Maples started their session today with a recap of the rules which help to keep them safe around the fire circle. Then putting these rules into action they laid and lit a fire ready to make some jam.
Some children carefully peeled and cut the apples ready to be softened on the fire. Once the apples were soft, blackberries and sugar were added. When the jam was ready the children toasted some bread, turning it regularly so that it did not burn. Then they had the chance to try some of the toast and jam. This went down well as many had seconds!
The impact of Forest School for the children is the knowledge the children have gained from the Forest School experience. The impact 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 and the skills involved in learning how to play Forest School games.
Some children chose to make Elder bead necklaces. They used a palm drill to push out the pithy middle of the Elder before pushing some wool through the hole they had created. Then they tied the two ends of the wool together. They used pens to decorate their beads, some were plain in colour whereas others were covered in spots.
Some great teamwork was demonstrated by some of the children who worked together to build the best defence possible for their dens. They did this because there was a little bit of den invading going on!
While exploring the site and moving material about a few of the children came across a rather large frog. They watched the frog as he made his way to the bug hotel and climbed inside one to the terracotta pots.