery schools
Groups of school children from primary schools
Groups of adults: team-building for companies from educational establishments
Various camps (mountaineering, fairytale, language courses, oratorio, etc.)
Sports practice for children and young sportspeople
All those who would like to experience fairytales, exercise their senses and be at one with the forest in the wonderful Logar valley.

The Fairytale forest is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm during the summer season.

WHAT’S ON OFFER

The Fairytale Forest has various themed activities (educational and recreational). Among others, we suggest:

A fairytale walk and discovering hidden treasure in the Fairytale Forest (supplement payable for entertainer)
Natural science workshops (‘Sensing the environment’, ‘Awareness of trees’, ‘Animals on the forest floor’, ‘Weather…in a somewhat different way’, etc.)
Walk along the natural science/ethnological Logar Valley Trail through the Logar valley (the entire trail is 7km and takes around 3 hours on foot; the trail can be split into smaller themed sections and walked multiples times)
Learning about the forest, geographical, geological, ethnographical, cultural and other special features of the wider areas of the Logar valley (in cooperation with the Logar Valley Landscape Park)

FAIRYTALE ‘STATIONS’

There are 35 fairytales in the Fairytale Forest. Each of them is accompanied by a short retelling of the fairytale with the original title of the fairytale, with its original title and name of the author. The majority of the fairytale ‘stations’ are also equipped with visual content (wooden houses, wooden figures of heroes and various objects connected with the content of the fairytale).

STIMULATE YOUR SENSES

Various tasks await at each fairytale ‘station’, which involve moving the body and stimulating the senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch). Visitors are challenged to carry out the following tasks:

Take off your footwear and walk barefoot along the path covered by various materials from the forest
Create a sound on the wooden xylophone
Walk among the dwarf trees in the shrubbery and sense the feeling of the trees
Feel the ground by the water in the forest and sense whether it is dry or moist
Try and lift the various pieces of wood that are in front of you
Mimic the sounds of forest animals
Feel the prickliness of the needles of pine trees

GET TO KNOW THE FOREST

Visitors also get to know interesting facts and details about the forest:

Why forests are so important for humankind
How to determine the age of a tree and what are its main parts
Which animals are found in the forest
How are forests and water connected
Which fruits are found in the forest
Why do conifers have cones
Which birds can be seen and heard in the Logar valley
Which type of animal is most prevalent in the forest
How, and from where, did the boulders reach the Logar valley

The educational content was created in participation with professionals of the Slovenian Forestry Institute, Nazarje branch.

GUIDED TOURS AND ENTERTAINMENT

The Fairytale Forest is designed so that children, accompanied by their parents, guardians, or teachers, can walk in it. By prior arrangement, a guided tour with an entertainer is also possible: visitors are guided through the forest by one of our entertainers (dwarf, witch, forest man or ‘Aunty Autumn’). The price of hiring an entertainer depends on the content and duration of the animated tour and the size of the group. The content and course of the tour are adapted to the age of the children and/or the programme that is carried out in nursery schools and schools in the current school year.

Snacks, lunches or light meals are available for groups of school and preschool children upon prior arrangement.

ADDITIONAL OFFERS

At the Eco House Na razpotju guest house, which is in close proximity to the Fairytale Forest, an a-la-carte menu is available and accommodation for individuals or groups.

Advance reservations are recommended for both food and accommodation by calling: 031/249-441 or sending an email to: info@logarska-narazpotju.si.

Find out more about the Fairytale Forest here: www.logarska-narazpotju.si