Deck the Halls

Last week, we collected whilst in the woods lots of naturals materials from which to create Christmas decorations. This week the children were able to put their tool skills into practice to make a whole range of of festive trimmings from whittled ash candles to beech and holly wreaths.

Whittled ash candle with wired flame

Wood cookie snowman with drilled button holes

Making the tree balance

Wreath made from dried beech leaves

Wood cookie robin with twig beak and wire feet

Mini holly tree

Candle made from whittled ash and painted with acrylic
paint. Wick made from painted wire

Wood cookie snowman joined
using a twig dowel

Candle made from whittled ash and painted with
acrylic paint. Wick made from painted birch twig.

Garland made from cinnamon. orange slices and leaves

Snowman made from wood cookies drilled and joined
 together with wire. Mini Christmas tree made from
offcuts from the school Christmas tree

Olaf the snowman made from wood cookies
drilled and joined together with wire

Wood cookies drilled using a hand drill and
decorated using paint pens.

Hawthorn coppiced from our school hedge
cut into wood cookies using a bow saw.

Collage made from pine twigs left over from the school
Christmas tree and a mini holly tree made from holly
coppiced in Ravenscliffe Wood set in a silver birch
wood cookie.