Wer will fleissige Handwerker sehen

We were delighted to have one of our dads visit us with his apprentice today, to talk to the children about what it is like to be a carpenter and builder.

The builders talked to us about safety and we checked out all their safety equipment.  Then we looked at the tools on their tool belts, and learned what they were for.  Some of us even had a go hammering a nail into a block of wood, and then levering it back out again.  (The builders were very brave holding the blocks of wood steady while we hammered the nails in!)

Of course, we had to sing “Wer will fleissige Handwerker sehen” for our guests, with all the verses about carpenters, glaziers, painters, brick-layers and other construction workers.  The builders looked as impressed with our song, as we did with their presentation.  It was another fun afternoon at the GAP!