On Tuesday, Castlecrag turned into a small farm with many types of lambs, sheep, and a wonderful alpaca named Trevor.

Visiting as part of the children's Handcraft lesson, Classes 1 and 2 learned all about wool! They heard about the fibers and structure of wool, lanolin, and the cycle of growing and harvesting wool for yarn. The children also learnt about life on a farm as they fed and brushed the animals, and enjoyed feeling Trevor the alpaca's deep fur. Thank you to Rose for writing such a wonderful account of the day (see photos below).

In class, the children are sanding their own knitting needles and washing the raw fleece. This fleece is carded and can then be spun on a hand spindle into wool.

It was a beautiful day for all the children!