As Spring brings renewal & growth, children are tending to seedlings, observing wildlife, engaging in meaningful experiences that nurture independence, creativity & a deep sense of belonging. Rich learning that is holistic, relational, and rooted in the rhythms of nature .#LearningforSustainabilty

Spring reminds us that learning is not rushed; it unfolds naturally, just like the world around us. ( photo credit to Woodlands ELCC offsite visit) #SlowPedagogy #BeingUs

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of block play & enabling such rich discussions at Woodlands. Your insight is supporting educators knowledge around possibilities & truly deepening our understanding of #Blocks Grateful for your expertise and time 💖 @lintonlass.bsky.social 🪴

Froebel believed that children grow through meaningful relationships — with people, with nature, and with the world around them. The children’s trip to see the animals brought those principles to life.💕🍃🎶 youtu.be/ST8XTf5nMm4

Feeling grateful for our Froebelian colleagues who opened their school & nursery doors @whitecrossps.bsky.social Sharing their practice. Rich conversations, thoughtful reflections, & inspiring collaboration hearing about your Froebel journey & improvements... thank you 💕🍃

Thank you to our fabulous colleagues in Falkirk, Glasgow & Clackmannan for attending our Networking opportunity. We deeply value these connections to collaborate, reflect, and grow together as part of a shared Froebelian community.🪴 #EducatorsOpenDoorsEvent #Network #KnowledgeableNurturingEducators

Thank you to our wonderful Froebelian colleagues @lvpsn.bsky.social for welcoming us to your nursery. Your openness, generosity & passion for children’s learning shone through. Collaboration like this strengthens our practice & reminds us of the power of shared values @whitecrossps.bsky.social 💕🍃

A wonderful staff development day at Woodlands… 🪴 “Knowledgeable, Nurturing Early childhood educators who engage in their own learning and believe in principled and reflective practice are a key aspect of a Froebelian approach…“ Froebel Trust 💕🍃

Happy long weekend.. we look forward to seeing everyone back at nursery on Tuesday. ☀️💕🍃

Happy Earth Day 🌍 Today we are mixing litter picking, STEM fun and planting to show some love to our planet. Small actions add up - clean a space, plant something new, spark curiosity. Let’s make the Earth a little brighter together 💕 #earthday #engagingwithnature

It’s wonderful to be back at nursery, hope everyone had a lovely Easter/Spring break. 💕 What a glorious day to begin the summer term. ☀️

We would like to wish everyone a wonderful Easter holiday. We will look forward to welcoming everyone back to nursery on Monday 20th April. 🐣💕🍃

Our March Woodlands Nursery News 💐📰 sway.cloud.microsoft/JnnTIlmvjQ9E...

Annie would like to say a special thank you to those supporting her sensory garden project as part of her Froebel in Childhood Practice Course. It is developing beautifully. 💕🪴

We would like to say a MASSIVE thank you to all the children, families and educators for their participation and support with garden week. 🌸🌿🌱

Wonderful to see so many Educators at our Woodlands Hub ‘Cooking on the Campfire’ CPD session 🔥 as part of the focused Falkirk ‘Learning to Achieve’ week. 💕🌽🥦

Woodlands Step into Spring sponsored walk was an amazing success. Many landmarks found whilst exploring nature spaces & places. “I found all the places” “We found a Toad”🐸 Massive well done to the children for your participation and enthusiasm when exploring all the landmarks in your community. 🎉 🙌

Spring is finally here! Perfect for our Feel Good Friday walk today 🌷

Monday 2nd to Friday 6th March - Opportunities 💖📚 * Monday: Story sticks & book nook stories. * Tuesday: Stick Man in the Woods & story boat in the garden. * Wednesday: Helicopter Stories. * Thursday: Pyjama day for World book Day - Cosy stories. * Friday: illustrators and authors: Book making.

Rich outdoor experiences: #EngagingwithNature Many children are showing an interest, exploring and learning about the element of water… “look my stick is moving in the water” & using our sticks to check the depth of the water before entering. 💕🍃💦

Great to see many parents join the Block Play workshop. This supported sharing the learning and progression that happens through block play at nursery. Feedback from families told us: "I found the information hugely insightful." " It's opened my mind up to the possibilities of blocks.”

We have been enjoying our cosy book nook in the garden and exploring stories in the natural environment. #earlylanguageand literacy

Educators: would you like to further develop your #Nature Pedagogy? Learn how to create various den’s for our different Scottish weather climates for outdoor learning onsite & offsite. Sign up to Woodlands ELCC Hub CPD on ‘ Den Building’ 🍃 Falkirk CPD : Coordinator : Courses : View

#EngagingWithNature 💕🍃

Looking forward to Parents/ Carers & Family members joining us for a brilliant block play workshop. 💕⬇️

Share your views and shape our strategy! 📣 Our short survey is closing on 19 February 2026, and we want to hear your thoughts on the resources, research and support we provide to the early years sector.

