Oct 17

It’s a Bug’s Life

LIME

PIGEON! A DEAD PIGEON! The news spread like wildfire and a huge crowd gathered. They couldn’t see any blood or missing limbs, so had a conversation as to what would have caused him to have ended up in their forest. They decided not to dwell for too and long and were in a bug collecting mood. They upturned stumps and rifled through bushes; finding, beetles, worms and one lady bird! A group tried to make some cement, so that they could build a road. A small clan of cavemen also roamed the forest while the bridge from last week evolved into a balance beam.

 

WILLOW

Willow were excited to see the bug pots too but decided that they were bug exterminators instead! (don’t worry, they just trapped the bugs and then set them free) They found what they called ‘The last ladybug of 2025’ and then got stuck into searching the mud for anything they could find. One group built an incredible den using some pallets and sticks and were proudly relaxing watching the world go by for the last minutes of the session. Someone also lost their favourite rock, so a large search party unsuccessfully swept the forest, which was an impossible task!

 

EYFS

There were bug pots flying everywhere but not too many bugs to be found for the little ones. They searched under every nook and cranny being very patient and managed to rustle up a few worms and a beetle (which they then decided needed a bath…!). After a while most of them gave up and went on to do other ‘forest-y’ things.  One team made a Sweet Chestnut stew and really enjoyed mixing their concoction together, while others lazed in the hammock. Some began sweeping the forest with logs too!

 

BEECH

Beech class always love searching for bugs and don’t need much of an excuse to get looking. They found a millipede which stayed with them for most of the session, as well as a few hundred worms and some beetles.
Finding Walnuts was top of the agenda for a large group again and they found so many to fill up the buckets with. One team made a fantastic see saw and jumped up and down on it for a lot of the session. Some wore flower pots on their heads and marched around for a bit. Not quite sure what that was about but they were having a terrific time!