Hello everyone. I hope you are all having a great week. I have heard that many of you are taking part in some fun activities at school at the moment, like sports days, reading days and cycling workshops. It makes the end of term even more exciting, don't you think?

We had an interesting day earlier this week. We went down to the woods. Not for a teddy bears picnic this time but for a whole day of forest school. First of all we were split into teams and sent on a scavenger hunt. Each team had a bag to put all their finds in and we were given a list of things to find from the woodland floor. They were items such as hazelnuts and hazelnut shells, an untidily eaten cone, a neatly nibbled cone, a dandelion clock, a colourful feather, a white, downy feather, a buttercup (do you like to put buttercups under your chin to see if you like butter?), a four-leaf clover and five different grasses.

It took us ages and we were quite puffed out by the end of the morning but we had found most of the things on our list. Then our forest school teacher told us all about our finds – that the untidily eaten cone was probably munched by a squirrel and the neatly nibbled one was eaten by a mouse. To end the day we took part in mini-beast races in which we had to race like a beetle with six legs, a spider with eight or a millipede with lots of legs. Most of us ended up in a heap on the floor as we attempted to scramble across the finish line. I think it's much easier to run with just two legs.

Why don't you go on a scavenger hunt next time you're out in the countryside or, if the weather keeps you indoors, you could look on my website for crafty things to do? Visit www.thisissomerset.co.uk and click on your local area for a link to the Billie Bear page.

Here are this week's birthdays:

Today, Matteo Cervio-Race, of Shepton Mallet, will be seven years old and Emily Owen, of Westbury-sub-Mendip, will be 10.

Tomorrow, Grayson Baker, of Glastonbury, will be celebrating his second birthday, Oli Strevens, of Wells, will be eight, Spencer Chant and Owen Chant, of Wells, will be eight and Erin Duffy, of Weston-super-Mare, will be six.

On Saturday, Maggie May Smith, of Shepton Mallet, will be three years old, Joshua Reed, of Wells, will be seven, Oliver Wilkes, of South Horrington, will be 10, Luke Harmon, of Glastonbury, will be 11and Cody-Joanne Bennett, of Frome, will be seven.

On Sunday, Lottie Davis, of Castle Cary, will be three years old, Mollie Dickson, of Compton Dundon, will be seven, Joshua Pavey, of Street, will be 11 and Rebecca Ross, of Wookey, will be 11.

Monday is the fourth birthday of Ellis Higgs, of Walton, Theo Jackson, of Wells, will be 11 and Toby Barnard-Jenkins, of Wells, will be 11 years old.

On Tuesday, Keeley Herring, of Shepton Mallet, will be celebrating her ninth birthday and Zoe Wyatt, of Street, will be 10.

Wednesday is the sixth birthday of Emmanuel Smith, of Shepton Mallet, Joshua Hunt, of Somerton, will be three, Jacques Luckins, of Shapwick, will be 11 and Laura Sheppard, of Street, will be 11 years old.

A very happy birthday to all of you from me.

Big bear hugs and kisses from Billie Bear xxx

Every member of my club receives a child's explorer ticket for Cheddar Caves and Gorge.

If you would like me to come to your birthday party or children's event, ask a grown-up to email me at billiebear@midsomnews.co.uk.