The first hanging planters have been hung on the wall! Now to see if the paint lasts...
14 May 2013
08 May 2013
Tree Haikus
For my Forest Schools portfolio, I've been working on some tree flash cards with photos, description, folklore etc To give them a little something extra, I've also written a little haiku about each of the trees which I thought I'd share with you.
Ash
Large black buds burst open
To reveal pink coral blooms
Which make seeds like keys
Beech
Sharply pointed buds
Trunk like an elephant's leg
Bears edible nuts
Elder
Small scented flowers
Turn to rich purple berries
Hang from gnarled branches
Hawthorn
Delicate flowers
Berries and leaves bread and cheese
Knotted wood bears thorns
Rowan
Altitude lover
Leaves pinnate and serrated
Bears bright red berries
Sycamore
Flowers dangling
Five fingered leaves with red stems
Helicopters spin
Oak
From acorns they grow
Can live for a thousand years
House many species
Horse Chestnut
Big brown sticky buds
Conkers come from spiky shells
Pretty pink flowers
Field Maple
Lone English Maple
Helicopters tumble down
Soft edged green leaves grow
Birch
Peeling Silver skin
Delicate leaves tumbling
With winter catkins
Ash
Large black buds burst open
To reveal pink coral blooms
Which make seeds like keys
Beech
Sharply pointed buds
Trunk like an elephant's leg
Bears edible nuts
Elder
Small scented flowers
Turn to rich purple berries
Hang from gnarled branches
Hawthorn
Delicate flowers
Berries and leaves bread and cheese
Knotted wood bears thorns
Rowan
Altitude lover
Leaves pinnate and serrated
Bears bright red berries
Sycamore
Flowers dangling
Five fingered leaves with red stems
Helicopters spin
Oak
From acorns they grow
Can live for a thousand years
House many species
Horse Chestnut
Big brown sticky buds
Conkers come from spiky shells
Pretty pink flowers
Field Maple
Lone English Maple
Helicopters tumble down
Soft edged green leaves grow
Birch
Peeling Silver skin
Delicate leaves tumbling
With winter catkins
06 May 2013
Milk Bottle Planter project - improvements
I have been working with acyrilic paints - which probably aren't ideal for painting onto a plastic surface but mostly I'm just working with materials that are easily available to me! Acrylic paint does have a tendency to flake off a little and if they're to stay outside they they need to be varnished to withstand water.
Froggy planter gets the waterproof test! |
Finished planters get a few layers of this spray varnish to protect them from the elements |
Hedgehog and froggy planters |
Can you tell what it is yet...? |
29 April 2013
Forest Schools Photo Diary - Days 4 & 5
Mallet making using a bill hook |
Using bramble to make string |
Firing up the kelly kettle for a brew! |
Cooking cake in orange halves on the fire... |
... and the finished results - yum! |
Bed for the night |
Making artists charcoal on the fire |
Continuing to practise fire lighting |
Getting to know a tree - the all seeing eye! |
Exploring trees - a squirrels eye view |
21 April 2013
Forest Schools Photo Diary - Day Three
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