Play & Learning Sessions

This week sees the start of our series of structured "guided play" sessions thanks to the funding support from the Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales. 

We start with two sessions aimed at tactile and creative play inspired by Halloween and Bonfire Night.  Our activities will include food tasting - but only if you can pick it up with chopsticks!; splatter painting - aprons provided!; mini beast hunts .... but in jelly!; craft masks and bags to take home.

Posters are displayed around the toy library and we have leaflets to tell you about the other sessions leading up to Christmas.  We are extending the taster sessions we did last term on schema, treasure baskets and heuristic play to enable you to explore further the whys and wherefores of children's learning through play.

Do come along and support these sessions which are being run during our normal play times - this seems to suit the majority of our members having tried different days and times last term.  Normal stay and play charges apply.

Many thanks for your support

WOW - NEW TOYS!

 

Following our Nearly New Sale on 6th October we have acquired a huge number of new (to us) toys, games and equipment for everyone to borrow.  We have some fantastic new puzzles and games, a new baby activity centre which I think may rival the Jumparoos for popularity!, a range of new pretend play sets, constructing kits, outdoor toys and dressing up .... and yet more!

Also we have now taken delivery of our new activity toys thanks to the Charnwood Borough Council Staying Healthy Grant - 2 balance bikes and a first motor bike!

COME ALONG THIS WEEK TO PICK UP SOME TOYS FOR HALF TERM!

CLOSED 22 - 26TH OCTOBER BUT

OPEN THIS THURSDAY 6.30 - 7.30 PM (18TH OCT)

Child Play & Development Sessions

A huge thanks to Lloyds TSB Foundation, who have provided us with the means to offer guided play sessions to support different aspects of play and development from November 2012.  We have run taster guided play sessions since Easter following our successful bid to the Shepshed and Hathern Community Forum.  We have explored aspects of communication, physical play and social interaction to support the Early Years Foundation recommendations.

We have deduced from attendance figures that most people will attend during our normal session times so we are now dedicating one session per week as a specific "child learning and development through guided play" session.  This will mean you have dedicated support from staff and volunteers who are familiar with the concepts we are promoting and will be able to discuss with you and offer suggestions of how to support your child through play.

The dates for this term from after the half term break are -

Wed 31st October - Halloween - creative and tactile play and activity session

Mon 5th November - Bonfire Night - creative and tactile play session

Mon 12th November - Physical play / Tummy time for the Under 2's

Wed 21st November - Treasure baskets / Transporting schema

Fri 30th November - Rotation Schema

Fri 7th December - Trajectory Schema

Wed 12th December - Christmas Party & Musical Bumps (Tickets £3 10 am - 3pm)

Wed 19th December - Enclosing / Enveloping Schema - wrapping presents!

All sessions except where indicated will be run from 9.30 - 12.00 and we ask for a contribution of £1 per family.  Some additional craft activities may incur a small charge to contribute to our costs.

Don't forget our Schema session on Friday 12th October which will introduce and explain all the schema we will then cover in these sessions!  1.00 - 3.00 pm.