Bransgorebunnies Childminding

01/10/2026

🍂🐰 September at Bransgore Bunnies 🐰🍂

What a lovely September we’ve had! ❤️ We’ve been so lucky with the beautiful, warm autumn sunshine, which meant we spent most of our days outside — either out exploring somewhere new or enjoying our garden. ☀️🌿

September was also a little bit special for us as some of our lovely Bunnies started big school. 🥹❤️ Suddenly, our younger children became the oldest ones in our setting — and they have definitely been enjoying their new role! They’ve been so proud to help, show the younger ones what to do and be our little leaders. 😊

We’ve packed so many lovely adventures into the month! We visited a lovely farm where the children enjoyed getting up close to the animals and stroking goats, baby cows, pigs and the cutest little lambs. 🐐🐷🐮🐑

We’ve had lots of fun at different playgrounds, running around, climbing, swinging and generally using up plenty of energy! 😄 We also visited one of our favourite places, Lepe Beach, and had a fantastic day at Moors Valley, where the new play area was a definite hit! 🛝🌳

We also squeezed in visits to Red House Museum, Gulliver’s Farm and Exbury Gardens. The steam train ride at Exbury was definitely one of our highlights! 🚂❤️ And, of course, Beaulieu National Motor Museum was on our September adventure list too — lots of cars to look at and plenty of pretending to drive! 🚗😄

And when we weren’t out exploring, we made the most of our garden and got creative with some beautiful autumn crafts. 🍁 We collected leaves, sticks, conkers and lots of other little forest treasures, which we then used to make our very own magical potions in the garden. 🧪✨

September has been full of sunshine, adventures, messy play, happy little faces and lots of lovely memories. ❤️

Now we’re ready to see what October has in store for our Bunnies! 🍂🐰

28/08/2026

🌿☀️ What a wonderful summer we’ve had at Bransgore Bunnies! ☀️🌿
We’ve had a fantastic summer filled with fun, exploration and lots of new experiences. We made the most of the beautiful weather, enjoying plenty of outdoor adventures and finding lots of ways to keep cool. 💦

We enjoyed plenty of park adventures, giving our little ones the chance to run, climb and use up some of their energy! We also got stuck into some messy play, both in the garden and out and about.✋🎨

We made the most of some lovely local trips too, travelling by land train and ferry, which the children absolutely loved! 🚂⛴️ These experiences gave them opportunities to explore their local area and experience different forms of transport.

We also visited a local pick-your-own farm, where the children enjoyed picking their own delicious fruit. 🍓It was a lovely hands-on experience.

Being outdoors gave us so many opportunities to explore and discover. We searched for bugs, admired beautiful butterflies M and even spotted baby foals with their mums from a safe distance.🐴

As we come to the end of the summer, we’ve also had some bittersweet goodbyes. We’ve said farewell to some of our older friends as they get ready to start their exciting school journey. 🎒❤️ We are incredibly proud of them and wish them lots of happiness and success in their next adventure. They will certainly be missed!

At the same time, we’re very excited to be welcoming some new little friends to Bransgore Bunnies next week. 🐰💕 We can’t wait to get to know them, help them settle in and show them all the fun, learning and adventures we enjoy together here.

Here’s to a wonderful new term filled with new friendships, exciting experiences and lots of learning through play! 🌈✨

17/07/2026

What a wonderful few weeks we’ve had at Bransgore Bunnies Childminding! ☀️💦

With the warm weather, we spent many of our mornings keeping cool by exploring different streams, splashing in the paddling pool at Redhill, and enjoying the splash park in Christchurch. Our little explorers discovered so many amazing creatures living in the water, including tiny fish, water skaters, shrimps, and, to everyone’s excitement, we even caught a large crab!

On the cooler days, we enjoyed some fantastic adventures too. We visited Nick’s Farm, where we all fell in love with the adorable fluffy alpacas, explored the wonderful alien exhibition at Furzey Gardens, and went on a nature adventure around Stanpit Marsh, spotting wildlife and enjoying the beautiful surroundings.

