Tuesday 29 November 2011

Pools of light, winter wonderland and Stay & Play

Below is some interesting things going on in our patch.  Stay and Play will be OPEN at KHCC this Wednesday 9:30 to 11:30.  Older children welcome - we are making extra provision/ activities for older ones.



Wednesday 2 November 2011

Lacewing Hotels

The last garden club this season.  Thanks to all those who have come along and supported our free fun-in-the-garden experiment.  We are making an application to buy some kit and make things better and more long term for a garden club at KHCC.  I will post when ready to start again in the new year.

Photos below are of lacewing hotel making - I did something similar at Evergreen.  I will post to Bugmen Ad Bates and Nick Williams (OPALWM and Butterfly conservation who both visited earlier this year) to check they will work, but they look pretty in our trees anyway.

We finished off with a Mole story, the Giving Tree and Not a stick.

Searching for sticks

Attaching wings





Decorating tins



Sunday 16 October 2011

Thursday 22 September 2011

Homes in the garden

Today's theme was 'Home'.  First we searched for homes already in our garden.

'The bugman showed us where to look'

We looked at wormcasts, cobwebs and other homes in the garden.  The we made our own homes, ready for 'Three Little Pigs' and other stories.

Looking at a spider's web

At home under the picnic bench

Building a home for the three little pigs

I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down!

More stories of building

Wednesday 14 September 2011

Pirate Potato Treasure

Great day of pirate shinnanigans, Aaargh!

Maps, check, Hats, check


We're going this way, that way , forward, backward, over the Irish Sea!
Pebble treasure here.

Digging for potato treasure



Pirates always share their treasure!



Fair Food Art

First of a couple of food art workshops at the stay & play in the garden.  A mix of fairtrade and locally foraged fruit and nuts rolled, cut, printed.







Friday 2 September 2011

Starting again!

Next week (Wednesday 12:00) we start up our Garden Club after a little summer break.

First a quick review the last few month's achievements, since starting Wednesday Garden Club in May:

We've planted potatoes, salad stuff, curly Kale, beans, courgettes, we've weeded up and supported the 'Kings Heath in bloom' event, we've had stories supported by Highbury Children's Centre, Bug hunts with OPAL WM, Butterflies with Butterly conservation trust, forest trail with forest school practitioner Claire Chapman,  run a Potato day, supported the stay & play group and eaten a lot of strawberries.  And finally cut down the Sycamores blocking out the light, breaking our fence and, if allowed to grow much more, would have caused damage to the Community Centre foundations.

Half way done

Let there be light!
We have a full timetable for coming months, weather dependent.  Looking forward to seeing you all soon.


Thursday 21 July 2011

Walk in the Park


Thanks Clare, for fairy fun, leaf kebabs and other forest shenanigans at Highbury Park.