Meadow Browns - Rather Jammy Little Butterflies
Jam day had finally arrived. The children brought in their frozen, foraged blackeberries and off we went!
As we walked to the woods, the children were intrigued by the morning dew that looked like snow on the field - we looked closely at the individual water droplets. When we got to the meadow, they thought the dew covered long grass looked like frothy clouds.
After checking we had our fire safety features in place the children all gave a little 'sneezy dragon' encouragement to help light the fire and then it was off to the kitchen. The children set about peeling, squeezing, measuring, chopping, pouring, estimating, washing and drying. They worked together really well: listening and sharing jobs so I can happily say it was a case of 'many hands make light work' not 'too many cooks spoil the broth'!!
The huge saucepan was then put on the campfire so that the four ingredients could be boiled and simmered to create the sweet, sticky consistency for a scrummy Bramble Jam.
This allowed plenty of time for playing, exploring, building and creating. Today the children were particularly fascinated by the many mushrooms that had popped up in the warm, wet weather. We found amethyst deceivers, deceivers, false death caps amongst others.
Thank you to the fantastic foragers! We hope you all enjoyed your jam. Thank you so much for the gorgeous photos you have sent in.
I have included this week's videos & jammy snaps.
