If you go down to the woods on Fridays...

You will find a group of adults with young children, walking along the little paths, deep into the woods, little children climbing on fallen down tree logs, picking sticks, feathers, acorns, stones...singing songs, building dens, being creative and crafty with sticks, conqers and woven wool, strings and things...also sharing fruit, bread and lovely food, sitting on rugs and logs, in a lovely enclosed gathering space...If you hear somebody singing about the trees and the birds and falling apples...that's me!
I run these wonderful outdoor parent and Child sessions in the woods...

Oxleas Woods is a lovely place to be especially at this time of the year, apart from my favourite park, Greenwich Park, see picture below, it is the only place where I feel very close to nature and Mother Earth.

If you are a parent - grandparent,carer,
child minder, home educator, with one or more young children, babies and toddlers, preschool, part time nursery or educated at home please join me, Susannah; we will welcome you with a smile and a song or two...
If you have nothing else planned for a Friday morning and you like the idea of forest school for the very young ones, this is a Steiner Waldorf inspired group.



We had a lovely time last Friday making spider webs out of sticks and wool...




A few more people will join us next Friday so come along too, try it!

For more info and to book you would have to
http://www.greenwichacorns.org.uk

Outdoor Parent and Child Group

Have you ever walked into the woods and felt at home? We, at Acorns Outdoor Parent & Child Group, have adopted a cosy little corner of Oxleas Woods to become our home for 2 hours every Friday 10am-12noon, and it truly feels that way! We have set the place for picnic, built our own den and have a favourite place for the ring time…
Once the children become familiar with the setting, they are happy to wonder around and play together, leaving a happy mum, dad (or nanny!) to relax with a cup of tea and a chat, or an activity.
It’s amazing to be in the woods in the morning, whatever the weather and the season! We get the sunshine on most days and are privileged to hear and see the birds and watch the wood life around us go on, without disturbing it! We have even been befriended by local magpies and crows, who can’t wait for us to leave each Friday to descend onto our picnic space and pick up any remaining bread and nibbles!

The change of seasons in the woods is magnificent, the air is fresh and you forget that you are not far away from a busy city life.

Come and join us for this lovely experience – there is more work for us to do!

And now for the practicalities.
The new Outdoor session is structured similar to the regular P&C session with a flowing and repeating rhythm that the little ones can get used to and rely on.
To start with there is an opportunity to explore the space around us: see what can be found/seen around us. What has Nature got in store for us (literally everything is interesting: dry leaves, pine cones, acorns, conkers etc.)

A common activity, like gathering twigs for crafts, or other interesting objects for the treasure collection, making necklaces from the red berries and strings or sitting quietly listening to the Nature noises can also take place for the first 30-40 mins.

Then there is picnic (prepared in advance and brought along with the hot thermos of tea for the parents!)

Then there is Ring Time/Story Time, when we get everyone together and conclude the session.

Please bring along: Containers and plates/cups for picnic
Blankets/picnic mats to sit on