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Bird’s Nests!

Last week, the children attending school read the book ‘Mama Built a Little Nest’ and learnt about all the different types of nests and how birds make them. They then foraged for their own natural materials and used them to create their own clay nests.    

Last week, the children attending school read the book ‘Mama Built a Little Nest’ and learnt about all the different types of nests and how birds make them. They then foraged for their own natural materials and used them to create their own clay nests.

 

 

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