Wodensmeet – Fireworks, bells, skulls and witches

27 Oct 2011 11 Comments

by lecielrouge in Uncategorized

Our first proper Wednesday get together today First to arrive was Helen and BB, Chris and SB were biking the 16 miles from their house to ours! =O Joined shortly after by Merry and the girls and Em with E, R and O.

I had set up skull picture colouring and design as sort of a halloween type art to occupy the children as they arrived so the adults could catch up over a cup of tea Whilst they were finishing their pictures we did some basic French conversation. Saying hello, how are you, asking name and age.

Whilst we cleared the table ready for science, we sent the children out to collect twigs, acorns, conkers, leaves and any other nature related goodies so we could do some nature art in the garden. Once they were back, we split them into two groups, one going off with Merry to do poetry, The Witches Spell from Macbeth. Merry read the poem aloud and then they were given the task of creating and illustrating their own spell-binding potion poem

The other group started on Science – making gunpowder (legally as it was only in very small quantities)

After swapping round the groups and then lunch we gathered our pots of gunpowder and went into the garden to carry out our controlled explosions!

The results were fantastic! Far better than our previous attempt! This time instead of wrapping the gunpowder in paper we put it directly onto a rock and set it alight! Wow!!!

After more tea and playing, Em got out the bells

There was also some glock and recorder playing

A few of the children started on creating some nature art in the garden and finished up with this

Merry and the girls had to leave but Em and Helen stayed for a jacket potato tea. Skye, Poppy, SB, R and E played Whoonu! whilst BB watched Sharks Tale DVD and O climbed on the furniture making me very twitchy!!!

A great start back

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