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.
Back at camp, the sand corner was a hive of activity. Castles, forts, and imaginative landscapes took shape as the children worked together, using sticks, leaves and natural treasures to decorate their designs.
Every morning during this week, our children have noticed the first signs of late summer and early autumn: little green oval nuts that start to come out of their spiky shells and spread over the ground on our way to camp.
Sculpting, painting and illustrative skills have filled our forest this week as our wonderful adventurers have been super creative in how they have been expressing their art in different forms.
What a great week we have had! Little Forest Folk Twickenham had their 6th birthday. We made a fabulous birthday banner and we enjoyed a delicious cake to celebrate.
One morning, the camp turned into a birdwatching hide. The children used real ranger tools - binoculars, a compass and a map of Putney Heath - while discussing how each could help them explore.
It’s been a wonderfully physical week in the forest this week! For our intrepid explorers, we installed a variety of additional climbing, scrambling, jumping, balancing, pulling and pushing activities into our camp to really focus on the healthy choices for activities.
The little ones used our digital cameras to snap pictures of our forest. They made beautiful compositions out of loose parts and even dressed up for a portrait shot in our photo booth!
What a wonderful week in the forest filled with excitement and adventure. This week has been about creativity, imagination and fun in our beautiful forest setting.
We regularly sing our weather song, where we celebrate all kinds of weather - and it’s a good thing we do, because this week we’ve had everything from scorching heat to a thunderstorm treat! 🌡️⛈️⚡️☀️
This week, we dusted off our imaginations and popped on our creative hats for a wonderfully crafty week of Arts & Design! From up-cycling forest finds to turning everyday waste” into wonders, the children explored the power of creative thinking and resourceful play.
It’s been a week full of sunshine, stories and seaside fun here in the forest! Our Little Forest Folk-ers have been brimming with creativity, imagination and plenty of giggles as they explored new tales.
On Tuesday, some of our sea creatures got trapped in giant icebergs and it was our job to set them free! We put them in our tuff tray and used tools to help break the ice apart. This, along with the temperature in the forest, meant we had the frozen creatures free in no time!
Our main focus this week was butterflies. We’ve been spotting them during our adventure walks and learning all about their life cycle, body parts and the wide variety of butterfly species.
With the guidance of our watchful educators, brave feet scampered up trees in search of forest treasures - juicy berries and crunchy leaves turned into ingredients for woodland ‘feasts’!🧗♀️🌳
We began the week with a special request from the children - stories about dinosaurs and dragons! These fantastical creatures inspired incredible storytelling sessions!
Our Little Forest Folk-ers have been creating their own verses to songs besides making their own microphones and musical shakers to go along with their tunes.