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We have been preparing for Up Helly Aa by learning the songs, practicing our marching and holding galley burnings in the quiet room!  The bairns have also been creative building their own galleys and making costumes.

The anticipation had been building for Up Helly Aa and finally it was time to get on the bus and head to Lerwick to see the Vikings.  We found a clear viewpoint from the balcony at the Great Wall.  The Vikings roared past, bringing along their galley, the pipe band and the brass band.  Then it was the turn of the Junior Jarl Squad.  We headed to the museum where we had snack, a Bookbug session, Viking activities and a Viking hunt.  Three cheers for Up Helly Aa!

After discussion at lunch about what Vikings eat, the bairns agreed that they would probably like butter on toast for breakfast.  We discussed how they couldn’t go to the supermarket for butter or bread, where food comes from and that Vikings had to make their own food.  The bairns poured cream into a jar, screwed the lid on tightly and shook it up until it turned into butter.  Next it was time to make Viking bread using the buttermilk from the butter.  The bairns weighed out the ingredients, all having a turn to mix the dough.  Then it was time to pop the bread into the oven.  The bairns had a taste of their baking at snack – “I love it!”

This is the recipe we followed:

Kids in the Kitchen: Viking Bread Recipe | Raising Lifelong Learners