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EYFS Activities - Five things to do with… tree trunks and log slices

How to enjoy tree trunks and logs safely and creatively. By Julie Mountain

The best way to source chunks of tree trunk or smaller logs and slices is to befriend a tree surgeon or landscape gardener. Transporting tree trunks and logs is often the most difficult part of sourcing them, so find a business that will happily drop logs off for you. Once you have a relationship with it, you can start to ask for ‘extra’ favours – for example, chain-sawing to a specific size or shape, or creating level bases on long lengths of tree trunk so they won’t roll over.

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