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.
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
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.
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| Searching for sticks |
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| Attaching wings |
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| Decorating tins |
Sunday, 16 October 2011
Wednesday, 5 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.
'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.
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| Looking at a spider's web |
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| At home under the picnic bench |
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| Building a home for the three little pigs |
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| I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down! |
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| More stories of building |
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Pirate Potato Treasure
Great day of pirate shinnanigans, Aaargh!
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| Maps, check, Hats, check |
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| We're going this way, that way , forward, backward, over the Irish Sea! |
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| Pebble treasure here. |
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| Digging for potato treasure |
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| 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.
Thursday, 8 September 2011
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.
We have a full timetable for coming months, weather dependent. Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
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.
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| Half way done |
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| Let there be light! |
Thursday, 21 July 2011
Walk in the Park
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