What a week! We’ve had storms, sunshine.. then more storms!
When it’s been safe to, we’ve had our camp set up as usual - welcoming the downpours and finding rich teachings within the changes in our natural environment.
Morden - A stretchy playdough experiment!
Putney Heath - Emotion Monsters & Magical Creatures
This week has definitely been an adventurous one, with lots of rain and thunderstorms. Despite the change in weather, the children have adapted fantastically well. It has been quite a contrast to last week, when the weather was warm and muggy. Throughout the week, we have been exploring emotions and feelings through a variety of exciting activities.
Twickenham - Wriggly Worms & Hug a Cat Day!
Welcome back to the forest, we have had a marvelous week! We have created a lovely little selfcare area in the forest which includes a mirror near the hand washing area where our little explorers can see what they’re doing when they are washing their faces after meals as well as allowing them to check their faces for paint or mud after they have washed their hands.
Wimbledon - jump, clap, jump, clap!
What a wild week we've had with the weather! After last week's heatwave, this week brought torrential downpours and plenty of puddles. A huge thank you to all of our Wimbledon families for being so flexible and understanding during our weather-related evacuations, and for bringing lots of spare clothes at pick-up. Your support is always greatly appreciated!
Winkworth - Rain & Shine!
Fulham -Sunny Adventures, New Friendships & Forest Magic 🌿☀️
Morden - ⭐️The Hammock is Back!
Putney Heath - New Adventures at Robin Camp
Twickenham - Hot Days Spent by the River
Wimbledon - Ice Play and Foraged Elderflower Cordial
On Tuesday, we enjoyed some exciting ice play. The children used spray bottles, squeeze bottles and little wooden hammers to melt and crack giant ice cubes into smaller pieces. It was fascinating watching the colours mix together and slowly turn into a deep purple. We also began making our very own elderflower cordial!
Winkworth - Patience, Curiosity and Scientific Thinking!
Fulham - Ball Play, Climbing and Navigating the Trees
This week our children buzzed with the rhythm of dancing bees, travelling from flower to flower as they explored the wider park. Their curiosity set the pace, and what a wonderful pace it was.
Children tested their abilities in all kinds of physical challenges: running, ball play, climbing, and navigating their way under and around trees. There was a real sense of stepping out of comfort zones and challenging themselves to do a little more.
Morden - ⭐️ Fun and New Activities
Putney Heath - Exciting pirate Adventures, Creative Activities and Lots of Music
Twickenham - International Museum Day Activities
To mark International Museum Day, we turned the forest into a child-led “museum” experience. Our little explorers explored water in many different ways, experimenting with movement and flow using a range of containers and equipment. They tested floating objects they had constructed themselves and carefully watched how they travelled through the water. Water play has continued throughout the week, with the children thoughtfully gathering items to embed in water ready for a freezing experiment next week.
