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| we love to paint........... |
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| a very windy day |
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| our spring bulbs are sprouting roots already |
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| perfect morning for a walk in the woods |
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| down to the river |
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| looking for fish |
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| a big log to climb |
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| the start of a beautiful fall day |
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| play dough creations |
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| time for a story - 'The Very Busy Spider' by Eric Carle |
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| spools and pipecleaners |
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| Jack- O- Lantern Jack- o- lantern, jack - o - lantern You are such a silly sight As you sit there in the window Looking out at the night You were once an orange pumpkin Growing on a green vine Now you are a jack - o - lantern See the candle light shine |
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| simple wood shapes painted on, then a print is taken |
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| ready for taking home |
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| pumpkins were moved from one area of the yard to another |
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| Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, has become a favourite book |
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| pumpkin carving with child safe knives |
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| milk jug ghosts......... |
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| We Remember, We Create by Rusty Keeler How do we describe in words how a child feels when they dip their fingers in cool fresh water for the very first time ? Can we imagine ? How can we know the feeling of connecting with the earth in youthful delight and wonder ? Can we imagine ? Can we remember ? We are part of Nature and Nature is a part of us. We are connected to the planet in every way. And the world is alive. We are surrounded by its life. We are its life. Life swims, crawls, flies, stands, grows, dies. We must remember life's blessings. Green plants sparkle beside calm water. Raindrops splash. Sun shines brightly. As a child we form tiny, deep connections with the natural world. We bend down and notice, ants working in teams, life flowing through the veins of leaves, the pattern of the universe in the face of a sunflower. All children deserve friendship with the natural world. A garden, a flower, a small hill to climb. We can help. Joining together, we create our world. Joining together, we build our communities. We are Nature. Our children are Nature. Are our children in Nature ? a book written by Rusty Keeler 'Natural Playscapes' www.planetearthplayscapes.com |
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| the forest just through our garden gate |
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| "Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather" John Ruskin I really like this quote, we will be embracing it throughout the year. |
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| Recycled playdough, colours from previous weeks mixed together to make rainbow playdough |
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| note the bits of lavendar from our first week of play group |
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| cloud dough again, but just in a different container becomes 'new' |
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| cloud dough appeared everywhere |
