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.
This week, we’ve enjoyed getting into the festive spirit! We explored Christmas and Hanukkah by making baubles for our pallet Christmas tree and spinning tops as a dreidel to play for Hanukkah. We have practised our tool work safety using the saw and palm drill. For both activities we used the same tools and techniques, it’s was great to have opportunities to practise, strengthen and progress our skills. For the baubles, we sawed a wood cookie and then drilled a hole. After, we painted and decorated them using sparkly paint before threading string through to make an attachment.
t's officially the most wonderful time of the year! This week, we started the countdown to Christmas Day and stepped into an Advent calendar in the forest. It's been a very busy start to the month, with a special focus on fine and gross motor skills through manipulative play, physical activities and, of course, Christmas crafts! 🌿❄️
What a cold start we had this week, but we still saw so many sparkling smiles that inspired us to think all about our teeth and how we look after them. This prompted some interesting questions. Do animals brush their teeth? We set off into the Arboretum to see what we could spot, but there was not a tooth brushing squirrel or a flossing owl in sight! There were however some Christmas nutcrackers in the path with big bright smiles. Using sticks covered in lichen, the children used their forest toothbrushes to scrub the nutcracker’s teeth.
This week we’ve enjoyed many activities to keep us warm in the frost and freezing temperatures. Our walk-ins have explored the concept of frost and ice, we discussed the freezing point of water which is why it’s not safe to walk in frozen puddles, so we found sticks! Some sticks were big enough to crack and smash the frozen puddles…
