Harvest festival!

The children went to St Marys Church for the Harvest Festival, and took food along for the collection. Sienna said on the way ‘We’re going to a Food bank!’ Once there, Finlay agreed to take the food to the Altar, but stopped half way and tried to open the packet he was carrying! We explained we would be eating other food in a little while! The children sand beautifully, and really enjoyed the dancing, especially Orion who was in his very own Discotech! Afterwards the children listened intently to the story about giving thanks and Leo had his hand up first when the vicar asked for help in demonstrating to everyone there ways to say ‘Thank you’ . They made Thank you sticks using hearts and lolly sticks and tucked into a lovely snack of fruit.

The babies and toddlers have been exploring Autumn and all it’s wonders. They were fascinated by the pumpkin ( one of those collected at the farm) and had the opportunity to create their own with a variety of materials. Eve was particularly interested in the cellophane, smiling as she scrunched it in her hands, enjoying the sound as much as the texture. Joshua loved the texture of the glue, rubbing it through his hands , and dripping it onto the table and fabrics. They painted pine cones which were suspended on the easel , and Xanthe deiced it was more fun to paint the easel itself! They have been in the garden, crawling under wicker tunnels, looking - and spotting - fish in our pond, and exploring the ‘fire pit’ . Hlenhaze noticed a plane and was most excited to point to show his friends.