Sunshine or rain...

Well if we like it or not the summer holiday period is here and we have children to entertain so what do you do?

Here are some suggestions for outdoor activities that you made. I will add some more when I have time. Please let us know if you go to any and what they are like!!

Park/Animals
Trilakes, Yateley
Alice Holt Park, Farnham (parking costs)
Sandhurst Memorial Park, Sandhurst (free)
Yateley Green Park, Yateley
Lookout, Bracknell
Fleet Pond, Fleet (free)
Wellington Country Park, nr Arborfield
Frensham Ponds and Little Frensham Ponds, Farnham
King George V Park, Farnborough (free)
Beale Park nr Reading
Lightwater Country Park, Lightwater (free)
Paultons Park nr Southampton
California Country Park, Finchampstead
Finkley Down Farm, nr Andover
Birdworld, Farnham
Fishers Farm, nr Guildford
Moors Valley Country Park, Ringwood (free entry, parking fee- max whole day £8)
Seaworld, Portsmouth
Marwell Zoo, nr Winchester
Butterfly World, London
Frimley Lodge Park, Farnborough (free)
Boulters Lock, Maidenhead (free)
Indoor Play Areas
Fizzy Kids, North Camp
Runabout, Farnborough
Rushmoor Gym, Aldershott (12:45 -1:45 Summer Holidays timetable £1 per person)
Swimming
Coral Reef, Bracknell
Carnival Pool, Wokingham
Indoor
Haslemere Natural History Museum (free)
Natural History Museum London
Intech, nr Winchester
Milestones Museum, Baisingstoke (great for little ones, dressing up and post office)

CONGRATULATIONS to John and Louise!!!!!

John sent this message....

Louise will be returning I am sure sometime soon. She has got her hands full as we now have another boy!
Luke James Piper was born on the 26/6/07 at 5:09am! Mother and baby
doing well, Father pretty tired!

So pleased for you both we were all wondering when your new arrival had come. Hope all is well. John it was lovely having you part of the group and Louise we look for ward to seeing you again. We start back in September but if you do feel like getting out join us at Runabouts this Thursday at 12 noon we'd love to see you.

EVERYONE ELSE: if you can help with toy cleaning come at 10 am and everyone else see you at Runabouts...
Sue sorry you can't come have a lovely holiday!!

Where did June go?

I hadn't realised how busy June was until I looked at the website and saw I hadn't posted since May. My apologies!!

Well this week is the last week of Sunbeams until September....I know what are we all going to do all summer. Well I was wondering if we could all pool our ideas. So come along on Thursday with any ideas for things to do...places to go..the more mad the better! Then I will put these up on the website.

If you missed out the last few weeks our craft has been definitely on the messy side. We have been letting the children just explore with paint and glue. This is something they really enjoy and is important for them to do. If you don't like getting paint out in your house why not make the most of the summer months (if we get them!) and let your children paint outside and on themselves (just wash off in the paddling pool!)

The paint we had last week used soap flakes mixed with warm water and paint. You then whisk it up until it looks like meringue. Then get your fingers in and paint!!

Next week (Thursday July 19th), to celebrate the end of term we are going to meet up at around lunch time at Runabout in Farnborough.

Here's to this year..

we have played,

read stories

dressed up,

jumped,

created,

made tea

and most of all made friends!!!