The weather was crazy in Forest School today with blizzards and bright sunshine, the perfect opportunity to perfect our den building with a focus on developing the skill of keeping your shelter waterproof by pulling it taut at an angle and using tent pegs or heavy logs and rocks to secure it. Children used tripod lashings, square lashings, lean to frames, sticks, ropes and tarpaulins.
To practise these skills at home- bed sheets, blankets, sofas and tables and chairs could all be used. We used elastic bands around the top of broom handles wedged down the so to secure blankets and problem solved different ways to keep the broom handles upright, clothes pegs are great for securing sheets and making the taut triangle shape that the dens have. Ask your grown up what you can use and have a go! How snug and cosy can you make your space?
Check out the video link to Nellie and Beatrice’s den building ideas
meadowsideforestschools.edublogs.org/…/My-Movie-720p30.mov
