The Snow

It's really exciting when it snows, especially when you're young. Last year we had hardly any to speak of and by the time we got outdoors in the morning it had all gone.


The first day with snow - not much really!

Usually snow means sit in your classroom it's wet play and just look at the outdoors but with Forest School it means 'fantatastic' we get to go out in it.

Almost a snowman

Here at Lyndon Green the children go out on a bi weekly cycle for their lessons and sadly the weather doesn't understand Equal Opportunities, so not lasting the full two weeks some missed out.

The snow gave the children a chance to see the outdoors in another way, there was a feeling that it would be cold but the outdoor thermometers told us that it was not as cold as some of the frosty mornings we had had in the sunshine, the snow just made it feel colder.

And then it really snowed

Planned activities were put to one side and the children explored how the snow could be used to create characters. It was very powdery and difficult to get it to stick together for most of the time and it was not until some of the moisture from the ground was absorbed that we could start to roll giant snowballs or make huge snowmen.

Snow Hedgehogs

Here are some of the things we did make and what fun we had.