Being a nice, dry day, P4 walked to our Forest School classroom and got ready for today's events. Mr Gault and Mrs McClelland cut some of the elder wood that is growing on our grounds. It was then cut into 15-20cm lengths. The children were put into small groups and used potato and vegetable peelers to peel the elder wood. They then used tent pegs to poke out some of the inner soft wood. Next, the children tied their pieces of elder wood together and decided on a safe location to place their newly designed 'bug hotels.'
This is a very simple activity that can be done at home or in a local park, and the children love it!
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