Blog by Mark Smith

End of Half term

It's been a fun filled half term and we've been doing loads of creative activities. 

from the little to the big, we've been painting, creating, splashing and mixing to create beautiful master pieces. For really loved being able to paint our hands and feet to create this piece of…

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Doing our bit for the wildlife

This week we've been learning all about the wildlife around us.  We've been doing our bit and made some tasty treats for the animals and birds at Shenstone Lodge.

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spooky story time

Our residential  team   have  been out and about, exploring the site Shenstone Lodge site in the dark !  They have  Whilst telling each other scary stories they have been spotting wild life and listening to the night sounds !  

Luckily they avoided any scary…

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Veganuary

Happy Veganuary!

we've been celebrating in residence learning all about what it means to be a vegan and trying some vegan alternatives.

Here we are making some amazing vegan pizzas

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walk the plank!

Ahoy there mateys

It's been international talk like a pirate day this week and we've had lots of fun pretending to be pirates, sailing the seven seas and looking for our buried treasure.

Lots of adventures to be found at Shenstone Lodge this half…

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Painting, but not as you know it

We've been getting all arty in residence this week, but we've left our paint brushes behind!

We've improvised using anything and everything we can find instead. We've used sponges, toy cars, straws, a potato and even our own bodies! (well our hands mainly) to create some amazing…

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one of your five a day

Our residential team have  been going healthy this week

Being  creative with our fruits and vegetables has really  helped getting your five a day so much more enjoyable. 

Can you spot the veggies we've used ? 

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Super hot week

Is there a  better way to cool off ?   Ice creams and a water fight !

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End of a great half term

It's been a great half term and lovely to see everyone getting back into the spirit of things,

Our  residential crew  have  been making volcanoes, swimming and building an awesome den .

We're looking forward to seeing everyone after half term and hopefully getting back out to the…

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Arts and crafts

This week, our  amazingly talented  residential group  have been

been cutting, sticking, painting..... and unfortunately  getting glitter everywhere.

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sunny days

it's been a great start to the half term,

we've had lovely weather and have been making the most of it. we've been doing bikes and trikes, football and swimming onsite.

looking forward to the day when we can go back to the parks again.

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St Patrick's day

Happy St Patrick's day

St Patrick's Day is a global celebration of Irish culture. It particularly remembers St Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints, who ministered Christianity in Ireland during the fifth century. St Patrick's Day is celebrated all over the world.

We'll be…

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