A day at VillaWald
The day usually begins with the sounds of a guitar. You can hear it on the way to VillaWald, and everyone knows that a new, exciting, and wonderful day at VillaWald is about to begin, full of experiences and adventures in and with nature!
greeting
Between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m., the children meet in our VillaGarden. We greet each other and settle in. After playing for a while and once everyone has arrived, we gather for our morning circle. We listen to the guitar, strike the singing bowl, and listen to the sounds of the morning. We then saw a notch into the month stick and discuss what day and month it is. Afterwards, we listen to stories, sing, or play games.
Breakfast
After our morning circle, we wash our hands and unpack our breakfast. Sometimes we also eat breakfast in the forest.
We recite a saying together and then look forward to our bread or muesli and warming tea (without sugar) or water.
Depending on the weather, breakfast may be shorter or longer.
During breakfast, we discuss which venue we want to play at.
Path to the "playground"
After breakfast, we all pack our backpacks. Once all the children and adults have their backpacks on, we walk to the playground in the forest.
In the interest of environmental protection and sustainability, we collect trash along the way.
The children, all equipped with weatherproof clothing, walk at their own pace.
At so-called "stop points", which are located in the forest at certain intervals marked with colorful beads (e.g., crossroads, hiking benches, etc.), the children know that they have to wait for each other.
Our journey takes as long as we are all on the road, because there is a lot to discover: animals, plants and lots of mud puddles!
Free play
Once we arrive at the play area, we gather the backpacks at a designated spot. Free play is an important part of the experience. There are no limits to the imagination. All the play materials are readily available. In the summer, we can also carve or saw. For example, we might build hedgehog houses, play "Tickle Monster" (tag), or hide-and-seek.
Lunch
After free play, we either eat in the VillaWald garden, or in winter we put on our backpacks again and walk to our shelter at the Kindervilla Kunterbunt for lunch. Our wonderful Lothar cooks a fresh organic lunch every day in our new kitchen in the shelter!
Afterwards, we will make our way back to our VillaGarten, where we can rest or continue playing.
Diploma
The children will be picked up again at VillaGarten between 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm.
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