Last weekend was an exciting one at Happy Days Exeter, as we hosted Happy Days Fest, our summer open day! 

Our amazing team at Exeter organised the day with an animal theme, setting the rooms up with engaging activities so children could explore the space through play. In our younger rooms there was cave baby painting, jungles of Brazil Boogie Mites song, animal themed play dough tuff trays and water play outside in the garden. 

In our older rooms, the children had an exciting visitor from Simon from “Animal Activities”, who brought all of his animal friends along with him. The children loved holding, the rabbits and chinchillas, whilst having enriching conversations with the staff and other children around them, about what the animals feel like and look like. 

This was a great day filled with lots of fun and gave our new families the opportunity to see our nursery, meet our lovely team and ask any questions at all. 

A big thank you to all the families that came along. 

This week, our Eco Club at Happy Days Falmouth had a fun and fascinating session all about seals and how we can help protect our planet. The session was inspired by the work of the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, which rescues and cares for seals in need. 🦭

The children sat together in a circle and took turns looking at bright, colourful pictures of beautiful seals. They talked about where seals live, what they look like, what they might enjoy doing, and even how they might feel. The children shared some lovely ideas, showing curiosity and care for the animals.

They also explored why some seals need help and how the Cornish Seal Sanctuary looks after them. This sparked a discussion about the impact of plastic pollution and how rubbish can end up in the oceans, affecting seals and other marine life. The children learned about different types of plastic and thought about how we can all make a difference.

One of the children suggested a simple but important idea: always put our rubbish in the bin or recycling. Everyone agreed that this is an easy way we can help protect animals and the environment every day.

The session was full of questions, ideas, and lots of discussion, showing how much the children care about the world around them. Our Eco Club continues to inspire curiosity, teamwork, and responsibility in all our children.

Our Eco Club’s mission is: “To increase our knowledge, skills and experiences to understand the importance of looking after our planet. Eco Club is a team effort to make our nursery a greener and more sustainable place.” ♻️