We used scrap wood, nails and other found objects to create a few different marble runs throughout the week. Lots of problem solving and collaboration! Some pine tree branches came down in the winds last week so we collected the pine needles, cut them up a bit and brewed some pine needle tea over the fire. On Thursday we played some really fun field games. First was Tug O War! We decided to try to make it more cooperative and less competitive so we tied the rope to some hea

MONDAY We followed the big creek down to a grove of birch trees where we collected the birch bark that we've been using as tinder to start fires. We found some special rocks and crawdads, measured the depths of puddles, and climbed up the rock wall and across big fallen trees. TUESDAY We went on a big adventure into a section of Yellowwood State Forest across the road from Fairywood. We visited a place that last year's class named Treefort, where three big pine trees fell,

We've been practicing bushcraft skills all week: sawing and splitting firewood, striking a ferro rod to light fires, and building debris dens and other shelters. Jasper told us he was "building a house for my sister." It was a lot of work carrying and stacking those heavy logs. Lots of climbing up to high places, swinging and balancing -- so good for our muscles and our brains! We had a lot of Halloween fun. We carved apple heads with butter knives. They've been slowly dry