This week in Forest School all of the children learned how to use a bow saw.  They listened carefully to the tools talk so that they knew how to use the saw safely.  They then worked with me to cut a slice from a large branch.  Some children then decorated their slice of wood.

I taught the Year 5 children how to bend willow branches into a circle.  Some of the children made them in to crowns.

The Year 4 children wanted to learn how to make bracelets.  I taught them a method that takes lots of concentration.  You need 4 strands of wool with sticks tied on the end.  You have to throw the sticks to your partner and be ready to catch theirs.  The children worked really well together and made some lovely bracelets.