We met on the Green…
It was Elfin take-over, and they had chosen to do den building...
We started off with a circle, where all the kids went round and said what their favourite kind of accommodation was....we had all sorts, from tents to houses, from tree houses to tipis, from home made dens to home made eco-houses. Nick introduced the idea of refugees who had lost their homes and we had a brief chat about why people might lose their homes and become homeless or refugees and our Elfins came up with some pretty good reasons - wars, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, when people split up, poverty....
One group made a very large diamond shaped tent by tying the four corners of a large tarp to four trees and propping up the tarp with long sticks. The other group set about making a 'shed' for the large tent, which was a lot more involved with ropes and home made pegs. They didn't get quite as far as the first group, but then they were having involved discussions about refugees.
We ate cheese and grapes and mulled on our good fortune….
…it had hardly rained at all.
Session Leader: Lucy
Leader: Amanda
Helper: Clare
The weather forecast was diabolical…
We felt proud that we had finally been hardy enough to do a proper session outside in the elements, though actually the weather calmed down considerably and we weren't braving high winds and pelting rain at all....
We felt proud that we had finally been hardy enough to do a proper session outside in the elements, though actually the weather calmed down considerably and we weren't braving high winds and pelting rain at all....
It was Elfin take-over, and they had chosen to do den building...
We started off with a circle, where all the kids went round and said what their favourite kind of accommodation was....we had all sorts, from tents to houses, from tree houses to tipis, from home made dens to home made eco-houses. Nick introduced the idea of refugees who had lost their homes and we had a brief chat about why people might lose their homes and become homeless or refugees and our Elfins came up with some pretty good reasons - wars, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, when people split up, poverty....
We then went into a little wooded bit of our usual Woodcraft turf, which was a little more sheltered from the rain, and two groups set about putting up dens out of tarps, ropes, string….
and here's what we built!
One group made a very large diamond shaped tent by tying the four corners of a large tarp to four trees and propping up the tarp with long sticks. The other group set about making a 'shed' for the large tent, which was a lot more involved with ropes and home made pegs. They didn't get quite as far as the first group, but then they were having involved discussions about refugees.
We ate cheese and grapes and mulled on our good fortune….
…it had hardly rained at all.
Session Leader: Lucy
Leader: Amanda
Helper: Clare
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