Last minute change of plans due to the hot weather meant our Leavers’ service was held in the hall and garden instead of the allotments. Despite this, Forest School activities were still offered including: Carrot peeling, Threading macaroni onto skewers, Ice and Weetabix crushing, and Painting/decorating pebbles. Six children leaving for school received their own …
Despite the heat all the children were amazing during our afternoon of races. Showing perseverance, skill and humour they took part in: Wheelbarrow race, Throw a welly, Roll a tyre, Egg and spoon, Sack race, Dressing up race and finished with a tug of war helped by their parents. It was a fantastic afternoon.
Oral health is included in our EYFS Framework. Good oral health habits need to be formed from the earliest age. Learning through play the children brushed large sized teeth with shaving foam and listened to stories about teeth and smiles. Using available resources to create props some children used construction pieces as phones. Other activities …
Getting caught in the rain has it’s benefits. Trying to catch raindrops on your tongue, lots of different sized and coloured snails to find, and a few surprise puddles to splash in (except for one little girl, who, fortunately knew she had holes in both of her wellies lol). Turning the soft play into a …
Water play was still needed this week to keep us cool. So using ice cubes to paint with powder paint, the children watched the ice cubes melt and turn the powder into paint. Mixing water and mud the children made mud baths for the animals, and paint, to brush any surface near them with the …
To keep the children cool as the temperatures rose this week lots of water play activities were offered. We created a ‘car wash’ and sold ‘ice creams’, washed dolls, painted with water and dodged Marj as she sprayed us with water. Other activities included chalk bashing, balancing on logs and pallets, snail hunting, making a …
With leaflet in hand the children walked around the village to find all the amazing Jubilee Banners. None of us could pick out a favourite, they were all so good. With the grass being so tall at the allotments it was the perfect time to play one of the most requested games the children ask …
Finally after weeks of planning and preparation the celebrations began. After making their own scones the children added jam and clotted cream in true British style. Using strawberries, banana and blueberries the children made fruit kebabs in a red, white and blue pattern. Obviously the crowns they made had to be worn to the tea …
Exploring media and materials this week to encourage large motor movements the children painted with water, mud, paint, brushes and sticks, on cloth, paper and wood. As well as bug hunting we had a magical mystery tour of the village, including stops at Auntie Marj’s trampoline, grassy bank slide, rock climbing, and a duck race …
Well it was a mixed bag of weather we had this week! One day we needed sun hats and sun cream and made lemonade and washed the babies, the next it was wellies and waterproofs as we hunted for snails and fed the birds. Other activities included painting outside, tasting different foods e.g. licking a …
