Springing Into Action! What we’ve been up to since January...

Weekly play through Spring! ​

We were so excited for spring and to get back into action after winter, kicking off our weekly play at Boundary Way Allotments and Gatis Community Centre on Wednesdays and Fridays. We have explored different themes each week at Wolves in the Woods from Windy Days to Ladybirds, alongside plenty of open-ended exploratory play at our Nature Play sessions at Boundary Way. We've enjoyed our holiday play through April and May, now preparing for a varied and exciting summer!

So far this year we have already welcomed 536​ little ones and 415 of their caregivers for fun and sharing stories across the city.

Thanks for a really lovely outdoor play session. Gatis was the perfect venue. There was a great variety of activities on offer which kept my daughter entertained for the whole session, she didn’t want to leave! We loved the hanging instruments, painting with mud and planting a seed. She gives Wolves Play Cafe a double thumbs up!

In the April and May Holidays…

In April holidays we worked with the Fostering Team at Wolverhampton Council to play at their Easter Eggstravaganza Event! We played in the Park at Ward Street and across the city in our Wolves in the Woods and Nature Play and Pop-Up Indoor Play at All Saints Community Centre!

Welcoming New and Friendly Faces to the team :) ​

Since March we have welcomed amazing new people to the team! We are so excited to be able to expand the skills and work we can do with talented team members. So many of our staff have been regular play friends at Wolves Play Cafe and are now contributing their experience, skills and great ideas to helping us build our fun and supportive city for children to grow up in!

Play Leaders - Claire and Jillian (joining Helen)
Play Explorers - Nina (joining Louise and Lisa)
Play Champion - Tia

Watch out for spotlights and information about them coming up on our social media so you can find out more about the team!

Planning and Projects

We have exciting new projects we've been working on and we can wait for you to take part in them!

• Play For All - Abi is working in our new role, working on how to improve our inclusivity for all children in our sessions. We are first focussing on children with neurodiversity and their caregivers.
  
  
•  Parties and Groups! Rachel has been working on this exciting new offer… Are you looking for a nature themed way to celebrate your little one’s special day? You can now come with your organised groups as well as book a very special celebration for your little one alongside our weekly play.

• Orchard Cafe - At Boundary Way as part of our Severn Trent 'Playce Project' our Orchard Cafe is now open! 
  
  
• WLV Students - We worked with the University of Wolverhampton’s Environmental Science students at Boundary Way, who produced amazing ideas to improve sustainability through renewable energy sources and plans for an outdoor classroom at the site. Part of this also included an Environmental Report to help support the biodiversity on site and in the area. You can read it here.​

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Decorating & Gardening! 

Maintaining the Community Garden is a big job and requires lots of teamwork! From weeding, to painting, to paving! The Team have been hard at it, Plot-holders and Play Cafe staff and family. Thanks to Severn Trent we’ve been able to undertake this work to make the site useable and welcoming to not only our play friends but the whole community. 
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Upcoming Play Dates!

​We are gearing up for a busy, playful summer with play across the city!

• Join us at Boundary Way and Gatis Community Centre for Wolves in the Woods and Nature Play.
• Come and get active across city parks for Play in the Park in August
  
• Bring your babies and toddlers to Tettenhall for our new Heuristic Play!

Book in here to join us! We can't wait to see you :)