The nursery children thoroughly enjoyed their first trip to the woods for forest fun.
When we arrived at the woods, we talked about risk assessing and the children were able to identify risks in the forest area before and during their play. They identified possible risks in the woods such as glass & litter and we discussed how to stay safe such as staying within the group and within boundaries.
We then read the story ‘Not a Stick’ by Antoinette Portis to inspire the children to use their imagination and creativity and turn ‘everyday’ objects into something imaginative. The children found a variety of different sized sticks and used them to create different games and for different purposes such as fishing and digging, which they then shared within the group. During our story, we enjoyed a snack and hot chocolate.
Here are some videos of our trip to the forest!
“It’s not a stick, it’s a walking stick”
“Its a digger”
“It’s a fishing rode, for catching fish”
