{"id":1190,"date":"2024-03-08T17:41:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T17:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/cunningsburghearlyyears202324term3\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2024-03-08T17:41:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T17:41:09","slug":"early-years-2023-24-term-3-week-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/cunningsburghearlyyears202324term3\/2024\/03\/08\/early-years-2023-24-term-3-week-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Years 2023-24 Term 3 Week 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\"1\"2\"3\"4\"5 (1<\/strong> votes, average: 5.00<\/strong> out of 5)
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Our SMUHA preparations began a few weeks ago with making the templates for our shields.\u00a0 The bairns used a plate to draw a circle onto cardboard and then cut it out.\u00a0 “This is tricky.”\u00a0 The bairns could decorate their shield using loose parts from the craft area and there were many varied designs.\u00a0 Then it was onto making our torches.\u00a0 We use strong cardboard tubes and added tissue paper fire in orange, red and yellow.\u00a0 Our Viking helmets were made using black paper to contrast the colourful stickers.\u00a0 Some of the bairns added feathers by drawing around the hand and cutting them out and practiced pattern making.<\/p>\n

There were many options for the colour of the galley so we took a vote with pink and blue being the winning combo.\u00a0 The bairns set about painting their galley, making the head and tail and adding their own signs.\u00a0 Once the galley was finished, the bairns were asked what roles they would like to take on for the procession and burning.\u00a0 The meant another vote was needed to decide who would be the Guizer Jarl with six in the running.\u00a0 In the end three of the bairns tied for Jarl so we had three on the day.\u00a0 The bairns were in good singing voices for the procession and then lined up to throw their torches into the galley once it was set on fire.<\/p>\n