Disclaimer: Activities with children must always be risk assessed, including for allergies or choking. Children must always have adequate supervision. Resources and materials must always be appropriate for children’s age and stage of development.
May Day flower festival
Activity of the week
May Day is based on the ancient tradition of welcoming the change from spring to summer, including celebrations of flowers. This activity encourages children to create flower crowns or baskets to join the festival.
Here is a fun activity for May Day:
Learning aims
• Recognising traditions and festivals
• Fine motor skills
• Creativity.
Music throughout provision
Tip of the week
Children enjoy music from birth, developing musicality in a number of ways. As with other areas of expressive arts and design, children should be able to explore and create freely, although they will need some skills taught explicitly.
These top tips will help you to provide music in a number of ways to support children’s developing
knowledge, understanding and skills in music making and appreciation:
