Getting the allotment ready!
The children and I have been working on our allotment beds today. We did a LOT of weeding! Thankfully the wood chip paths are easy to pull weeds from. I…
Making jewelry!
Sometimes the old play activities are still the best. A box of assorted beads and some thread and the children are happy to sit and thread for ages. My lot…
PLANTING A WILLOW DOME
Today we set about planting up all the baby Willow plants at Forest school. We are making a Willow dome that will eventually give us a nice shelter. Some well…
Pumpkin sensory tray
A really simple but fun activity for all ages! This sensory tray gives children the opportunity to explore the pumpkins. The smell and texture. It's a great chance to talk…
Halloween 2018
We had a great Halloween this year. We usually go to a village party but it wasn't on this year. So I did a little spooky tea for the children…
Practicing life skills
Life skills are important and should be encouraged from a young age. Children enjoy trying to do grown up jobs and it gives them a sense of achievement and pride!…
Transport theme – Car park name recognition!
I was try to introduce fun ways to include literacy and maths to young children. Especially when teaching children to write and recognise their names. This is a fun activity…
Autumn theme – discovery tray!
I set up an Autumn discovery tray with the leaves and conkers that we collected on our nature walk the other day. I made sure that I collected some unopened…
How to make…. Autumn leaf Owls!
You will need: Cardboard cut in to the shape of an owl Googly eyes Colourful paint Colourful leaves Glue First you need to paint your owl shapes. Any colour is…
Autumn is starting to show!
I love this time of year! So much to see and changes happening daily! It's a great time to teach children about changes in our seasons, slowing down and hibernating,…