Even though this was only a 4 day week, we packed a lot of outdoor fun in! The weather was so changeable too - one day we had lots of ice to play with & the children enjoyed finding different shapes of ice in all the various loose parts that are left outside - tyres, bilibos, red tops etc.
We had made an octopus to live up in Bear Woods & the children enjoyed chalking on the shed and fence as well as watching the workmen installing the new mobile in the main school playground. I think our guinea pigs, Tracey & Fiona, look forward to our weekly visits to Bear Woods as much as we do, as they get lots of juicy grass or dandelion leaves as a present!
The children rediscovered the joys of water & compost the week to make some squelchy mud & one boy had great fun painting the wall & mud kitchen with mud & a leafy branch.
The compost bins were introduced this week too & have, as always, proved a big success for great play. I loved that this class discovered that a Fafu Andy is just perfect for use as a lid for a compost bin!
Here's hoping we have some decent weather for the last few weeks of this school year.
What adorable guinea pigs! It's fabulous that the whole class gets to the woods!
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Hi, Lee thanks we are lucky to have a tiny area within school grounds that we planted 2.5 years ago.
ReplyDeleteMr. Bloom will be so proud of your kids! This just looks like something that he would do too ;) #countrykids.
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ReplyDeleteBurrr to the ice, you really don't expect that at this time of year but at least you made the most if it. I love the mud and compost play, we are making a mud kitchen here so I'm hoping for lots of muddy posts to come! thank you for sharing your lovely 4 day week on Country Kids.
ReplyDeleteThe ice was rather weird! But sometimes a little more precious after months without it! I can't wait to see what you will come up with for your mud kitchen.
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