All Hallows Boarders Blog: Water Bubbles and Bush Crafting!

Our sunny Saturday gave us good hope for a sunny Sunday. However, as usual the English weather was having a giggle and a pleasant day turned into a shivering shocker (alliteration courtesy of Mr Northcott)! Ironically, the younger children were drier in the swimming pool than the year 7 and 8's were up in the forest. "How is this possible?" you may ask. Well, it is very possible due to the 'amazingness' (yes, I had to make up a word to explain how excellent these are) of zorb balls. I now know how hamsters feel and why they love rolling around in their little plastic balls all day long! The children slipped into the ball, where upon it was then blown up with air. They were let loose in the school pool to run, jump, flip, and go crazy! Meanwhile, the year 7 and 8's battled the cold and rain up in Forest School making shelters, preparing fish, and trying to keep warm near the fire. After a few not-so-stable shelter attempts, the children got the hang of building shelters that held and kept them dry. Mr Luke Freely demonstrated how to scale a fish in order to prepare it for a meal (although it was agreed by all that the fish was better off in the bin than in our stomachs after the treatment it had been given). So despite the weather, I can confidently say that it was an "ab-zorbing" weekend full of both dry and wet fun!