Wild Green Play sessions
Getting children outside and away from gadgets and gizmos can be a challenging. Yet physical activities, engaging with nature and play have been proven to be essential for positively influencing our health and well-being.
During the school holidays Sussex Green Living run wild green play sessions or wild green walk and talks for families.
This Easter we ran a session at a new children’s nursery Natural Nurture based at Pear Tree Farm near Billingshurst. They kindly allowed us to run wild on their beautiful 33 acre farm which has both arable produce, livestock and is managed using Biodynamic principles. Here are a few photos from the session we ran at Pear Tree Farm during Easter 2014.
This was a wonderful chance for 38 children aged two to twelve and their parents to let their hair down, play in the mud (children only) and meet the residents – pigs, donkeys, chickens, ducks, guinea fowl, geese, dogs and lots of wildlife! The afternoon
included a green Easter egg trail where the children learnt about recycling and had to search for hidden waste resources, secure the letters and spell the word, in exchange for their egg. Play football and cricket, have a welly boot throwing competition, play hide and seek with the wooden farm gnomes, make flowers out of recycled colourful bottle tops and explore the farm. The children found and made their own cooking sticks made of willow, then helped cook sausages and marshmellows on a camp fire.
If you are interested in attending our next Wild Green Play Session contact us. Or read more information about outdoor play:
Project Wild Thing and local film screening.
Idea for getting children outside and Geocaching the modern day treasure hunt.
More information about Easter wild green play session and Natural Nurture at Pear Tree Farm.
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