Thursday offers a wonderful mix of creative crafting and classic Easter fun. Children begin the day by making their own salt‑dough ornaments, which they’ll paint later in the afternoon, followed by crafting Easter baskets ready for our hunt. They’ll also create adorable Easter chick handprint art, alongside opportunities for imaginative and construction play in our free‑flow areas. After snack and a trip to Oaken Grove Park, children enjoy lunch before taking part in our Easter Egg Hunt on the field. One group will hunt for eggs while the other plays Pass the Parcel – then they swap to ensure they all get a fair go! Outdoor games continue with Pin the Tail on the Bunny. After dinner, we celebrate with an exciting Easter party, complete with an in‑house disco, music games and lots of prizes. We end with lively group games like Duck Duck Goose before home time.

Tuesday is bursting with spring exploration as we dive into the world of mini beasts. Children begin the day with a Mini Beast Tuff Tray, filled with pretend insects, bark, soil, twigs and natural textures to spark curiosity and imaginative play. They can also create their own paper plate bumble bees, adding paint, wings and stripes. After snack, the children get ready to head to Oaken Grove Park for a small‑group bug hunt, searching under logs and leaves for worms, beetles and other garden creatures. This activity gives them a hands‑on nature adventure while supporting early understanding of the world around them. Following lunch, it’s time for scooters, bikes and outdoor sports before continuing the morning’s crafts and sensory activities. The afternoon also features a delicious spring-themed treat as children create grape caterpillars, assembling the fruit onto skewers and adding tiny eyes to bring their caterpillar characters to life. We end the day outdoors with water play, sand play, the mud kitchen and sports before coming back inside for familiar group favourites like Simon Says, Guess What Animal I Am and musical movement games.

Wednesday is packed with movement and imaginative play as the bouncy castle is available for most of the day. Children can jump in and out as they choose, while also exploring themed sensory play like “bugs in muck,” creating their own bookmarks, or enjoying our dressing up, Lego, small world and art tables. After snack and a visit to the popular Oaken Grove Park, the afternoon brings more spring crafts including potato cress heads and spider handprints. Outdoor sports, water play and the mud kitchen keep the excitement going. We finish with Story Time, Sleeping Lions and musical games, a calm end to a busy day.

Thursday is a perfect blend of sensory exploration and creative outdoor learning. Children start the day by making soft, squishy cloud dough, followed by building mini bug hotels using recycled materials like milk bottles and toilet rolls. Free‑choice play areas remain open for imagination and role play. After our trip to Oaken Grove Park and lunch, the afternoon focuses on nature-inspired making as the children create garden windchimes and bird feeders to take home. Outdoor play, bikes and sports follow before we end with Show and Tell and musical games.

We finish the week with a lovely combination of baking, nature exploration and creative crafting. Children begin by making and decorating their own ladybug biscuits, then head out to the park to gather natural treasures, grass, twigs and leaves – to build mini gardens in a jar. After lunch, children continue the spring theme by creating bright dragonflies from lollipop sticks. The day ends outdoors with water play, sand play and sports, before favourite games like Hot Potato and Musical Bumps bring the afternoon to a cheerful close.

We kick off the week with a morning full of hands-on adventures! Children can create their own pirate passports, play pirate snap, and explore play dough fun. The tuff tray is packed with sand, treasure, boats, pearls, and rocks, and creative challenges include “Pin the Patch” and tea-bag printed treasure maps. After lunch, it’s time to get moving with bikes and scooters, followed by small-group treasure hunts in the forest – perfect for teamwork and problem-solving. In the afternoon, children can bake treasure cookies, craft swords with junk modelling, and make telescopes. The day ends with more outdoor fun, including bikes, scooters, mud kitchen, water and sand activities, and sports games, letting children burn off energy and enjoy time with friends.

Day two starts with a lively disco morning, full of musical games and prizes. Children can take on the “Walk the Plank” and balloon cannon challenges, testing their balance and agility in a fun, active way. Creative stations allow children to make eye patches and salt dough gold coins, exploring their imagination and fine motor skills. After lunch, bikes and scooters are back outdoors before an afternoon of live entertainment, bringing stories and performances to life. The day finishes with a pirate-themed picnic – complete with seaweed wraps, parrot food pots, cannonball snacks, and “Berry’d Treasure” pudding. Later, children enjoy a mix of outdoor activities, sports, and sensory play, keeping the afternoon lively and fun.

Day three is packed with collaborative challenges and hands-on crafts. Mornings feature egg carton treasure chests, pirate hats, paper plate parrots, jewellery making, and painting at the art station. After lunch, children head outdoors for bikes, scooters, and water play with small boats and aqua beads. The highlight of the afternoon is a team-building challenge, constructing a large cardboard pirate boat together, encouraging teamwork, problem-solving, and creativity. After dinner, children continue to enjoy outdoor play, mud kitchen, water and sand activities, and a range of sports, making the most of the space and their time with friends.

We end the week with a mix of exploration, creativity, and relaxation. The morning begins with small-group adventures at Oaken Grove, then hands-on crafts including bottle treasure creations, water-based tattoos, ship flag design, and wanted posters. After lunch, children can enjoy bikes and scooters, followed by pirate hook crafts using cups. The afternoon includes a relaxing in-house movie with popcorn, while outdoor play continues with bikes, scooters, mud kitchen, water and sand activities, and sports games, giving everyone the chance to enjoy their favourite activities one last time and celebrate a fantastic week.