Bog Baby
Bog Baby hunt
We have been learning about adjectives and the natural environment, so on our way to find Bog Baby we discussed what natural things we could see around us.
The children can up with some fantastic ideas: e.g.
- bumpy rocks
- slimy trees
- green leaves
- wooden, hard, house
- spiky leaves
- sloppy mud
Every time we stopped to look around we kept our eyes open for Bog Baby but only on our last stop did we find him! He was on grass on the play ground, but we didn't get too close in case we scared him away.
Bog Baby Hunt
Bog Baby wash
Sorting and describing materials
We played a game of pass the parcel with materials in a feely bag. The children put their hand in a bag when the music stopped and had to describe the material they could feel. Using just the adjectives they were given the other children had to guess what material the child was describing. The children used some fantastic adjectives to describe the materials:
- soft
- bumpy
- rough
- smooth
- rubbery
- bendy
- cold
- natural
When we had put all of our materials into the middle of our circle, we sorted our materials. The children first decided to sort them into smooth and rough materials. Then we sorted them into materials which would be suitable for Bog Baby's nest. Then we talked about making a Bog Baby puppet and what material would be most suitable - after looking at other puppets the children decided the felt would be most suitable.
Mock-up of our puppets
My mock – up of my Bog Baby Puppet
We used a template that we have made previously out of cardboard by drawing around our hand, to create a mock-up of our Bog Baby puppet. Looking closely at our designs. We thought how we would need to join it together, putting glue around the edges instead of sticking, whilst making sure to leave the bottom open. We also checked it was going to be big enough for our hands!
Home made Bog Babies
