Being a childminder in Morden is very lucky. Leaving in a neighbourhood that offers 3 parks and many green spaces means children in my care get to have a lot of fun outdoors. They can engage with the nature in the parks, meet the animals at Dean City Farm and develop their physical skills on the playground. My childminding setting benefits from the garden that also provides the children with many activities. They can play with sand or water, play on the equipment, do some gardening or go bug hunting!
Outdoor time gives many learning opportunities. Children learn about the seasons and changing weather, about the animals and their habitats and about themselves, exploring their own abilities.
The time outdoors is time for fun, time to run around, time to roll on the grass and time to splash in the puddles. And that’s what we do!
Morden Hall Park it’s an absolutely amazing place and we are extremely lucky to be able to use everything it has to offer. On our daily trips to the park we enjoy observing wild birds and little creatures that live in the there.
We have great fun organising stick races on the river and playing hide and seek in a tall grass. Children love to watch the fish in the river as well as in the aquarium, they have fun counting the fish, comparing the sizes, colours and patterns. In the summer we enjoy picnics, water fights and den building.
Morden Hall Park provides all year round fun and learning opportunities for children different ages and we happy to take advantage of it.
Our setting benefits from a child friendly garden. Equipped in a slide, a see saw, sand and water tray and many toys gives children a wide range of outdoor learning and playing opportunities. Children enjoy gardening and making mud cakes. In the summer children have fun splashing in the pool and enjoy eating outdoors.
On our visits to Morden Recreation Grounds we take advantage of a gigantic field and an enclosed ball pitch. Children have fun playing balls games, flying kite or chasing each other. The field and the ball pitch provide great space for all sorts of physical activities.
Going along Wandle River we have another beautiful park, Ravensbury Park.
On our visits we enjoy the walks along the river and bird spotting games. We have fun racing on the meadow and playing on the playground – climbing the rocks, jumping on the trampoline, sliding on the slide and swinging on the swings. Summer or winter we have a lovely time.
A short walk through Morden Hall Park takes us to Dean City Farm. A place children love. They can visit different animals, learn about them and even feed them. The farm accommodates many different kinds of animals starting from the ducks, chickens and turkeys to goats, lamas and horses. Children can enjoy finding ferrets in their little houses, watching owl getting fed or even getting a chance to stroke the bunny.
Children in my care love animals and enjoy our visits to the farm a lot.
Marta