Everyone seemed to sleep well, or well enough and there was a lot of busy and friendly chatter around the breakfast table
We had CAFFEINE which will not be a surprise to anyone!
The day started with a getting to know you game. We’d been sent various questions in advance and the children had to interview us. Where do you live, do you have any pets etc? They had to only use English, and honestly they are so impressive. Some more confident than others, but all taking part! Amazing.
Then it was time for our wreath making! You were all with us as we laid out the tables. Thousands of strips. MILLIONS! Maybe. A lot definitely!
This was the most enormous success!! All the children had huge pleasure taking part with the activity. They were super focussed and engaged, right across the age spectrum. Thank you so so much! All those strips, different fabrics, different colours, metallics, patterns, textures. Awesome. The children loved it, and we’d factored enough so that the teachers could join in too. There is a kit of frames and strips too which will be taken back into Ukraine to use with children who were unable to travel. There were 5 who couldn’t come last minute, illness, travel docs and someone broke their fingers. Poor things.
Some children used all the colours, one child stuck with tartan, another alternated red and white. Some turned into little magpies seeking out all the glittery and sparkly strips. So much fun.
There are some clips live from this crafting session, if you haven’t seen them, do try to find them!
Literally 30 minutes after finishing this session we were handing blankets out. It was a gallop dear reader and will come in part 2!
But in short. A fabulous activity only successful because of all the legwork you put in. The cutting was worth it!
Thank you!