This week at forest school, the children enjoyed one of their favourite things – fire week! As we arrived, we had a quick check in the pond to see what amazing creatures may be living in it. We immediately spotted hundreds of tadpoles. They were very active and were enjoying themselves swimming around and even occasionally popping their head out of the water. We then sat in our fire pit where Jen gave us a fire safety chat. Soon it was time to get to work building the fire. The children discussed what sorts of resources we may need to create a fire but there was one thing no one had used before, a fire lighter!
We lit the fire but then it was time for the children to have a go. After a quick demonstration, they were pros! Everyone managed to make a spark. We enjoyed our lunch and pudding. There is nothing quite like pancakes with melted chocolate and strawberries cooked on the fire. Delicious!
Look at what we found in our shed!
After lunch, we cleared our fire pit, ensuring we followed our forest school rules of always leaving the area as you find it and off we headed into the forest. This time round, we were heading in from a different direction so there were lots of new things to see and engage with. The children found a huge meadow which gave us the opportunity to stretch our legs and run as quickly as our legs could carry us, making everyone chuckle. As we headed down the big path, Jen pointed out the ‘sneaky path’ which all children who have ever been to forest school know about. This path allows the children to walk down by themselves and the grownups meet at the bottom (we can of course see the children clearly but they don’t know that). The children thought this was amazing and they displayed their forest school knowledge by putting out their arms and bending their knees to balance. This led to the children climbing other small hills and before we knew it our day was over. See you next time forest school!
