As Chestnuts made their way to Forest School they were keeping an eye out for any seasonal changes that they could spot along the way. They noticed bird nests in the hedgerow and longer greener grass. As a group we talked about other changes we may
see now that Spring is upon us.
The children sat around the fire circle and passed a pot of garlic butter around so they could see what it smelt like. Some of them liked it whereas others said it was a bit stinky! A fire was then lit and bread was toasted ready for the class to try the garlic
butter. There were very mixed feelings about the garlic, some liked it and others were not so keen.
A selection of bird teddies came to Forest School with us today. The children used hay and other natural materials they gathered from around the site to create nests for the birds to sit in. The nests were created up in the trees, down under bushes and on top of logs. They also used stones that they had decorated in bright colours as eggs to place in their nests. While building their nests one child spotted a Robin hopping about in the hedge. The children rushed off to find their classmate who had the Robin teddy to show them that they had found a real Robin at Forest School.
The children worked together to help clean the mud kitchen ready for it to be painted. They used trowels to get as much of the mud off as they could, but found that it was a little tricky to get into the gaps. They decided to use sticks instead to scrape all the mud out of the gaps, which worked really well.
Chestnuts finished their session today by sprucing up the sign that we have by the nature pond as it was looking a little faded. They went over the lettering and added bees and flowers to the sign.
The Impact of Forest School for the children is the knowledge the children have gained from the Forest School experience, this can be seen through the skills gained, tools used, art and craft activities, observations and knowledge of the fruit, plants and trees in relation to the seasons.
