Hurrah, we have had a fabulous week in the forest this week welcoming our holiday campers into our space for half term. We’ve made new friends and welcomed back some old ones and we have all had a delightful time.
Winkworth - Special Days and Celebrations!
Wimbledon Village - Lunar New Year and the Great Race
We have also spent time educating the children about the Lunar New Year. We read the book “The Great Race” which is a children’s adaptation of the story of Chinese New Year and we also enjoyed exploring a tuff tray filled with rice, Chinese takeaway menus and little red envelopes to symbolise the start of Lunar New Year. A big happy Lunar New Year to all of our Chinese families.
Wimbledon - Celebrating Lunar New Year, Pancake Day and Ramadan!
This week has been busy at Little Forest Folk Wimbledon! We have been celebrating Lunar New Year, Pancake Day and Ramadan! The children have enjoyed so many fun and exciting activities to celebrate all of these holidays, everything from fires to lantern making.
We have enjoyed some big adventure walks nearly every day and have given our Little Forest Folk-ers the responsibility of choosing which directions we are going in. Each time they have been able to recall spaces we are familiar with and have taken us on the right track. We went to a horse jumping arena for a picnic lunch, on a bird watching expedition to see how many different bird breeds we could find and also looked out for frogs as well as other animals around the forest. It creates wonderful conversations and widens everyone’s imaginations when we go on these walks, at the same time as showing how exciting the forest can be in all weathers!
The mud kitchen has also been a huge focus with a café and everyone talking about the meals they have with their family. We have spent time looking into each other's favourite meals, using the items around us to create them and thinking about ways we can add to them. This has also shown us an insight into our friend’s homes and how we share our family time differently.
The rain may have made the sky grey, but it has certainly not dulled any colours in our play and fun in the forest!!
Putney Heath - Exploring and Creating!
Morden - ⭐️ Seeds, Sounds & Sensory Surprises, Understanding the World
Our focus this week has been “Understanding the World,” and we’ve embraced it with curiosity & enthusiasm. With the first gentle signs of spring beginning to emerge in our forest it felt like the perfect moment to plant our very first seedlings; sweet peas. Using recycled toilet roll holders, our careful and capable adventurers thoughtfully planted each seed. 🌼
Fulham - 💛✨ Pancakes, Planets and Lunar New Year✨
Chiswick - Celebrations and Creativity
Twickenham - Curious Scientific Investigation
We have been learning about the human body and what is inside our bodies. The human heart has been a strong topic of conversation for us as we can feel our hearts beat when we run around and we can see our skin turn pink when we get hot. If we cut or scrape ourselves we see the blood leak out, all these observations have captivated our little investigators.
Winkworth - Building worlds and imaginations
Wimbledon Village - Children's Mental Health Week, looking after ourselves and our local environment
Wimbledon - Christmas Tree Recycle Project
We have spoken an incredible amount about the wildlife around us and what we are starting to see, which inspired us to focus on birds in our tool work project.
We have enjoyed some big adventure walks nearly every day and have given our Little Forest Folk-ers the responsibility of choosing which directions we are going in. Each time they have been able to recall spaces we are familiar with and have taken us on the right track. We went to a horse jumping arena for a picnic lunch, on a bird watching expedition to see how many different bird breeds we could find and also looked out for frogs as well as other animals around the forest. It creates wonderful conversations and widens everyone’s imaginations when we go on these walks, at the same time as showing how exciting the forest can be in all weathers!
The mud kitchen has also been a huge focus with a café and everyone talking about the meals they have with their family. We have spent time looking into each other's favourite meals, using the items around us to create them and thinking about ways we can add to them. This has also shown us an insight into our friend’s homes and how we share our family time differently.
The rain may have made the sky grey, but it has certainly not dulled any colours in our play and fun in the forest!!
Putney Heath - Exploration, Creativity, and Meaningful Learning
Morden - ⭐️ Adventures in Physical Development
Fulham - 💛✨ A Torrential Storm of Kindness ✨
Chiswick - Meaningful Moments and Wonderful Opportunities
Twickenham - Health in our Bodies!
Winkworth - It's a Small World!
Wimbledon Village - Keeping on the Right Track!
Wimbledon - Puddle Jumping and Horse Jumping Galore!
February has arrived in the forest and has brought us a lot of rain! For us this is perfect - puddle jumping, adventure walks and mud play all make for an incredible day in the forest!
We have enjoyed some big adventure walks nearly every day and have given our Little Forest Folk-ers the responsibility of choosing which directions we are going in. Each time they have been able to recall spaces we are familiar with and have taken us on the right track. We went to a horse jumping arena for a picnic lunch, on a bird watching expedition to see how many different bird breeds we could find and also looked out for frogs as well as other animals around the forest. It creates wonderful conversations and widens everyone’s imaginations when we go on these walks, at the same time as showing how exciting the forest can be in all weathers!
The mud kitchen has also been a huge focus with a café and everyone talking about the meals they have with their family. We have spent time looking into each other's favourite meals, using the items around us to create them and thinking about ways we can add to them. This has also shown us an insight into our friend’s homes and how we share our family time differently.
The rain may have made the sky grey, but it has certainly not dulled any colours in our play and fun in the forest!!