Dear Little Forest Folk Families, We hope this newsletter finds you well and enjoying the beautiful summer weather as much as we have been! The past week has been filled with sunshine, laughter, and endless adventures. The warm days and clear skies have provided the perfect backdrop for our outdoor explorations and activities, allowing the children to immerse themselves fully in nature ..read more

And the graduations have begun ..read more

We had a lot of woodland visitors come to see us in the forest this week which was very exciting! It helped us appreciate the forest even more and made us think about things we can do to make sure the forest is a welcoming place for all ..read more

Ahoy there, me hearties! What a barrel of laughs we’ve had this week ..read more

Little Forest Folk Wimbledon has been a hive of activity this week! We have had fire engines made out of pallets, boats made from wooden planks and doctors surgeries made using any bits and bobs from the forest. It has been great to see the children’s play develop throughout the week depending on what items there are around them ..read more

This week in the forest, we were blessed with lovely sunshine, creating the perfect opportunity for ice and water play. The children had an absolute blast, splashing around and experimenting with the different properties of ice and water, making the most of the sunny weather. Throughout the week, we focused on zones of regulation. We had meaningful discussions about big feelings such as worry and frustration. One of the highlights was crafting magic wands and learning a magic spell to help our worries disappear. The children enjoyed the creative process and were excited to have a new tool to ..read more

We have had a nice week in the Fulham Forest. We started off the week with a focus on independence and a great way to implement this in the forest is for the children to assist in cutting up their own fruit for snack.  This activity was a real success, and our little explorers loved taking part. Using the child-friendly knives, they were able to practise how to safely cut up soft and hard fruit. This opened up plenty of conversations across camp, with our Little Forest Folk-ers speaking about foods that are good for us and foods that are not so good for us.  There have also been pl ..read more

What an interesting week we had in the forest! As we reflected on our theme of community and the different people who make up our community (including ourselves!) we wanted to express what we’ve learned through the arts, specifically through a puppet show. We decided to make wooden puppets that reflect how we see ourselves. Using a palm drill, we observed our educator carefully make little holes to put in the arms and legs. Once these were securely in place, we thought about how we wanted to show our individuality through our puppets. One of our little explorers decided that they wanted to sho ..read more

This week, our theme has been 'growing,' and we've been exploring nature, lifecycles, metamorphosis and how bodies change. It's been a wonderful journey of discovery and creativity, with a variety of activities that captured the children's imaginations and enthusiasm. Our young gardeners have been busy making plant bombs, encasing seeds in clay holders to break and plant beautiful wildflowers. This hands-on activity allowed the children to learn about seed dispersal and the importance of wildflowers in our ecosystem. Additionally, we crafted our very own printed butterflies using paint and ot ..read more

This week, the children worked together on a number of activities, instilling confidence in teamwork and collaboration. Tasks were based around working together to find a solution and complete projects together.   At the start of the week the swing circle transformed into a ginormous obstacle course. Children were twisting, turning, balancing and jumping throughout the forest floor. Some stepped with patience and precision, others gathered up steam and 3,2,1 leapt across the crates with glee. Many voices filled the forest announcing “safety check please” as children swayed and wobbled, m ..read more