\u201cThe bees need them for nectar\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cWe mustn\u2019t stop the plans growing, they help us to breathe\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cThings might prickle or sting us\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This week the children had a go at \u2018leaf wapping\u2019; printing with leaves and flowers. They collected different leaves and flowers in the woodland and learned to identify them by their shapes. They found buttercups, speedwell and bluebells. They took hammers and fabric and folded the flowers into the fabric and hit the sap and juice out of them with hammers, creating symmetrical patterns on the fabric.<\/p>\n
The class all found 2 sticks, tapped out patterns and sang a song together. We played a game of \u20181,2,3 change tree\u2019 where the children had to run to find a new tree to be safe at before the end of a countdown. There was lots of time for independent play this week, with the children balancing on the slack line, swinging on the hammock, digging in the mud, creating mud mixtures and paint and exploring the woodland in spring.<\/p>\n
At the end of the session the class managed to pass 2 \u2018woodland whispers\u2019 all the way along the line of them, listening brilliantly to each other. They also shared some of the things they had enjoyed about their session. Well done Hedgehogs, it was great to see the children engaging so well with developing their physical risk and challenge when exploring the woodland. A huge thank you to the parent volunteers who came and supported the children so brilliantly and got involved in all of their play.<\/p>\n
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