Wednesday 30 November 2011

Paper snowflakes and conker webs

For our last meeting in November, we made lots of paper snowflakes, and some "conker webs" ( see tutorials here, here & here).
To make a conker web, you need a dry conker, in which you make several holes around with a sharp needle, and then push in some cocktail sticks. 
Then you take a piece of wool and wrap it around the sticks, going round and round until you feel like changing colour. It's very easy and gives lovely results.
The children also enjoyed playing with bricks, listening to a very lively rendition of "We're going on a bear hunt" and helping with the sweeping.











Wednesday 23 November 2011

Learning about Thanksgiving

This week we had an American theme, we learnt about Thanksgiving and made lunch together.
We made little paper boats and on the sails we wrote something that the children said they were thankful for - which went from "making gingerbread men yesterday" to "seeing my friends"!
We then made pizzas together. We each brought our own bases, and covered them with various ingredients, and of course cooked them and ate them!
Michelle also read a book with some of the children and talked about the origins of Thanksgiving in America.
After lunch we had another great walk around the beautiful grounds of Fyne Court.
















Wednesday 16 November 2011

Another autumn session

This week was another lovely day, if a little on the chilly side.  In the hall, we made some lovely folded  garlands out of coloured paper.  The children had lots of fun sticking them together, and they looked beautiful when they were finished.  (The folded paper garland tutorial can be found here and don't forget to check out the other lovely tutorials on the same website.)

After lunch, we went back over to the little park next to the hall, where the children spent a lot of time running around and playing on the swings and slides.  

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Sunday 13 November 2011

Gliders, Mister Wolf and Fyne Court.

This week, the weather was nowhere near as nice as the previous week, so our session was spent indoors, although the children still managed a fair bit of running around..  I mean, exercise!!

We made gliders from jumbo straws, paper and tissue paper (if you ever want to make a straw glider, here is a nice tutorial to help you!), all of which worked really well.  The children enjoyed a story before lunch and then a game of What's the Time Mister Wolf? after lunch!

Some of us went for an autumnal walk up at Fyne Court after the session.  Running among the trees, playing the musical instrument and having a great time. 

Look forward to seeing you all next time!