On the Thursday before half term, we did a little bit of housekeeping in the garden before the holidays. We checked our hyacinths and daffodils, did a little bit of tidying and finally pulled out of the polytunnel, the four huge Olympic puppets that were donated to us by Mrs Thorpe in the summer.
Created with bamboo sticks and covered in chicken wire, they looked perfect as climbing frames for our peas and beans next year. They had been lying in a mangled mess on the floor of the polytunnel (they are not the easiest things to manhandle) so I was determined to get them in situ in the actual garden. With help from a group of boys and Mrs Whitwam, we managed to prop them up with the aid of some old fence sticks and left them at jaunty angles.
Unfortunately, we have had some high winds recently and our temporary fixings have given way, leaving our puppets in their own mangled mess again. Ooops. However, I have sort of delegated the job of getting the puppets back into an upright position to Mr Maldonado and Class 7, under the guise of Design and Technology and problem solving! Mr M seemed to relish the challenge and so hopefully, they will appear tomorrow and figure out how to keep these huge, ungainly and unmanageable puppets permanently stood to attention! When they were up (albeit briefly) they looked the ticket and were a quirky addition to the garden, so I am keen to see them fixed properly! No pressure Class 7!
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