Willow Cottage Nurseries Celebrate Bonfire Night!

Willow Cottage Nurseries Celebrate Bonfire Night!

This week, we celebrated Bonfire Night.

At Eynsham we had a day of themed activities.

The day started with creative fun, including firework painting and the Sun Bears baking delicious pumpkin-shaped biscuits. 🎃

In the afternoon, the Sun Bears, Grizzlies, and Pandas gathered in the garden to cosy up by the bonfire. We enjoyed hot chocolate and our homemade biscuits, learned all about fire safety from our Forest School leader, Sarah, and read the story of Guy Fawkes. We even made up our own song: “The fireworks go bang bang bang!” 🎶

To top off a perfect evening, the Pandas stayed for a special pizza tea watching the fire! 🍕

A Bonfire Night to Remember at Bletchingdon!

We all thoroughly enjoyed our Firework Night at Bletchingdon on Wednesday, 5th November. Everyone bundled up warmly in their waterproof suits and wellies to brave the damp weather.

For tea, the Foxes and Badgers had hotdogs with homemade ketchup and rocket fruit kebabs in the nature garden. The Cubs also enjoyed rocket fruit kebabs before joining us all in the field.

A special highlight for the Badgers and Foxes was being invited to toast pineapple slices over the burner with Claire and Sally. We were so impressed with how well everyone followed the instructions, carefully holding the pineapple over the flame and not touching the burner. Great job! When the slices were ready, we all got to eat them—they were so yummy.

Later in the evening, Alison lit our bonfire. Then it was time for the fireworks, which went “snap, crackle, and pop!” Some of us watched up close while others enjoyed the colours from the hill, but we all agreed it was a fantastic display.

Our Farmoor setting had a wonderfully busy time celebrating Bonfire Night!

Throughout the week, we created our own bonfire pictures in many different ways and enjoyed lots of different bonfire and firework-themed activities.

On Friday morning, we enjoyed toasted pineapple in the Orchard, listening carefully to the instructions given by our teachers to make sure we kept ourselves safe.

Later, we enjoyed a special tea of yummy hot dogs with homemade bread rolls and a muffin, all prepared by Ciprian. We then made our way over to the field for a warm hot chocolate and watched as Alison lit the fire.

Once it started to get dark, Alison lit the fireworks. We watched them with our teachers and all the mummies, daddies, and grandparents who joined us. It was the perfect end to a wonderful week of celebrations and fun!

The Great Farmoor Bake Off

The Great Farmoor Bake Off

Have you ever wondered what our practitioners get up to in their spare time? Well at Farmoor we love to bake! Last week we held a “Great Farmoor Bake Off” and even though it might seem a rather unhealthy pastime, a lot of the entries contained healthy ingredients, including carrots, pumpkins, and yoghurt.

he judges had a really hard time deciding on the winners as the standard was so high, but at the end of the day, we think that they were all winners!

Welcome to the World!

🎉 Welcome to the World!

We are absolutely bursting with joy to share some wonderful news: Matt, Shannon, and Jade’s new babies have officially arrived! 🍼

A Willow Cottage Triple Celebration: Three New Arrivals!

We are absolutely over the moon to announce that the Willow Cottage family has grown by six tiny feet! It has been an extraordinary few weeks of celebration, and we are delighted to share the news of three beautiful new arrivals.

Welcome, Baby Ava Lia!

The joy continued as we welcomed another little one to the fold! Huge congratulations to Jade, who recently gave birth to her daughter, Ava Lia. Both Jade and her baby girl are doing wonderfully well, and we are sending them all our love during these precious early days.

Welcome, Baby Clementine!

We are thrilled to congratulate Shannon, from our Farmoor setting. Shannon gave birth to a beautiful daughter, Clementine, recently. We are happy to report that both mum and baby are doing brilliantly as they begin this exciting new chapter together.


Welcome, Baby Heidi!

Completing our trio of wonderful news, we are so happy to share that Matt and Lottie’s new baby, Heidi, has safely arrived! Everyone is doing fabulously and soaking up those first magical moments together. We couldn’t be happier for this amazing family as they start their journey with little Heidi.

There is nothing quite like the magic of a new arrival, and we are so happy to report that Mum, Dad, and Baby are all doing well. After much anticipation, Heidi is finally here, and the whole family is happy, and settling into those precious first snuggles.

Nine Years and a New Beginning

While we are celebrating this tiny new life, we’re also reflecting on a pretty amazing milestone. It has been 9 years since Matt first walked through the doors at Willow Cottage.

It feels like only yesterday he started with us, and we can’t believe how quickly the time has flown. To see Matt hit his Willow Anniversary and become a dad in the same breath is truly special.

“Sending so much love and many congratulations from your entire Willow Cottage family. We can’t wait to meet the newest member of the team!”

Congratulations, Matt! We are over the moon for you and your growing family. Enjoy every second of these early days (and try to get at least some sleep!).

A Huge Willow Congratulations

There is nothing quite like the magic of a new arrival—let alone three! We know our parents, children, and staff will all join us in sending our biggest congratulations and warmest Willow Cottage wishes to Shannon, Jade, and Matt.