We’re doing all things Autumn this week at The Children’s House, as the season is definitely kicking in now! With the weather getting colder & the evenings (sadly!!) getting shorter, we’ll be talking about these noticeable changes & encouraging the children to tell us of any other changes they see in their environments, & to bring in any leaves, nuts, etc that they might find on the ground to put together a nature area in their rooms.

We will be learning about the lifecycle of the apple, doing apple printing art, & making stewed apple – yum!! The children will also be starting their All About Me books, a project that we do throughout the year with them, & they will be making their own self portraits!!! We will end the week with some mindfulness, always a great tool to introduce from the earliest age along with yoga – even the smallest exercises such as putting their hands on their tummies & focusing on taking long deep breaths can really help a child to learn how to relax when needed. Closing their eyes & listening to the sounds all around them, or to music is another nice activity to do, as well as mindful colouring.

Here we go Round the Apple Tree

Here we go round the apple tree,
The apple tree, the apple tree,
Here we go round the apple tree,
On a cold & frosty morning.

This is the way we climb the ladder,
Climb the ladder, climb the ladder,
This is the way we climb the ladder,
On a cold & frosty morning.

This is the way we pick the apples,
Pick the apples, pick the apples,
This is the way we pick the apples,
On a cold & frosty morning.

This is the way we eat the apples,
Eat the apples, eat the apples,
This is the way we eat the apples,
On a cold & frosty morning!