Mamma’s Scrapbook

A Sensory Storytelling Project

Mamma’s Scrapbook is a nature-led sensory storytelling project, creating space for mothers and young children to explore creativity, community, and wellbeing through gentle craft, reflection and shared stories.

Where & When

In partnership with Centre for Ecotherapy

*****FULLY BOOKED - PLEASE ENQUIRE OR EMAIL DIRECTLY FOR WAITLIST FOR ANY CANCELLATION SPACES”****

  • Two separate groups running weekly for 6 weeks

  • Group 1: Thursdays 09:45 – 12:15 ******NOW FULLY BOOKED*****
    Starting 2nd October 2025

  • Group 2: Fridays 09:45 – 12:15 ***** NOW FULLY BOOKED ****
    Starting 3rd October 2025

  • Location: Stanmer Park, Brighton

Stanmer Park

This is a closed 6 week  group for pre and post-natal mothers with babies and toddlers, who may benefit from support with their mental health and wellbeing.

Whitehawk Community Orchard

This is an open, drop in group for any mother who would benefit from peer support and nature based creative practice during pregnancy and with children up to 5 years. Facilitated by experienced forest school and fire circle leaders.

In partnership with Wyld Experiences

  • One weekly drop-in group running for 12 weeks

  • Fridays 10:00 – 12:00
    Starting 11th November 2025

  • Location: Whitehawk Community Orchard, Brighton

about the project

Mamma’s Scrapbook invites mothers and their children (aged 0–4) into a calming, nurturing space to connect through creative making, nature, and shared stories. The project uses sensory arts, natural materials, reflective writing, and gentle group practices to support wellbeing, ease isolation, and foster community. Each session gently explores the senses — sight, touch, sound, smell, taste, and interoception — as a way to open up creative expression, conversation and connection.

While deeply therapeutic in nature, Mamma’s Scrapbook is not clinical therapy. Instead, it offers a non-judgemental, inclusive space where mothers are welcomed exactly as they are, without the need to label or diagnose. The process is led by experienced, trauma-informed practitioners who combine lived experience with professional training in ecotherapy, inclusive arts, mental health, and forest school practice.

what we do

Each session includes:

Circle introductions & grounding meditation

Nature-based sensory practices & crafts (e.g. natural dyeing, lavender bundles, herb binding, clay work, nature playdough, flower printing, natural pigment making, and scrapbooking)

Reflective writing & gentle story prompts

Group sharing & connection

Closing grounding & check-ins

Through this process, mothers create both personal scrapbooks and contribute to a collective mixed-media installation, weaving together individual and shared stories. The project encourages creative freedom, sensory exploration, and peer support.

Meet the Team

Why This Work Matters

  • Supports maternal mental health and wellbeing

  • Builds community and reduces isolation

  • Encourages sensory, creative expression without pressure or judgement

  • Offers simple, nature-based tools for ongoing self-care

  • Provides peer support and connection that can continue beyond the project

We partner with local NHS services to ensure participants who may be navigating moderate to severe mental health needs are safely supported and appropriately referred if required.

mamma’s scrapbook

  • Participants are signposted by NHS, health visitors and the women's centre and can self refer.

  • All locations are risk-assessed and run by fully insured, trained facilitators.

  • The project is free to attend, with support available for accessibility needs.

Referrals & Access

At the end of each phase, participants take home:

  • Their own personal scrapbook

  • A collective printed scrapbook and shared mixed-media installation

  • Showcase to share with family and the community

outcomes