Living in Northern Ireland, you never know what the weather is going to be like day to day and the past week has been no exception. We have had sunny, warm days followed by windy, wet & cold days. Regardless, we still go outside for at least an hour everyday & make sure we have sunhats, woolly hats, gloves, spare coats & waterproof clothing to allow for all weathers.
Here is a selection of what we got up to in the past week after our long Easter break & you can see from the photos that we had all types of weather.
Thursday 19th
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| Having lunch outside |
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| Enjoying ice-pops on a hot sunny afternoon |
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Friday 20th
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| Learning to whittle with carrots |
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| Making soup with the left over carrot |
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Monday 23rd
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| Playing with the new pool noodles - can you see that grey sky behind |
Tuesday 24th
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| Sheltering from the wind in the tent |
Wednesday 25th
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| Making a camp fire - wearing winter hats & rain gear. |
Thursday 26th
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| Boat building |
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| Entertaining friends from 2 other schools. |
In the last link-up there were 34 posts added on a variety of outdoor play ideas but my favourite was from Pre-school Play on allowing 2 year olds to take risks. I think it is fantastic that Cathy is encouraging the young children in her care to develop a sense of risk assessment for themselves.
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You are sure right about the weather being so different day to day. I can just tell by the change in wardrobe. That's so great you eat lunch outside everyday. That reminds me of when I was in elementary school. It's rare to find outdoor lunch tables anymore at school.s
ReplyDeleteHi Rebekah, thanks for the kind comments. Yes, this week was a real mixed bag of weather. Luckily we only have packed lunches, rather than school meals, so we can eat outside.
DeleteCan you clone yourself and open a school here in Calgary, Canada? Wow you do cool stuff.
ReplyDeleteAww Tanya, what a lovely thing to say.
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