Last week our theme included a bucket of agar agar jelly (if you follow me on Instagram/Facebook you’ll see I was mighty proud of it!)This taste safe pink wobbly jelly was intended for play, and wow did it get played with, but not by everyone.Some children really aren’t keen on messy play. Fact. So as…
This topic is a big one for me. I love the outdoors, I love nature, I love trees and being in a woodland. It’s my happy place. Of course that’s really rubbed off on my son who’s now happiest with a stick in his hand, digging in the mud. So imagine my sadness when I…
Filling and emptying things is a big part of childhood… like, really big! My almost 1 year old loves it, at The Fern Club our big boy 7 year olds love it too. So what makes it such a big hit and why do we stop doing this as we get older? My son is…
There are so many precursors to being able to jump. When a child is able to jump for the first time; it tends to happen between 2 and 2.5 years old, there have been some big developmental boxes ticked behind the scenes. Being able to coordinate both sides of your body is essential for two…
Slightly off topic from the colours theme last week. On this journey of child led learning it’s been incredible to see how children respond to activities and this one didn’t disappoint. Let’s set the scene… a little child’s table, colourful bowls around the edge and building blocks stacked in the middle of the table. The aim…