‘Bump, bump, bump’ Along the road we went. I was too busy reading my book to notice that we had arrived at Ambury Regional Park, also known as Ambury Farm. Our class was planning to do this when Miss G was here but unfortunately she left for her new job. We were here to learn about fibres and what kind of fabric comes from what type of animals.
While we were there we saw a ram getting shorn. The poor ram looked like he was having a panic attack, wriggling around on the ground like it was a dance party. It looked weird and I didn’t really like it because everyone was laughing at the ram because of the wriggling but it was still ok. That activity gets a 5.5/10 for me.
After the Shearing shed was learning about the animals on the farm and learning what the animals are used for. For example, sheep are used for their wool and meat, Cows are used for their meat and horses are used for their mane and tails. (The horse’s mane and tails are used for making violin bows). I was actually quite surprised that horse mane and tails are used for making violin bows. This activity was good because I got to learn something so it gets a 6.5/10.
After we learnt about the animals we went to have morning tea and it was ok. I sat with Saoirse and only Saoirse because she was my friend, my only friend. (Well that sounds depressing). Anyway morning was normal and short so I won’t rate it.
Next was exciting because my group went on a bush walk and we got to see all the animals on the farm, well, nearly all the animals on the farm. We saw, Horses, calves, a goat, chickens, lambs, more calves, bunnies, and Pigs. One pig even had a piglet. It was so cute. We also saw a herding/sheep dog, herding some lames into a pen. One time on the walk I saw a lamb get reunited with its mother. It just warmed my heart. I loved this activity so it gets a 9.9/10 for me
After eating lunch. (Which was just like morning tea). We had to do spinning and it was ok. A bit boring but maybe that’s just me being salty because I sucked at it. It gets a 4.3/10.
The last activity of the day was felting and this was fun. What we had to do was grab 3 colours of wool, put them on top of eachother, wet it, tap it, say “bubbles” in a high-pitched voice then magically, bubbles will a per on your wet wool, then rub, rub, rub, rub, rub, rub, rub, rub, father rubbing A LOT you need to scrub off the soap and then you’re kind off done. You could let it dry but that will happen automatically so you’re fine. This activity gets 8.5/10.
Once we had finished that activity we all gathered up outside to say goodbye to the farm/park owners and then headed into the bus. I got a seat next to Saoirse which was nice and on the way back to school we played eye spy.