Pupils from P5 – 7 looked at the work done in Africa by the charity Send-a-cow. Families have taken ownership of their very own cow which has improved the health and life chances of many children. Youngsters now look forward to regular meals and the money from selling the calves is used to send children to school. The children now have more energy and want to play – they make their own games and toys from things that they find.

We made toy cars from plastic bottles, milk tops, sticks and pebbles. The pebbles were used as ballast, the stick axles had to be straight and secure the wheels – all this before test drives were made! Everyone made a great effort and agreed that recycling junk was not only environmentally friendly but challenging and a whole lot of fun too. We also played ‘Mokuu’ with a ball made of plastic bags. This proved to be a game of speed and strategy. It was entertaining watching the builders trying to build their tower of stones before attackers caught them out!