The children decided that today we would go on an adventure and it certainly was that! We walked down through the meadow to some low hanging trees where we all enjoyed climbing. Nyla was very excited and decided to climb as high up in the tree as she could. "Look at me" she shouted as she climbed higher and higher. The tree had lots of branches to climb and swing from. It was lots of fun! We then spotted a gap in the fence. Should we investigate? Definitely! We carefully walked through the gap and found a long staircase which took us down to a muddy path. As we walked further along the path we encountered a problem. A big problem! Across the path was a huge fallen tree. We stopped and discussed what we could do. The adults suggested walking back up the track but the children had other ideas. Max suggested we climb up the hill and walk around the top of the tree to get back onto the path. Lisa, Tara and Amy were not as sure but we all agreed as a group to give it a go. Amazingly the children showed us just how much they had learned from their forest school sessions. They worked together to support one another, encouraging each other as they went. Their achievements were clear to see when they reached the otherside. We were real adventurers now!

As we walked further down the path we discovered another climbing area. We took this opportunity to practice our climbing, balancing and jumping from the fallen trees which lay spread out over the leafy floor. Nyla and Chloe chose to grasp handfuls of leaves and throw then into the air. It was raining leaves! We walked on under the huge bridge until we heard water. We looked around and spotted a a small wooden bridge and a river. The children immediately took off their socks and shoes and enjoyed plodging together. Some even managed to walk underneath the bridge, pretending to be trolls as they did so. It was beautifully refereshing dipping our feet into the cold water. We practiced walking across the river on the stepping stones but some were quite slippy so we chatted about using caution when walking on wet rocks.

Soon it was time to head back to nursery. We had enjoyed our adventure. We wondered what our next adventure might be?