FAIRY/ ELF MAGIC

Session Focus Children will be able to create a magic fairy/ elf potion.

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Curriculum Links

Literacy: Listens to verbal stories.PSHEE (PSED): Play cooperatively with others, Confident to try new activities.PE/ D: Shows good control and coordination in small movements.Maths: Compares length.Geography (UW): Talk about features of their immediate environment.Design & Technology (EAD): Manipulate materials to achieve a planned effect.

ResourcesSticks, cups, water, natural materials such as petals, leaves, lemon rind, etc.

Associated Risk Assessments Generic Site RA; Stick Activities RA

Session Outline

• Discover the fairy note by the fairy door.• Explain that the children are to make a magic

fairy/ elf potion using ‘fairy items.’• Re-cap on the fairy-land hunt & how they used

their imagination to find fairy items. E.g. a leaf is a fairy wing.)

• Give each child a cup & they are to find 5 natural materials and use their imagination to tell adults & peers their fantasy fairy tems which they have in their potions.

• When they have chosen 5 things, they are to fill their cup with magic liquid (water mixed with food colouring) and sprinkle in magic dust (natural confetti such and hole-punched leaves or flour) and find a mixing stick

Differentiation: LA- Prompts for potions and spells.HA- Show creativity when selecting items for their potions and choosing their magic spells.Extension:Children to think about what kind of potion they have made. E.g. a friendship potion, flying potion etc & what kind of spells and wishes they would

like to cast and why.

FAIRIES & ELVES

PIONEER SCHEME SECTION OBJECTIVES

LEVEL 2

WELLBEING & EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

• Can express how they are feeling when outdoors.

SELF MANAGEMENT OF RISK

• Helps tidy away after themselves

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY

• Handles plants & animals with care.

CREATIVITY & IMAGINATION

• Creates using natural materials.

RESILIENCE & PROBLEM SOLVING

• Shows persistence through play.

ENVIRONMENT • Helps to tidy away after themselves when using resources outside

FIRE-PIT COOKING

• Can walk around the outside of the fire pit

• Can sit sensibly when the fire is lit

• Can talk about how to keep safe around the fire pit (with prompts

• Can talk about what they have experienced outdoors

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Session Focus

Children will be able to create a magic fairy/ elf potion.

Dear Children,

We, The Outdoor Fairies, like to play in your outdoor area at night time. We like to cast magic spells and fairy wishes when we play.

Can you make your own magic potion from items you can find?Can you cast magic spells and wishes in your outdoor area?Think carefully about the magic spells and wishes you make!

Enjoy and have fun!

Lots of love from,

The Outdoor Fairiesxxx