We made a Christmas Tree

In the lead up to Christmas its great fun helping to prepare the little ones for the exciting things they will experience. I saw this idea on a Pinterest site and adapted it so the little ones could help to make the tree and then stick baubles and stars on it. They loved counting them and talking about the colours. It was a great opportunity for learning about taking turns too and then of course lots of celebrating their work afterwards by showing it off to parents and the big children after school too.

I made a wreath

Hear is a classic example of procrastination! I said to myself that I would fill in some of my Forest School portfolio but found myself in the garden foraging for suitable wreath making foliage. I used apple tree twig prunings to bend them into a circle shape, tied together with string and then threaded small pine tree branches and dried sedum flowers onto it. The smell was heavenly and it was then adorned with some wooden ornaments and icicles and stayed on the front door all Christmas. Felt quite proud of it actually! I can use it as part of my Forest School Training as I had to learn how to bend the wood and think about which resources to use so it will go into my reflective journal as a useful learning activity.