This week we had a new helper start so we played name animal and action so he could get to know some of the names and everyone could remember his. After this, the group went in search of firewood.
The only snow left seemed to be a giant snowball in the middle of the sports field but we still talked about not touching snow without gloves just like the previous day. The group was sent off to collect firewood and the giant snowball was too much of a draw for one child who decided to climb it and tandon top of it four feet off the ground. We had a chat about the fact they were not wearing any gloves nd so should not be touching snow and whether it was safe to climb and stand on a slippery ball which could move? It was decided that it was risky and should not be attempted again.
While Helen and Charlie had their first go at using the storm kettle, the group played. Interestingly off the dens built yesterday, only the den of a boy who comes on both days was used. Those who wanted to play in dens started work on their own dens if they were not playing with the boy who had built yesterday’s den. A big hit has been a broom we made out of a stick and some twigs as it was used to sweep out one of the dens.
After snack time we went through the safe use of a fix bladed knife and the group was then given sticks to get used to removing wood with a knife. The younger ones find it more difficult to get the angle of the blade right but this will come with practice. The group was really well focused so I showed a few of them how they could use a chopping block and a straight arm to whittle their sticks down. This went well as they could put more weight behind the knife and take off more wood.
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