Play Day, Get Out & Play!

Play Day Flash Mob, Hackney Town Hall

We heard the message loud and clear for this years Play Day and embraced  it  with a full on conga parade to Hackney Town Hall. Knowing the theme was Get Out and Play we wanted to do something slightly different to want we do normally each day. Genius , I know what lets FLASH MOB the Town Hall and get senior management down to play with us...

During the week we had a build up of excitement, children made costumes, banners, flags and even drums from old water cooler bottles. Along with the whistles we had a real racket in on our journey to Hackney Town Hall!

We started off on our conga at 11.45am, singing and chanting along the way "What's today" "Play Day", "Where are we from" "Hackney Marsh". By the time we reached the Town Hall there were a lot of sore throats and tied feet but we were encouraged on the way by the response of the passing cars and buses who beeped their horns and cheered us on.

Once we arrived in the Town Hall court yard we set up areas for the children to play freely. Chalk drawings and hop scotch markings coloured the walkways, children sang songs, jumped ropes and hula hooped to the music. Shortly after arriving we were joined by Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground.

 A long rope brought from the playground helped us to challenge senior management to a tug of war,  bring it on, of course the children won!

The round up of the days event was a huge 'hokey cokey' with everyone cheering and singing. In all a brilliant Play Day, can't wait for next year!!!
'Say It Loud, We're Hackney And Proud!'

Chalk drawing

Oh no, there's been a murder...just a minute, it's a false alarm!

This chalk drawing was done outlining one of the playworkers, it was meant to be a murder mark for a game but surprisingly once the playworker stood up the outline looked remarkably like 'Patrick' from Sponge Bob Square Pants. This lead to a group input to add pants, a month, eyes and even a belly button. It was very funny and the murder game never happened...

Sandcastle building

Summer Programme: sandpit fun

... the summer is in full swing and although we have not posted news for a few weeks this does not mean we have not been doing anything...on the contrary we have been super busy. 

The rain finally decided to stop and we have been enjoying all the good weather, playing outside, digging holes, wading in the paddling pool and generally messy about. 

Night

This Friday just gone we held our second  stay over at Hackney Marsh Adventure Playground.  In total 13 girls aged 7 to 14 stayed over and we had a wonderful fun time dancing, singing, playing games and cooking together.  Unlike the boys stay over a fortnight ago the girls got into their PJ's early on and made the space comfortable and homely. 

During the evening we did lots of girlie things together from nail art, spa face treatments and hairdressing. 

going on a fox hunt.

not quite mid night feast but near enough!

I scream, you scream,we all scream for ICE CREAM

"Big up ya self, we're raving -we're raving"

"We're going on a bear hunt..."

(Leader)

We're going on a bear hunt!
(Group)
We're going on a bear hunt!

We're gonna catch a big one!
We're gonna catch a big one!
I'm not afraid!
I'm not afraid!
Are you?
Are you?
Not me!
Not me!

Here comes the gate
" " (Group Echos)
Now we're on a bear hunt " "
We're gonna catch a big one " "
I'm not afraid " "
Are you? " " Not me! " "

http://www.timmyabell.com/music/lyrics/ol/bearhunt.htm

International MUD DAY

Mud Mud Mud Mud....

On Friday 29^th June 2012 Hackney Marsh Adventure Playground held it’s first International MUD DAY event. Children helped to celebrate the joy of playing with mud and getting messy in a number of ways.  

First off they simply dug up dirt from the back of the playground and mixed it into different thickness. Once they had done this they used long bamboo sticks and sponges to do mud painting on old wallpaper rolls set up on the ground. 

On another table children made sticky alternative ‘mud’ play dough – which surprisingly smelt a little bit like chocolate! 

 

After all this messy play children were welcome to a spa treatment and applied mud based face packs to there face. 

With on surprise the day ended with a huge mud fest and our play hut was bombed along side anyone standing in the area. All great fun! 

The next day we used the opportunity to get the water hoes out and alongside cleaning the hut engaged in a number of water fights, spraying each other and getting truly wet.