EYFS – World Mental Health Day – Forest School

Today we have enjoyed a slightly different Forest Schools session as it coincided with the school observing World Mental Health Day by enjoying a ‘Hello Yellow!” day. It was lovely to see so many children dressed in bright clothes as we headed out on a bright but chilly morning. The children were very interested in helping with a special mission to make our own natural dye to colour a T-shirt from white to yellow (just in case anyone needed any more yellow clothes). To do this, the children assisted in breaking up a lot of turmeric roots in a big pan before finding some water to add. Everyone watched closely as Mr Verdi got the fire going and the children were very helpful in bringing and adding wood to the fire until it was roaring enough to boil up our turmeric dye. With the pan over the fire, children took turns to stir the pot as it all heated up and produced a rich colour in the water. Once it has been cooking for some time, we took the pan from the heat and added a clean white polo-shirt into the dye and left it to soak until home-time.  

Whilst all this was going on we also enjoyed lots of exploring in the Forest School area. Some children took the challenge of finding yellow leaves to create patterns and transient artworks outdoors after we looked together at the work of British artist Anthony Goldsworthy for some inspiration whilst others enjoyed using leaves to make leaf prints using yellow paint on black fabric and yellow leaf crowns. In the calm area by the trees, pupils could relax in hammocks and take part in some outdoor yoga. A wonderful morning full of happiness! 

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