Great to have time to focus on our Nursery Improvements today during inservice training. 💕🍃🪴 #LfS #EngagingwithNature #FroebelianPedagogy #EarlyLanguageandCommunication #BeingUs

"Kung Hei Fat Choy" 🧧🎉

Have a lovely long weekend & we look forward to seeing everyone back at nursery on Wednesday. 💕🍃

Thank you to our families who joined us for our nurture nature sessions. This was a great opportunity for the children to share their off site experiences with their family member. Here are some journey sticks and clay faces the children created using clay and natural ‘treasures’ found in the woods.

Hope many Woodlands ELCC families can take a little time after drop of on Thursday 12th February to join Iona our link speech and language therapist who will be joining the Coffee morning to share top tips around early language and communication 💕🍃

Thank you to the many Educators across our authority that joined us. 💕🍃 It was wonderful to connect and share ideas around ‘Making the most of outdoor spaces’ 🪴🐝🐞🌻

Following on from the Clay workshop - looking forward to seeing families coming along to the ‘Stay and Clay’ opportunities. 💕🍃

It was lovely to welcome @lintonlass.bsky.social to Woodlands & great to have discussions around block play 💕

Hope all the Educators from Falkirk attending the Froebel in Childhood practice course today have a wonderful day in Edinburgh connecting in person @morayhouse.bsky.social with other educators from across Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 & learning with fabulous tutors. 💕 🍃#FroebelianPedagogy

Great to see many enthusiastic educators attend Fire lighting CPD at Woodlands hub 🔥🪵 We look forward to follow up visits to your settings 🧡 @glendevonelc.bsky.social @inchlairelcc.bsky.social @carronelc.bsky.social @lvpsn.bsky.social @sacredheartelc.bsky.social @avonbridgeelcc.bsky.social

A community visit to the ‘Walled Garden’ at Dollar Park enabled some children’s interest in growing to be further explored and new ‘Grow Your Own’ ideas to emerge 🌱🧅 🥕…. #HealthyLiving #GrowYourOwn

Growing has been an interest this week… 🌱 Looking forward to seeing how the children’s interests evolve & grow 🪴 … 🪴#SeedToFork #SlowFood 💚

🌿🔥 “Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire.” – Robert Burns Through play in nature, children learn by exploring, imagining, and problem-solving. Let’s keep the spark alive by protecting time, space and opportunities for children to play outdoors.

Wonderful to welcome Professor Alison Clark back to Woodlands ELCC this week as we focus on Being Us Project: slow pedagogical approaches. 💕 Fabulous educators sessions as we further explore children’s ‘Stretched time’ & ‘Educators’ roles. 😍

Brilliant block play … “It’s a castle“ “look a bridge to the castle” 💕 #BlocksRock

Some lovely design, sewing & creativity happening…🪡🧵 “This is a sleeping bag for my mouse” 🐭💕

The mannequin in the sewing place has been very well dressed, some children are exploring the fabrics, textiles and various other materials. 💕 One child decided “her name is Chelsey and I have made her a head” 😍

What an amazing clock 🕰️ “I like to start with zero, then move onto 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12, it’s at 2 just now” 💕🍃

Our family space is available tomorrow at Woodlands ELCC Hub This is an adult only space to enable parents/ carers the opportunity to connect with other parents/carers. If you would like to connect or just pause in a space with the opportunity to enjoy a cuppa and a biscuit please drop in. 💕🍃

Have a great study session today Annie, Rhian & Dara💕 .. we look forward to hearing all about it.

Would you like to join “Family Nurture in Nature Sessions” A time to support both your own & your child’s well-being. This begins next Tuesday & runs every Tuesday for 6 x weeks. It would be great to see many families joining in with this wonderful experience. 💕🍃 #Wellbeing #Nurture #Nature

Our story “Stickman” 📗🪾& song of the moment “ The North Wind doth Blow” 💨 is linking in with the children’s interest of the Winter season ❄️ “The robin comes to my garden” “We get sticks at the woods, look this is my stick” 😍

Our first week back into the New Year at Woodlands ELCC has enabled many opportunities to explore the seasonality of Winter. ❄️ First hand experiences of ice, frost & snow have provided rich learning & engagement with nature. 💕

Lovely to have everyone back at Woodlands ELCC today. ❄️ Great to hear many stories and conversations about the Christmas holidays. 😍 Wishing you all the best for 2026. 💕