Our families at Playgroup love to finish their session by following their noses from the garden picnic to "The Bakery", our final ritual where our bread bun creations are revealed. You can see some herbs that were picked fresh from our Castlecrag garden to decorate the buns and some shapes inspired from the seasonal story told at the start of the day.

At the beginning of the morning, families are asked to bring something for our nature table which was still in summer theme last week. There is a special moment at the start as families are gathering, where children can place their found item such as a leaf, where we start to come inward and appreciate the small delicate things in the noisy world outside the gate.

I truly feel honoured to be the first experience some families receive of their introduction to our work here. I'm confronted with very new parents who may have a child with extra needs and dealing with the modern life of 2026. Playgroup is a safe space for families to be with other children and parents and carers to allow for the magic of the Playgroup rhythm to heal and nourish.