A New (Wet and Muddy!) Term at Forest School.

Our Spring term Forest School sessions have kicked off this week to a backdrop of decidedly wet and windy weather. Unfortunately for Willow group this morning, the winds were too strong for us to visit our woodland, but not to be put off, after their induction session, we headed out on to the playground for some wet and muddy fun.


After setting their boundaries, Willow group played their first game of 123 Where are you? They quickly realised that their boundary area did not afford them many hiding places, so re-evaluated their positioning.

Next, the children went off to explore the area and find things that interested them. Marwa was immediately drawn to the slippery grass embankment which she could not resist sliding down. Before long we had an inpressive mud slide and a queue of children eager to slide down. We agreed to have just one area for mud sliding so as not to cause too much damage to the grass. 

After getting thoroughly muddy, there were plenty of big puddles to clean off in. After a fun filled but rather chilly hour of splashing around, Willow group headed inside to dry off and warm up with a much needed cup of hot chocolate. The children discussed their feelings about their first Forest School session. Most of the children said that they had felt happy and excited about starting Forest School. Subhaan said he had felt a little scared about sliding down the mud slide, but felt proud of himself after doing it. Some of the children said that had felt a bit uncomfortable when their clothes got wet even when wearing the waterproofs and have said they well remember to bring spare clothes for the session next week.