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Independent playgroup in Horsham on Rushams Road

25/09/2026

To celebrate the shift into Autumn time, our Forest School groups went on some fantastic adventures this week, exploring the Riverside Walk and searching for seasonal treasures.

It was a great opportunity for the children to develop their observational skills and learn more about the different flora and fauna in the local area.

Back in the Forest School garden, some of the children made conker creatures, using their fine motor skills to drill, poke and thread. Whilst others practiced using the rope swing - an activity that challenges strength, balance and coordination. 🍁

22/09/2026

It’s been a busy time at Playgroup settling in after the summer holidays.

The children loved getting creative with paints and making pictures of their favourite holiday memories.

Out in the garden, we’ve been making the most of the lovely weather, with lots of balancing practice - a foundational skill that helps the children move freely and safely, and builds the confidence they need for everyday activities.

It’s been exciting to learn more about where our food comes from and how it’s grown, as we dug up the potatoes we planted earlier in the year. They were then cooked, eaten and enjoyed. Yum! 😋

12/09/2026

Our Forest School team - Nicola, Ned, Terri & Derry - were delighted to welcome two new groups this week. 💚

Over the course of the year we’ll see them grow in so many ways, gaining in confidence, knowledge and capability.

The Forest School ethos is built upon child led learning - the children’s interest and curiosity guide our activities.

This week, there were so many new things for them to explore!

Some had their first experience of using tools, learning how to safely handle a bow saw and hand drill to make their own medallions.

Some took on the challenge of our ‘assault course’, learning to balance, take turns and encourage each other.

Others enjoyed the opportunity to role play using mud, grass, sticks and feathers to make all kinds of interesting concoctions!

And there was lots of new learning with our ‘camouflage game’ - matching the colours of our egg boxes to natural material found in our forest garden.

What an exciting start to a new school year! 💚

05/07/2026

‘The floor is LAVA!!!!’ 🌋

Last week at Playgroup the children practiced balancing in the most fun and exciting way!

Balancing games are crucial for children’s development, helping to build gross motor skills, coordination, core strength and spatial awareness.

It was also a great opportunity to work together, supporting and encouraging friends.

And, for those starting school in September, some extra practice taking off and putting on shoes and socks in preparation for P.E.

Continuing the lava theme, the children enjoyed some volcano experiments, engaging in some critical thinking and learning about cause and effect.

Using play-dough to shape volcanoes and then adding bicarbonate, washing-up liquid and drops of vinegar they created their own ‘lava’. 🧑‍🔬

There was still lots of time to enjoy the garden in the sunshine, building castles with blocks and jumping for joy on the trampoline! 🌞

21/06/2026

🎉Happy Father’s Day to all of our playgroup Dads, Grandads and carers 🎉

The children have been super busy this week, making lots of lovely gifts and sharing stories of their favourite ways to spend time with you (playing Lego was a firm favourite!)

Our Forest Schoolers made some fantastic keychains - making beads from elder branches, cutting pieces with loppers and secateurs, removing the pith with skewers and then threading them onto string.

The children showed great patience and concentration with this venture, as it was quite a challenge for fine motor skills and intricate and fiddly in places! 🌿

Meanwhile, over at Playgroup, the children got creative, designing and crafting cards.

They also had lots of squishy fun making play dough to bring home as a present so that you can play together.

We hope the recipients enjoy these lovely gifts and have a super special day. 🎁

15/06/2026

Last week at Playgroup we introduced the children to the NSPCC ‘Pantosarus’.

Pantosarus is a bright yellow dinosaur created by the NSPCC to help children learn how to stay body safe in a simple age appropriate way.

We read the Pantosarus story, shared the video and learnt the song, which all led to lots of useful talks and discussions.

The children then role played homes and families and dressed dolls and teddy bears in pants.

Out in the garden, the children had a lot of fun using the pump to make bubbly water - an activity that supports coordination and cooperation.

And, as summer is well and truly on its way (honestly - it is! 🫣) there was lots of creativity at the easels making summer paintings. 🌞

08/06/2026

Our Forest Schoolers were very busy last week, learning all about one the most important creatures in our ecosystem - the bee! 🐝

Understandably, for children (and actually some adults) bees can elicit an element of fear - it can be hard to get past the thought of that ‘sting’ until you have an insight into a bee’s lifecycle, purpose and nature.

As is always the case at Forest School, we help build connection and understanding by sparking curiosity and conversation, using different means such as stories, props, ID sheets, hunts, crafting and games.

The children had lots of fun ‘meeting’ various fuzzy buzzy friends in our forest garden, and making bee friends of their own to take home.

As we ate our lunches it was great to see the children ‘connecting the dots’ as they pondered ‘How many items would be missing from our lunchboxes if we didn’t have bees….??’ 🤔 (an awful lot!!)

21/05/2026

It’s been a ‘blooming’ marvellous few weeks at Forest School, as we’ve taken full advantage of our beautiful Spring flowers and foliage for some great activities.

🌸 First up, the children had lots of fun learning about ‘Hapa Zome’, a Japanese art form that uses the natural dye from leaves and flowers to create prints.

The children carefully selected and arranged their blooms before using large stones to smash them onto fabric.

This was a great activity for honing hand-eye coordination, exploring creativity and learning a little about the flora that we can find during this season.

🌼 This week our elder trees have come into bloom and so, having talked about safe and sustainable foraging practices, we collected some flowers, carefully made a batter and cooked elderflower fritters over the fire.

This was a new experience for the children and we were so impressed by their willingness to try something different. It was a really tasty treat enjoyed by all. 💚

17/05/2026

Last week at Playgroup the children practiced ‘mark making’ - a precursor to forming formal letters and a vital foundational skill for early writing.

They also practiced using scissors to make some beautiful butterflies - a great opportunity for us to explore the concept of symmetry whilst honing hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

Butterflies and bugs also featured heavily in sensory play, where slime was stretched, squeezed, explored and enjoyed. 🦋🐞

10/05/2026

For the past few sessions our Forest Schoolers have been bringing their tool skills together - sawing, whittling, drilling and hammering - to make some super spinners!

When we introduce the children to tool use, safety is always our top priority and we work with age-appropriate protocols with a high level of adult support and supervision.

It’s a fantastic opportunity for the children to learn how to assess risk in a controlled way and most adults would be amazed at how ‘serious’ and focused they become during these activities.

As well helping to develop gross and fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and spatial awareness, making something from scratch gives them an enormous sense of pride and achievement. 💚

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Horsham
RH122NT

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 1pm
Tuesday	9am - 3pm
Wednesday	9am - 1pm
Thursday	9am - 1pm
Friday	9am - 3pm

Telephone

07544648038

Website

http://www.holytrinityplaygroup.co.uk/

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