Forest School started today with laying the fire to help keep us all warm on a chilly December afternoon. A few children helped to set everything up and once this was done, they practiced their fire striking skills. Some of the children found this tricky but didn’t give up until they had managed to light their piece of cotton wool. Once the fire was lovely and warm, the children took it in turns to come into the fire circle and toast a marshmallow. This was then placed in between two chocolate biscuits ready to be enjoyed. A kettle was hung over the fire to boil some water ready for a nice warm hot chocolate!
Some children chose to make a Christmas star decoration. They did this by cutting some lengths of Willow using secateurs then, with a little bit of grown-up help, they tied the sticks together creating their star shape. Then they added pine vegetation to their star to give it a festive look. Some even added beads, which they had threaded onto string and then hung from the bottom of their star.
A group of children made a very impressive base camp in the back corner of Forest School. They worked together to dismantle the old base before recreating their new base with improvements to the roof structure. They added vegetation to the sides making the inside more camouflaged.
There was plenty of free play in the mud kitchen with all sorts of yummy sounding food being created. They also discovered the log pile and the rope swing. They enjoyed climbing to the top of the woodpile, holding onto the rope, jumping off and swinging out before lowering themselves to the ground.
