Tanglewood Hollow

Tanglewood Hollow 🐿️ Helping families build stronger connections to nature. Learn, play & explore with us in the center! Welcome to Tanglewood Hollow! It's time to change that.

I'm Allyson; a wife, mother, and passionate outdoor educator who loves to create. Tanglewood Hollow was created soon after my oldest was born and I was working as a teacher in a classroom setting. After spending years in the education field, it was glaringly noticeable to me that nature-based education materials were lacking and that educators did not have time or access to the tools needed to hel

p foster a strong connection with the natural world. This little space online is a collection of our nature-based education materials as well as a personal account of how we've been able to "get back to nature" as a homeschooling family. "Let the children be free; encourage them; let them run outside when it is raining; let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water; and, when the grass of the meadows is damp with dew, let them run on it and trample it with their bare feet; let them rest peacefully when a tree invites them to sleep beneath it's shade; let them shout and laugh when the sun wakes them in the morning as it wakes every living creature that divides its day between waking and sleeping."
- Dr. Maria Montessori, The Discovery of the Child

When we first opened Tanglewood Hollow, we dreamed of creating a place where children could connect with the natural wor...
08/24/2026

When we first opened Tanglewood Hollow, we dreamed of creating a place where children could connect with the natural world, follow their curiosity, and find a community of others who loved learning and exploring alongside them.

Over the last few years, we’ve watched that little dream grow into something far beyond what we imagined. And somewhere along the way, this space became so much more than just the place where we held our classes.

We’ve watched children walk through these doors for the first time feeling a little unsure, only to return week after week and eventually feel completely at home. We’ve watched friendships form around our tables, families find one another, children discover new passions, and so many wonderful little moments unfold within these walls.

We know that many of you have come to love this space just as much as we have. That’s what makes this announcement a bittersweet one.

This will be our final season at our Concord location.

But Tanglewood Hollow isn’t closing. We’re growing into something we’ve dreamed about for a very long time.

When we imagined Tanglewood Hollow from the beginning, we dreamed of a place where children could step directly into nature, not just learn about it from inside a building. A place where we could walk out the door and into a garden, follow a trail into the woods, look for salamanders beneath logs, watch birds from an outdoor classroom, grow native plants, study insects, and let the land itself become part of what we teach.

We’re finally ready to begin creating that place.

Our next chapter will bring Tanglewood Hollow a different property, where we’ll quite literally be building a new building with access to forests, gardens, trails, wildlife habitats, outdoor learning spaces, and so much more. (And for those wondering, no, it’s not Petals in the Pines! 😆)

There are going to be a lot of emotions as we say goodbye to our Concord home. There are so many memories tucked into this little space, and we will always be grateful for the chapter of Tanglewood Hollow that happened here.

But more than anything, we’re excited.

This isn’t the end of Tanglewood Hollow. It’s the beginning of the version we’ve been dreaming about all along.

And we can’t wait to bring you along as we build it. 🌿

Last chance to join us for fall classes at Tanglewood Hollow!Our September classes begin soon, and this is the final cha...
08/24/2026

Last chance to join us for fall classes at Tanglewood Hollow!

Our September classes begin soon, and this is the final chance to grab a spot before we get started!

This fall is especially meaningful as we head into our final season of classes in our Concord space. We have so many wonderful things planned and would love to have your kids join us for one more season of learning, creating, exploring, and building community together before we move!

Classes begin in September and spaces are limited. Come spend the fall with us at Tanglewood Hollow! Registration is open now!

We are gearing up to begin our fall classes! One of the things I love most about our classes at Tanglewood Hollow has ve...
08/16/2026

We are gearing up to begin our fall classes!

One of the things I love most about our classes at Tanglewood Hollow has very little to do with any one thing we teach. It’s the community that grows here.

It’s seeing the same kids walk through the door week after week and watching them become comfortable with one another. It’s seeing friendships form around a microscope, a nature journal, an art table, or a really interesting discovery someone can’t wait to share.

Our classes are intentionally small. Kids have the chance to work together, ask questions, create, experiment, make mistakes, try again, and learn from one another. There is room for the child who wants to talk through every idea and the child who would rather quietly draw what they noticed. There is room to learn with your hands, through art, through science, through conversation, and through simply being curious together.

Over time, something really special happens. They start to feel like they belong here. They know the other kids, they know the space, they know that their ideas will be listened to and that there will always be something new to investigate.

Of course I love teaching kids about plants and fungi and reptiles and birds and all of the wonderfully strange things in the natural world. But I think what I love even more is watching a little community of curious kids grow around all of it.

Browse our programs in the comments. ♥️

Our fossil camp for older naturalists was such fun! We did everything from painting globes to show different periods to ...
08/10/2026

Our fossil camp for older naturalists was such fun! We did everything from painting globes to show different periods to learning how to map a fossil dig site to solving real paleontology mysteries to researching prehistoric creatures! It’s always such fun to learn alongside these kiddos!

Our Fossil Finders camp for young paleontologists this week has been so fun! They’re learning all about how fossils are ...
07/22/2026

Our Fossil Finders camp for young paleontologists this week has been so fun! They’re learning all about how fossils are made, uncovering mysteries, making lots of hands-on projects, reading great literature, and more!

Next week is our fossil camp for the older group! We still have a couple of spaces left if you have a child that’s interested in uncovering mysteries and digging deeper (pun intended!) about paleontology! Link in comments!

For the young naturalist who just can't get enough... 🔎This fall, we're opening the doors to something new.Our Naturalis...
07/21/2026

For the young naturalist who just can't get enough... 🔎

This fall, we're opening the doors to something new.

Our Naturalist's Apprenticeship is a 12-week immersive program for learners ages 10+ who are ready to go beyond simply learning about nature and begin thinking like real naturalists. Through field investigations, microscopy, scientific illustration, journaling, species identification, and more, apprentices will build the skills used by scientists to observe and understand the natural world.

Enrollment is intentionally limited, allowing for individualized mentorship and an exceptional learning experience.

- Wednesdays | 1–3 PM
- Beginning September 9
- Ages 10+

We have a feeling this small cohort will fill quickly, and we can't wait to begin this journey with the next generation of naturalists. Find more info in the comments!

We’re looking for a few local passionate young naturalists who would like to help make a difference for monarch butterfl...
07/20/2026

We’re looking for a few local passionate young naturalists who would like to help make a difference for monarch butterflies!

Before the New Hampshire Monarch Festival on August 22, we’ll be gathering a few times at Tanglewood Hollow to create monarch caterpillar bracelets. We’ll be selling the bracelets during the festival to raise money for Monarch Watch while also helping educate families about simple ways they can support monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

Tanglewood Hollow will have a booth at the festival, and we’d love for the children who help create the bracelets to join us there if they’re able! It’s a wonderful opportunity to share their enthusiasm for nature, talk with visitors, and be part of a community conservation effort!

If you have a child who would enjoy making bracelets, participating at the festival, or both, we’d love to hear from you. Send us a message, and we’ll share all the details!

Just a few photos of beautiful things I’ve been enjoying in nature this week ❤️ What an amazing world we live in!If you ...
07/17/2026

Just a few photos of beautiful things I’ve been enjoying in nature this week ❤️ What an amazing world we live in!

If you haven’t been outside today, step out and take a closer look at something- you might be surprised by how beautiful it is!

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate Clementine today! She had a blast!! ♥️
07/11/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate Clementine today! She had a blast!! ♥️

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93 Storrs St
Concord, NH
03301

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Friday 9am - 12pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

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