At this time there are lots of houses with rainbows and art work. One craft we at fireflies love is stained glass flowers.  We have also previously made birds, elephants, baubles and balloons.   For this craft you will need: coloured card (we chose black as it makes the colours look even more vibrant) different coloured… Continue reading Stained glass flowers

With all thats going on in the world we have decided that one way to focus on the positives is through making dream jars. Its an activity we have done at home with our own children. Its encouraging us to think ahead to the positives and the small things we are looking forward to. This… Continue reading Wish Jars

This is one of the crafts we have completed with the children that have been in over the past week.   For this craft you will need: Paper, Sellotape, Colouring pens/pencils, Scissors   First you make the straw. To do this you need to colour in a thick strip of  the paper. You then proceed… Continue reading Crawling Caterpillars

With world book day approaching I thought I would share 5 of our favourite books at fireflies  that are used to inspire and promote positivity in amongst the children. The goodnight stories for rebel girls/ The boys who dare to be different series This series of books are children’s book packed with 100s of stories… Continue reading Books to inspire children

Inclusion in education is an education that includes everyone, learning together in schools, colleges and universities. The reason at fireflies we allow all children the freedom to play and explore relationships with all children from different year groups is we are aware that in class majority of the time is spent in ability groups working… Continue reading Inclusion

As a child one of the most important parts of the day is play time. Not only because it is deemed fun and enjoyable but also because it allows for the children to develop holistically and supports all areas of their development. Unfortunately more recently studies show that children are having their time for play… Continue reading The importance of play

This term our topic is music. This was one of the children’s suggestions and we have been actively working on listening to different genres of music and focussing our crafts and activities around the music and the emotions and thoughts it makes the children feel. Research shows that exposing young children to music accelerates their development… Continue reading The importance of music

Persistence – continuing a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition – helps our children to grow their character, developing tenacity, determination, diligence, dedication, commitment, resolve and patience. All key skills in navigating life no matter your age. At Fireflies we encourage the children to try, and try again – this could be… Continue reading “A river cuts through rock, not because of it’s power, but because of it’s PERSISTENCE”

One of our topics in 2018 was ‘Festivals’ and we looked at all things celebrated. This craft is linked to Diwali – the celebration of a Hindu festival with lights, held in the period October to November. It is particularly associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, and marks the beginning of the financial year… Continue reading Party Lights!

Christmas holidays can be just like any other holidays when it comes to keeping the kids entertained…. at Fireflies we enjoy doing crafts and did all sorts on the lead up to Christmas – here are a few you might like to try before the children head back to school!! Check out the linked posts… Continue reading Snow Scene Calendar