It has been brilliant running story sharing activities with the children, parents and carers at
Busy Bodies Play group at Park Children's Centre.
It was important to have the involvement of this part of the community in the project as many of those attending live close by - representing the present and future of the Sandy Lane area. Over the course of the sessions, we met Sandy Bear and heard about his adventures around Sandy Lane. Sandy is a Bear who loves to be busy - he's always up to something, whether it is shopping, going to the park, having a teddy bear's picnic or taking snaps for his holiday album. Each adventure that Sandy Bear went on was interactive in our sessions, so children and parents and carers could continue the story and build upon it within their own context encouraging communication, imaginative play and literacy.
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| This is Sandy Bear... |
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| On one of his adventures, he had gone shopping to Sandy Lane, but then he lost all the things he had bought! We helped him find all the lost shopping and put it into our own shopping bags to take home with us. Each item had an activity with it. Here, we felt the fruit in the bag and try to guess what Sandy Bear's favourite fruit was. |
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| We found a birthday cake Sandy Bear had bought for his friend's birthday... |
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| ...and sang happy birthday to him! |
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| On another visit, Sandy Bear played in the park! We learned a little bit about the old park at Sandy Lane with the banana shaped Lake. |
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| We also made picnic plates for a Teddy Bear's Picnic |
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| And we had a real Teddy Bear's Picnic outside in the sunshine |
Huge thanks to all the children and parents and carers who participated. It was so lovely to meet you and have your input on the project. Thanks also to the brilliant team working at Busy Bodies, providing fantastic support and activities for local children. You made me and Sandy Bear feel so welcome!
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