After another day of rain it just stopped in time for forest school but with a very soggy site wellies and waterproofs were the order of the day. Last week we cut some wood cookies and I took them home to drill holes in so that they could be threaded onto string this week. The question was what to do with the cookies once they and been threaded onto string? The answer was the entrance arch which has been looking a little unhappy after being bashed about by winter winds since the autumn when it was put up. The group used their wood cookies and found objects such as pinecones, leaves, blossom and clay that they found around the field to decorate the arch. They were getting quite creative with how they were using the materials and it will be interesting to see what survives the weather and what does not. As most of the group were enjoying this activity we let them carry on longer than planned so a rushed drink and biscuit (although it’s back to hot chocolate next week as we tried a cold drink today and the fire was missed!) followed by building a rope swing.
We are aiming to build a rope ladder so today we built a one rung, rope ladder or a swing. We looped a rope over a branch and then made a seat from a log, which we tied to the rope with clove hitches. As always it is interesting to see how the group use the stuff they make. Instead of sitting on the log they all stood on the log.
All through the session we had asked that the big puddles be avoided so that no one got wet and then cold so with five minutes to go it was everyone in pool! With the rule of not splashing or kicking the water everyone still enjoyed getting utterly filthy.
It will be interesting to see if work carries on, on our new cheery welcoming archway and finally we will be building a rope ladder and hot chocolate will be back on the menu along with a chocolate covered biscuit (Kate’s request no more plain Hobnobs!).
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