Our Week in the Forest
February has arrived in the forest and has brought us a lot of rain! For us this is perfect - puddle jumping, adventure walks and mud play all make for an incredible day in the forest!
We have enjoyed some big adventure walks nearly every day and have given our Little Forest Folk-ers the responsibility of choosing which directions we are going in. Each time they have been able to recall spaces we are familiar with and have taken us on the right track. We went to a horse jumping arena for a picnic lunch, on a bird watching expedition to see how many different bird breeds we could find and also looked out for frogs as well as other animals around the forest. It creates wonderful conversations and widens everyone’s imaginations when we go on these walks, at the same time as showing how exciting the forest can be in all weathers!
The mud kitchen has also been a huge focus with a café and everyone talking about the meals they have with their family. We have spent time looking into each other's favourite meals, using the items around us to create them and thinking about ways we can add to them. This has also shown us an insight into our friend’s homes and how we share our family time differently.
The rain may have made the sky grey, but it has certainly not dulled any colours in our play and fun in the forest!!
Little Forest Folk
Wimbledon Village