Forest School – extra long sessions!

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by Susan

Once restrictions lifted a bit, we were able to have four-hour sessions at forest school up to the Easter holidays as the usual morning sessions were not running. We enjoyed bacon butties cooked over the open fire and plenty of sweet things too.

The girls and their friends created their very own forest village with separate “houses” and jobs for everyone. Peggy managed to elect herself as the village mayor! It was absolutely freezing but the only people complaining were us parents!

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