Fire Building and Cooking Skills

Our children learn skills from being able to talk about the safety rules of the WDPS fire pit to building a fire and cooking a range of meals.

Making their own dough to make flat bread garlic bread

Our children in years 5, 5/6 and 6 have been following instructions and making dough to make their flat bread garlic bread to be cooked on the skillet over the fire

Year 2 have been introduced to the flint and steel and have been learning how to create a spark with it.

Year 5/6 planned their own session of den building, litter picking, toasting marshmallows to make S’mores and making pizzas to be cooked on the open fire.

Year 6 have been making chocolate chip muffins on the fire using orange peels for the casings

Year 2 learning how to make pizza and cook it on the open fire

Year 5/6 have been learning how to build their own fire and light them successfully as part of their Life Skills Gold Award

Year 3/4 have been making pizzas, not to be deterred by the gusty wind, our children showed their understanding and resilience and still made them, however we cooked them indoors then ate them around the fire pit. They have also been gathering kindling needed to make a successful fire and ordering it according to its size

Year 3 have been practicing their fire safety at our fire pit, using the kettle to boil the water to make hot chocolate

Year 5/6 making bread twirls and cooking them on willow whips over the fire

Year 3/4 have been learning how to use a Kellie Kettle safely to boil the water to make hot chocolate

Year 4 have been practicing their fire safety at our fire pit, using the kettle to boil the water to make hot chocolate

Pizza Making and Fire Safety

Years 3 to 6 have been working on their fire safety is our Bushcraft Area. They have prepared their pizzas using hygiene and safety guidelines, then the pizzas have been baked on the fire. Even the cold and rain did not deter their incredible resilience. Each year group enjoyed their session and especially their pizzas