naturebugsplaygroup@gmail.com
07701350816
About
Nature Bugs Playgroup
First, a little about me..
I’m Emma, I’m an Early Years teacher and mum of two little boys, Mylo and Ezra. I am an Early Years teacher and am qualified as a Forest School Leader, and I love being creative and everything to do with nature and the outdoors. I’m really looking forward to seeing you soon!
I first visited Nature Bugs with my youngest, Ezra, as I was excited for us to experience a playgroup in the beautiful grounds of Potager. During our first visit we met so many lovely and likeminded people, and it instantly became a firm favourite. We continued to visit weekly, and when the opportunity to run Nature Bugs alongside Libby came up, I jumped at the chance! I'm now running it solo, and am loving coming up with new and creative ideas each week to entertain and engage the children.
Our Philosophy
Heuristic play, nature, craft, cookies and coffee
At Nature Bugs our ethos is a heuristic play based approach aimed at promoting children's natural sense of curiosity, through playing with a wide variety of everyday objects as toys. By offering objects rather than traditional toys, heuristic play creates open-ended play opportunities that allow children to explore, learn and develop in a completely natural way. With a background in Early Years education and training as a Forest School Leader, finding and creating activities that enable children to be creative whilst becoming immersed in nature has become a passion.
As a creative person, I love preparing a weekly craft using natural materials or with a nature theme, which I road test with my little boys ahead of each session. I really appreciate having something to do whilst getting to know new people as it’s a great way to strike up conversation. I also love the feeling of having accomplished something creative, no matter how simple or small, as those early years raising kids can sometimes feel like a never ending treadmill of unfinished jobs. Throw in some home baking and great coffee, and your morning is complete.