This week all families arrived motivated and excited to engage in some new opportunities to learn within Shotts Nature Park . The addition of the new trolley proved a huge success with all parents/ carers and children taking on the responsibility of pulling , pushing and at times jumping in the trolley. Walking to the learning circle allowed the families to explore a new area of the park , exploring the Gruffalo woods with torches as there was lots of discussions and questioning as to what creatures might live in the woods. Who knew what amazing chefs we have as we all worked together to make pizzas on an open fire , this was a first for many of the families and proved a huge success for hungry tummies. There was always time to visit the cafe for hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows and was great to observe the independence skills of the children as they prepared their own drinks. I am still not sure who won the game of hide and seek as the families found very interesting places to hide and certainly used up all the space available to them. Looking forward to next weeks session where we will be using hammocks and ropes , I wonder what we could possibly do with these resources.?? Nicola , Pamela & Elaine x
