There’s a troll in the park!

This week our trip to the park really sparked the children's imagination. We returned to an area of the park we had visited before. The area is a secluded part of the park containing large boulders and wooden bridges. The children began to play a game involving billy goats and trolls. One child took on the role of head troll and stamped and shouted as she crossed the bridge. She scrunched up her face as she got into the troll character. She stamped over the bridge yelling “who tripping, trapping?” as she went. The children ran from the troll and hid as she stomped around the park searching for goats. They attempted to climb across the other bridges which were bumpy and difficult to navigate. One child used her magic binoculars to search for the troll, knowing she was able to capture an excellent view sat on the top of her boulder.

The children explored balance, co-ordination and movement throughout their endeavours and developed their own self-esteem, resilience and confidence as they realised ‘we can do this!’.