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Veg Patch Kids @ Firth Park Community Allotment
The allotment has been specially designed with the
under 5s in mind and provides a safe outdoor
environment for children to play in and learn about
food growing. Even toddlers have benefited from being
on site and many parents are amazed with how it
helps in getting children to eat fruit and veg. We
understand pre school children have short attention
spans so we provide lot of variety and free play areas
eg sand pit, digging beds, we create a blackboard of
todays tasks which we encourage the child and adults
to complete together, making friendships with other
families eg sowing seeds, weeding, watering, digging,
planting, transporting bark chipping around site in mini
wheel barrows to re surface our paths, litter picks, bug
hunts etc. One of the favourite activities is harvesting
fruit and veg, which we aim to make into healthy
snacks The big green allotment gate is at the corner
where Vickers Drive and Vickers Road meet.
Childminders are welcome to bring groups along as
are nurseries and individual parent/carers No children
on their own are allowed on site - all must be with a
supervising adult. Make sure children wear clothes that
they don't mind getting messy in!
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