Day Four - Kayaking and Raft Building

After a hearty breakfast, we got prepared for our day of watersports. We took part in kayaking and raft builing during our day at Swanage beach. The children were fantastic in supporting their peers and overcoming challenges during kayaking - there were lots of smiling faces! It was also brilliant to see the children working cooperatively during raft building and (nearly) all rafts made it into the water! 

We have had a fantastic week and have been really impressed by the resilience and attitudes of the children. They have been consistently praised by all Land and Wave staff as being a fantastic group of kids and we couldn't agree more! 

Day Three - A Day in the Forest

Well - what a wonderful day we've had! After a breakfast of bacon butties, we hopped into the minibus to go to the woods. Throughout the day we enjoyed three different activities: fire lighting, campfire cooking and archery. 

Campfire Cooking

Our instructor, Jason, demonstrated how to make simple bread using only flour and water. We then all made our own dough (who needs the Bake Off?) before deciding what topping or filling to have. Jason then showed us how to cook it on the fire until it was ready to eat. Delicious! 

Fire lighting 

Emma showed us how to start a small fire using cotton wool and different varieties of wood. We then enjoyed making s'mores (and getting them around our faces!). 

Archery 

Joe, the instructor who has been with us all week, showed us how to become archers! It was great fun and we loved taking part in different competitions!

We ended the day with a walk down to the beach in the late afternoon sunshine. We had great fun taking part in sandcastle competition to see who could make the best sand alligator! Afterwards, we played different beach games whilst watching the sun go down. Then it was back to camp for a story and a well deserved sleep!