Since starting our Forest School two years ago, we have gradually become more adventurous in the type of activity we offer our children and have now made charcoal on a few occasions. The children think the process is fantastic but even more appealing to them is using the charcoal to draw on the trees.
The children sometimes take the charcoal back to the nursery for their drawings and also use what was left from the previous week's fire for face-painting, though this kind of charcoal is more crumbly and doesn't last long.
Our Forest School developed out of our strong commitment to outdoor play. Despite our large outdoor area, we felt, because of our semi-rural location, that we could still do more to offer our children greater access to the outdoors. At the time we were also caring for quite a few boisterous boys who we felt would benefit from spending more time outside.
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