LIME
It was St George’s Day, so the myth of George and the Dragon was retold at the beginning of the session, with everyone taking a piece of paper and hoping that they weren’t sacrificed to save the town! The story made some think about magic and they decided to use bamboo as broomsticks and fly all over the forest. The rope swing has turned into a fun challenge of ‘how fast can you swing yourself around’ and lots of giggles could be heard as they enjoyed their game. A whole host of bugs were found under the stumps too and added to a new hotel!
WILLOW
Willow were very much inspired by the story of St George’s Day as a king was crowned (with a very regal flower pot), while crowds gathered to serenade him with gifts from the forest. They spent the first half of the session making a throne/palace and finding a willing sacrifice to be offered up to the king…luckily forest was coming to an end so the sacrifice was untied and set free! Elsewhere the hammock was very busy, the beginnings of a new shelter could be seen and they noted how green and thriving the forest looked after 2 weeks off.
EYFS
It was a very exciting day, as it was Mrs Silva’s birthday! The decision was immediately made to forget everything else that the children wanted to do and they would lavish her with gifts instead! A whole host of treasures were found and collected together including; feathers tied on sticks, a collection of very smooth stones and a delicious looking dirt cake. Elsewhere, some builders were trying to imitate the Little Hadham construction working building the polytunnel and started moving sticks around to build walls for a den!
BEECH
Beech really enjoyed the St George’s Day tale and began acting the story out. They needed a few extra characters, so there was a Queen, a couple of villagers…and a 2nd King. The story retelling went very well but Sir George kept bursting in to save the Kingdom slightly too early! Elsewhere, some dead flowers were found and replanted before they were watered ALOT, a time machine turned people various different ages and a soup shop was made using a bucket and a lot of water (Beech are enjoying the water butt being in the forest now!)
MAPLE
Maple have heard the retelling of St George’s Day for a few years now, so they’re very good at it and could basically tell it themselves! Our Princess performer was very believable and the Kingdom thoroughly enjoyed themselves. In the forest Britain’s Got Talent took place with upside down pans being the buzzers and it was very loud! The mud roof of the den was scraped off and then reapplied because they wanted it to be flatter, this meant that the digging zone crew could had a very busy job.