Wildside Forest School, Malaga … Highly Recommended!
Ideally located in an olive grove a short drive from Coin, Wildside Forest School (WFS) has been cleverly designed to give you a real “in the campo” feel, yet is easily accessible by car.
The location has been converted into a true adventure playground for all ages. The rope bridges, huts and swings have been carefully installed so as not to disturb the natural habitat of resident bugs and wildlife.
Our day started at 10am when the younger group (4 – 7 years) were all sat down and introduced to the WFS team. The camp rules were clearly explained as well as the plan for the morning’s activities.
The children were split into small groups (max. 4 per instructor) and they then headed off into the campo to collect materials for their first task: to make a Blobster!
As they returned to the base, laden with twigs, leaves, flowers etc they set to work getting extremely messy with clay & materials, creating their own version of a Blobster … smiles all round!
All cleaned up and Blobsters put on display in the sun and left to dry. A quick refreshment break and then onto the next task … each group was going to design a shelter for their Blobsters.
Gary, the team leader, showed the children the different types of shelters they could make from the materials around the forest. The groups then set off to collect materials and set to work creating their shelters. The instructors were at the ready to assist with cutting logs and branches to the children’s specifications … they knew what they wanted!
At the end of the session the groups each showed off their designs and discussed each other’s creations.
The morning ended with a couple of stories, sat out in the open air and beautiful sunshine.
It was a wonderful way to spend a morning with the children … we cannot wait until next Saturday to discover what our next activity will be : )
For further information and contact details, please visit the Wildside Survival website here:
http://www.wildsidesurvivaleurope.com/Forest-School-for-Kids.html
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