Bracknell

Around 200 Bracknell Forest children and young people recently celebrated National Play Day with a fun day held at Foxhill Primary School.

The Bracknell children, all aged between two-years old and 14-years old, took part in activities including making giant collages from materials collected during woodland visits, making fruit smoothies by using a modified bicycle called the blendavenda and meeting some unusual creatures like Silk the South American Boa Constrictor. They also took part in some activities aimed at sharing, planned within their groups.

The children taking part in play day included those attending holiday play schemes and the Family Tree Nursery in Bracknell town centre.

The National Play Day events were organised by Bracknell Forest Borough Council's Early Years and Childcare Team and the Deputy Mayor of the Borough of Bracknell Forest, Cllr Mrs Gill Birch, also popped in during the day to find out what it was all about.

She said: "It was a delight to see so many enthusiastic children and young people taking part in the National Play Day events and for me to be able to take part in some of them too. I especially enjoyed meeting Silk the snake and to see some of the creative materials the children had created.

"National Play Day is an excellent idea and I would like to congratulate the Early Years team for making the event so successful."

National Play Day is designed to promote the value of unstructured play and encourage children's social and emotional development.

For further information on out of hours school provision available in Bracknell Forest contact the Children's Information Centre on: 0800 328 9148

Bracknell Forest Borough Council