Staff Training Day in the Forest

making the calzone pizza

making the feta cheese wrap

Leaves with feta cheese and herbs in them

Where the fire would be made

Vero with some of the starters

The hut

The tomato sauce in jars heating up

Calzone

making lip balm

These can be used to start a fire

On the 9th September we had a staff training day in forest near Oberrieden, hosted by Christa and her husband Roland. It was a cold and rainy day but that did not hinder us at all. Christa told us the programme for the day and we started off with 3 or 4 activities in the forest such as tying knots and a trust exercise.

A well earned break with tea/coffee and biscuits was had before we started with the next round which was to make our own lunch. First of all we learnt which plants can be eaten and which are NOT to be eaten. We broke into groups, some of us made the starters and the others made the fire and also some food.

Our lunch was really was tasty and so simple to make, from the photos you can see what we made, once lunch was finished we had some time left. We spit into groups again and made lip balm, firestarters and animal tracks stamps!

It was a fun day, we all enjoyed ourselves and both our instructors were very helpful and nice.

Have a nice weekend!

Horgen Waterfall

Around the end of June we did a trip to a waterfall close to the town of Horgen with the kids from my work. It was quite a trek to get there, going up and down and over narrow bridges, but we made it there all safe and sound!

The waterfall was really lovely and it was in the shade, the kids were really excited to get into their swimwear and go into the water. It was fun to hear their screaming as they entered the water at first, but once in they splashed and played around.

We lit a fire and had our usual of pasta and sauce with veggies. Hardly anyone came by so we had the place to ourselves! We all had a great day and I enjoyed seeing something new for a change!

Burn Baby Burn!

Two weeks ago at work we had what is more than likely the last forest day of the year and maybe until March or April, depending of the weather.

It was cold but luckily not too bad, at least in the beginning! The forecast for rain was for later on in the day, as usual we got the children to help find wood for our fire. This usually means that some come with huge branches or long logs.  Making a fire is not something that I have ever done and nor do I think I could do it, thankfully that is left up to the other two members of team Amanda and Tobias.

The kids always love to have a day out in forest and they get to climb, collect lots of natural material and get very dirty. Once the fire is ready the sauages are put on to cook and are eaten with bread, this time we decided to roast marroni, which are chestnuts. At this time of year it is quite common to see marroni stands everywhere.

Forest Time

The first forest day of the year with the children from work, it was really a lovely day. This is the wagon the children like to take turns to pull (with our help), it is full of all the necessary stuff needed for a day in the forest.
We light a fire and start grilling the sausages another thing the kids like to see, they also have a long stick to grill their own sausage.





This cave near by is another gem the kids like to walk through and talk about ghosts!
We are right next to lake and have the best of both worlds!

It is always a fun time when we have our forest day!