Oh, it felt very nostalgic for me today in the 5/6/7 class! I introduced the students to the art of making creatures with conkers.
Conkers – “marrons” in French – are the seed of the Conker or Horse-Chesnut tree. These trees are extremely common in France – indeed, just about every French schoolyard boasts at least one Conker tree. French kids love creating creatures out of conkers and matchsticks – I spent many hours as a child making small toys out of conkers.
On the weekend I collected a bag full on conkers and today the kids learnt about this unusual – inedible – seed and had lots of fun creating their own “crazy critters” out of conkers!
