Foggy in the forest this morning,
children made dens with natural resources
Lots of digging and playing in the mud kitchen.
Sat and listened to the birds at snack time.
Roll on spring !

With the misty damp weather closing in we have been listening to the rustling of leaves -watching them fall from the trees and investigating bugs and creatures under logs. Much mud mixing and splashing has been going on too!

 

The bonfire cake looked fab sparkling and spitting in the fire pit area - it was good to eat too!

 

We have cleared the top deciduous forest school area - it was half covered with brambles and weeds and a dead pigeon !  but the children were delighted to rediscover the mud kitchen.

Welcome back !
and what a difference 8 weeks make,
The forest school site is looking very different now to how it was back in the summer, and the children are enjoying noticing the change from summer to autumn.
We have been making nests and dens for our animal friends, from the fallen sticks and leaves found on the forest floor. We have been finding slugs and snails in abundance, woodlice and spiders too, the children have really enjoyed exploring the forest school looking to see what they can find.

Hello
well a lot has happened since the last time i wrote, and i do apologise !
We have been in the Coniferous woodland through the winter months, where there has been an abundance of birds and pine cones. We have enjoyed playing with the mud kitchen, making log piles to encourage mini beasts, shelter building for ourselves and for the the soft toys, we have had a couple of fires and cooked toast and toasted marsh mallows, we have boiled water in the kelly kettle and made custard for our snack.
The larger Forest school site has been having a rest, so hopefully the mini beasts and the wildlife will all of had chance to build new homes and the flora will have had chance to grow with out little feet trampling them!
After Easter we will be returning to this site where the daffodils will be in full bloom, the trees will have begun to grow leaves, and the undergrowth will be coming to life once again.

Welcome back everyone !
Forest School looks fantastic at the moment, after a good clear out of dead wood and old brambles.
The children are beginning to get quicker at getting changed into their Forest School waterproofs and Wellies and they are loving the new Mud Kitchen !
They are mixing and pouring and digging and filling and exploring and problem solving !!! - Just playing and having fun !!!

we have been really busy this term , enjoying the lovely weather down at Forest school.
We have used the kelly kettle to make custard and enjoyed this for our snack with bananas,
We have been whittling sticks with peelers,
We have enjoyed digging in the mud and splashing in the puddles,
We have been mark making with the mud, making hand prints on cardboard,
One child made a waterfall, and a nest with a baby bird inside,
We spend our lunch down in the forest and ate our packed lunch in the shade ,
We laid down on the floor under the trees looking up at the sky and canopy, one boy said it was the best thing ever !!
We have been building boats and bonfires and of course playing the best ever game of 123 where are you,
So we have done so much this term, not to mention noticing the change around us, and how the Forest is so green and dark inside.
Roll on the Autumn !!

Hey Spring has sprung !!!
The forest school site is getting greener, and is looking lovely. It is so nice to get out and not be freezing cold!
The children have been exploring under logs and finding slugs and eggs, and woodlice. Someone even found an egg left over from the Easter Egg hunt !!
We have been climbing on the climbing tree and making houses for our woodland toys, Mr Badger had a lovely new home made for him.