Warm Weather Games
Water fun comes in all shapes and forms and it is much sought after in the blazing heat these days. We head off down to the animals as...
Imitation Games
Watching the children in action, it becomes clear how much they use imitation as a learning tool. Whereas the vital skills they acquire...
Foraging & Feasting in a Greek Vineyard
When on our rambles, one of our greatest pleasures is to discover something edible. It is probably because of the novelty of picking...
Sensory Games
One of the amazing things about outdoor play is that, just as you think nothing is really going to happen, something does. The children...
Burst Into Spring
Spring has arrived with a bang and the vineyard is an explosion of colours, scents and sounds. The children who had first come to know...
Feeding Time
Since we began our games in the vineyard, we have developed a few rituals that we can't do without. Most of these involve food. Food for...
Planting Young Vines
The major project this winter has been replanting the old vineyard. After weeks of preparing the ground, the field is at last ready and...
Mud Glorious Mud
The title pretty much sums up what we got up to today. There had been heavy rain during the night, but now the sun is out and everything...
The Old Grape Press: A Boat on Stormy Seas, a Safe Harbour on a Cold Day
In midwinter when the feeling of juicy grapes being squashed between tiny toes is but a distant memory, the old grape press becomes a...
First Signs of Spring... Planting herbs and picnicking in the vegetable garden
Spring has arrived in the vineyard. It actually arrived about a month ago, half way through winter and we have become used to the carpets...
