Blog Author: Nicola Littler

This week at Stable Lives The Hangout enjoyed getting to know the ponies more, building confidence and their trust. We enjoyed brushing their tails and hairstyling, leading them around the arena for exercise and whilst it was cold we got crafty! We started to decorate a frame to put a picture in…

What did week 2 at Stable Lives bring? 
- Grooming the ponies.

- Exercise for the ponies.

- Sorting and weighing their food.

- Cleaning out the stable! 

The Hangout benefit from daily fine motor activities. Fine motor skills involve small muscles working with the brain and nervous system to control movements in areas such as hands, fingers, lips, tongue and eyes. Developing fine motor skills is key for developing life skills too.

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What a lovely day! The Hangout had a wonderful trip to Blackpool Zoo. We loved seeing the different animals in their habitats, watching them move, eat and interact with each other. It was so exciting to see what was around the corner! The children were amazing, displayed brilliant listening…

During Remembrance Week, The Hangout enjoyed a poem story book ‘Where the Poppies Now Grow.’ This was a really lovely book to read and the illustrations were just amazing. We enjoyed looking at the characters and taking about feelings, we put ourselves in their shoes to imagine what it must have…

Some children in The Hangout enjoyed a trip to Parbold Equestrian Centre to take part in a Stable Lives program. It was an amazing experience, the children listened and engaged really well and had the chance to use different brushes to brush the ponies. 

Sensory play is important because the activities stimulate our senses - touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. It helps children to interact with and make sense of the world that surrounds them. Sensory play encourages learning through exploration, curiosity, problem solving and creativity. It…

During Halloween week, we read the story ‘Room on the Broom.’ We spotted rhyming words whilst reading and added them to our cauldron.  We then played a game to match pairs of rhyming words. Using the Zones of Regulation and our knowledge of feelings, we chatted about how the witch was feeling at…

We are sooo excited to introduce you all to the newest members of The Hangout and our Delph Side family… Pumpkin and Spice!
 

These two little guinea pigs are our new school pets and they are so very loved already! 

Pets can play a therapeutic role in children’s lives along with so many…

The Hangout have been using the internet to research an animal of choice. Using the facts we found out we then made a Pic Collage poster. Great work. 

We’ve had fun making diva lamps using clay. We will go on to paint and decorate them too!

The Hangout loved looking at and learning about Rangoli Patterns. They had a go at drawing some and colouring some with different media.