Following the announcement of our Queen’s award in April, we are delighted to share an article written about Little Forest Folk by a journalist who visited us in May.
We’ve been bursting with excitement and now that it’s the Queen’s birthday and the official announcement day, we are absolutely delighted to finally share with you the news that Little Forest Folk has been given the royal seal of approval.
Following our being selected by Tatler as being one of the finest nurseries in the nation last month, we are now delighted to share with you an article written about Little Forest Folk by a journalist who visited us in our Wimbledon setting a few weeks ago.
Well, this weekend was the long awaited Nursery World Awards! It was a fabulous event and we were delighted to be recognised in such a large industry such as the early years to be one of the industry leaders.
‘Wouldn’t we all secretly like to be Little Forest Folk?' We are incredibly excited and proud to be included once again in the prestigious annual Tatler Nurseries Guide.
When you have so many worms what do you need? A worm house of course! This week children built houses for worms from sticks, using mud kitchen bowls as the roof and populated their houses with more worms than you could ever imagine.
Could it be that Spring has sprung? Probably not, but with the Hazel trees adorning their catkins, Daffodil shoots rising up from the earth and the sun bringing gloriously warm and bright days, it has certainly felt like it.
In contrast to last week’s polar blast, this week in the forest has felt almost spring-like, with some warm winter sunshine and slightly lighter mornings and evenings.
There is something very special about the spontaneous magic that happens in Little Forest Folk when children encounter expressive art and design resources that have been presented in a way that allows them to tinker and create whatever they like.
We started the week off with a nice cosy fire to keep us warm. The children toasted marshmallows on long sticks, ate their snack and enjoyed a warm cup of apple juice.
Our chilly mornings in the forest this week have been full of discovery and joy. Faces of amazement looked up at us as the children lifted up huge pieces of ice that they discovered, whilst others crunched and stomped in the frosted grass outside Fulham palace.
It has been a magnificently frosty and icy week in the forest. As always, the children and educators have relished the changing environment, showing adaptability and unbridled energy to stay warm and positive.
This week in the forest we have finally seen the start of winter! With temperatures dipping below freezing on some mornings we were treated to some wonderful frosts, icy puddles, layers of mist and even a light dusting of snow!
Winter is definitely in full swing this week and we have been quick to point out the frost on the plants! We have all been excited to go on adventure walks to the pond where the water has frozen over.
Our beautiful orange fox has become a regular sighting in the forest. We saw her again this week and some of the children asked to go on an adventure to track her to where she was living.