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Last week our theme included a bucket of agar agar jelly (if you follow me on Instagram/Facebook you’ll see I…

This topic is a big one for me. I love the outdoors, I love nature, I love trees and being…

Filling and emptying things is a big part of childhood… like, really big! My almost 1 year old loves it,…

How do you give children the opportunity to take control of their own learning journey? And more importantly, how can…

This weeks #steammsunday isn’t an activity. For you parents it’s something to think about and perhaps begin to integrate into…

It’s time to excavate This weeks #steammsunday has got to be the dinosaur excavation. It was a real divider, some…

There are so many precursors to being able to jump. When a child is able to jump for the first…

Over the last term it’s been amazing to see each child get something different from the classes. The age range…

Slightly off topic from the colours theme last week. On this journey of child led learning it’s been incredible to…

The Secrets of Construction Play This has been a big part of the Wood themed classes this week. It’s really…

1. No Mess: The clean up is sooo much easier! I’m talking, let it dry and get out the hoover!…

I vividly remember the day my Mom handed me a “What To Do On Rainy Days” book during the summer…

As the summer holidays draw to a close, there may be mixed feelings about heading back to school, or even…

There’s a phrase I love; “practise makes permanent” a sidestep from the old “practise makes perfect”. We’re not looking for…

These curved wooden boards on the surface look simple; stand and rock. For a child though the possibilities are endless.…

The Fern Club Philosophy of Play Play… where do we begin? A topic which has been talked about, ripped apart,…

The Fern Club Philosophy on Movement From the very moment you feel your little one begin to kick in your…