Over half term I put in a sand/ mud pit in the FS site and whittled some digging sticks. During circle time we unveiled the new digging pit after which the adults did a lot of observation (standing around) of play and feeling somewhat left out. It was great to see children of mixed age groups playing and working together building a landscape for their story to unfold in. At one time there was a group of eight working out the story that was developing in their new world. Characters were invented as well as appearing from TV, film and even books, and the group was made up of boys all telling a story and mark making.
The FS site is growing up and grass that was once a mown playing field is now a jungle just right to play hide and seek and chase through. It is interesting to see how the children become more and more protective of the site. I over heard one boy telling off another for running through the hedge as it might damage the plants with the reply of ‘oh yeah’.
After snack time we started work on the tree house we started by reminding the old hands and taught the new hands the clove hitch, an important knot when starting and finishing lashings. Once everyone had had a go at the clove hitch I demonstrated how to tie a tipi lashing which we are using for two of the supports for the tree house. Prior to starting the tipi lashing the wood was cut to length by a couple of volunteers using the bow saw and the sawhorse. Next week we will look at square lashing the support beams in readiness to raft lash the floor on at a later date.
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