To round off another fantastic year together, we celebrated with our annual leavers’ party, complete with a bouncy castle, lots of laughter, and special memories to send our little ones off on their next adventure.

It’s been a busy few weeks filled with fun, friendship, exploration, and so many happy smiles. Wishing all of our leavers the very best as they begin their exciting new chapter—we’ll miss you all! ❤️

19/06/2026

At the start of this week, our baby caterpillars and baby ladybirds arrived! 🐛🐞

The children have been super excited observing them each day and watching how quickly they are growing. It has been a wonderful opportunity to learn about lifecycles and nature up close.

We can’t wait to see our caterpillars transform into beautiful butterflies and watch our ladybirds emerge over the next few weeks. Once they are ready, we’ll enjoy releasing them into the garden and watching them begin their new adventures! 🦋🌿

19/06/2026

What a lovely few weeks we’ve had! 🌦️☀️
The weather has been a real mix of rain and sunshine, keeping us busy with lots of different adventures.
On the wetter days, we enjoyed visits to soft play and playgroup, spent time at home making delicious pizzas for lunch, and created some lovely Father’s Day crafts.

When the sun came out, we made the most of it! We visited some of our favourite parks, explored Hillier Gardens and admired the beautiful colours of nature, and had a fantastic time at the Aviation Museum where the children loved pretending to be pilots. We also checked out the new play zones at Moors Valley and visited the New Forest, where we were amazed by the giant sequoia trees.

We’ve had a wonderful few weeks full of fun, learning, and exploration, and we’re very excited about the sunny week ahead! ☀️😊

30/05/2026

Over the last few weeks, we've been making the most of the beautiful sunshine while making sure we stayed cool and safe in the hot weather! ☀️💦

We enjoyed lots of adventures to local streams, ponds and the beach, where the children had great fun exploring life under the water. At the streams in Brockenhurst, they carefully caught and observed small fish and tadpoles, while our trip to Keyhaven gave us the chance to discover crabs and shrimps along the shoreline.

Back at the setting, we cooled off with plenty of water play in the paddling pool and took part in a fun challenge to rescue creatures trapped inside giant blocks of ice – a huge hit with everyone! 🧊

We also visited a new play park in Burton-on-Sea and enjoyed several little wanderings around the New Forest, where we were delighted to spot lots of adorable baby foals. 🐴

19/05/2026

19/05/2026

Happy world Bee Day🐝

15/05/2026

Despite the wetter and colder weather recently, it certainly hasn’t stopped us getting out and about!☔🍂

We’ve enjoyed visits to a few different playgrounds, including our local park in Bransgore, where the children had lots of fun exploring and playing. We also had a wonderful day at Furzey Gardens admiring all the beautiful colours of the plants and flowers. The children especially loved the Monsters Exhibition and were so excited spotting all the different creations hidden around the gardens!

Another highlight was our trip to Wimborne Model Town where we felt like giants walking around the tiny houses and streets. The model railway was a huge hit — we spent ages happily watching the trains go by!

We also enjoyed a lovely nature walk around Two Riversmeet Leisure Complex and went tadpole hunting in Burley — such a simple activity but always so much fun and learning for the little ones. 🐸

01/05/2026

What a wonderful week we’ve had with the little ones! ☀️

We made the most of the beautiful weather by starting our week at Brockenhurst stream, where there was lots of splashing and learning as we explored what floats and what sinks.

On Wednesday, we visited our favourite motor museum in Beaulieu and had a fantastic time exploring indoors – the children especially loved sitting in some of the vintage cars!

Thursday took us to Boscombe Beach for some fresh sea air and sandy fun, and we finished our active week on Friday at Alpine Park, where we burned off lots of energy.

In the afternoon, we got creative and turned a huge cardboard box into an amazing “Bransgore Bunnies Bus” – the children’s imagination was in full swing!