Subbing and Fairy Lane

I was asked to sub at one of our StrongStart centres this week

and I was given the choice of opening the centre or holding an outside day.

I decided on an outside day and held it at Fairy Lane since it was close to this centre.

Here are some of the activities that the families participated in.

 The silvery ribbons added a nice shine to the wands as well as a soft sound when the children shook them.

We didn't see any fairies but one family thought they may have heard a hummingbird fairy.

A pretend tea party was a must to have in the middle of the Lane.

As well as a set for the Fairies to indulge.

Create your own Fairy.

Created and captured!

Take some time to sit and read a book about Fairies.

I hid 6 doors in the Lane for the families to find but there were many more already there.

Fairy Lane has been official for almost three years.

Some things wear out, like the dead tree that one of our signs is 

attached to.

I need to call the city.

Fairy Lane Update

When my daughter was visiting we went for a walk through Fairy Lane.

For little ones it's like a treasure hunt.

So many houses, doors, swings and more to discover.

Here are some of them:

We took our time and let our little one explore the pieces.

Do you see the little fairy hiding in her home?

It was up to high for our little one to see it.

Clever Fairy!

Some fairies were right by her feet too.

But she was distracted with an airplane.

There is so much to see

and every time I walk through it has changed.

It was a pleasure to find these pieces of fairy art hanging in the Lane.

If you're in the Valley I hope you have a chance to visit.

Final Fairy Lane Visit

This is it, my final post as a StrongStart facilitator.

It is my pleasure to share our last visit to Fairy Lane as my final post.

As we waited for all the families to arrive we painted a large branch.

We left the branch to dry while we went for a walk in the Lane.

We had some new clay doors to add and we were hoping to see 

a glimpse of a fairy.

Seeing this butterfly from a distant looked like a fairy.

Still so many houses to see in Fairy Lane.

It warms my heart that families still visit 

and bring more doors and houses 

for the fairies.

Our main purpose for this visit was to have a tea party.

The fairies had invited us for tea and we were not disappointed.

As we walked down the trail we found stumps covered

with clothes and laden with cups, tea pots and cookie tins.

There was even a little set for the fairies.

But before we had tea I suggested we visit the rest of the Lane

and find spots for our new doors.

Once we had placed them all we went back for our tea and cookies.

The children took turns pouring their tea

and sharing the cookies.

The cups and tea pots are the perfect size for independence.

It was delicious.

Thank you Fairies for a wonderful time.

Now time to leave a present for them.

We went back and collected our painted branch.

Then looked for the best place to hang it.

I wonder if any fairies will land on it.

Thank you for following along with me.

I've been a facilitator for the past ten years and have been

blogging for seven of them.

I strongly recommend all of you to share your ideas

either in a blog or on Instagram.

It has been an amazing reflection tool and has opened up the world.

May your summer be relaxing and re-energizing.

Take a moment to appreciate the work you do with children,

either as a parent or educator.

You have a very important job so have fun with it.

Maureen