Thriving Language

19/11/2025

Keeping warm with in one of our Forest play approach sessions.

Somethings we think are helpful …
Layers are always the way forward in colder weather
Wellies tend to make your feet cold
Sitting still will make you feel colder
Heavy work and moving loads helps
Having hand warmers is so great - rechargeable ones are fab.
Hot water bottles in a bag to warm your feet
Neck coverings really make a difference
You think you have enough layers - put another one somewhere in easy reach .
Use warm water to play with.
Warm drinks are a must and need to be available as soon as the children ask for them.
Children may return several times for a drink this keeps them warm - they instinctively know this.
Take extra warm drinks
If a child feels too cold and they then manage to warm up with the tips from above they build confidence about being outside.
If a child is too cold they will want to go in and that’s okay too. Our top tip here is again layers to start with they can take them off if they get too hot.

All of this applies to adults too
Hope that helps you to enjoy every kind of weather.

Have a fabulous chilly and snuggled day
Love Becs, Becca & Mindy

18/11/2025

When you get to work with amazing, kind and brilliantly clever women.

We love our career and we absolutely treasure all the people who are changing lives for the better in early years. So much happens behind the scenes and we have been so fortunate to chat to many brilliant women on our Thriving Language Podcast .

Grab a cuppa and catch up with us for a ten minute session - totally free you ll find our podcast on Apple , Amazon , Spotify and many more providers .

Thank you for listening and creating environments where everyone child is understood .

Love Becs & Becca

18/11/2025

Tell me you’re an early years teacher without telling me .

Bumped into a lovely person who was also a teacher and asked me if I was taking my plants for a walk.

You must be in education if you have a bag full of all sorts, a mouldy banana in your car and an eclectic mix of various random things in a bag by the front door … or is this just me😂

We would love to see and hear about your stash of goodies …

Sustainability all the way, reuse, repurpose, recycle .

We have some excellent training packages and in-depth understanding of what’s needed for the children, the environment, the team and the planet to thrive .

We love working together with Mindy & Jo to bring you everything you need in early years and primary education

Our link is in the bio - join us and create awesome spaces where everyone thrives
Rebecca@thrivinglanguage.co.uK

17/11/2025

17/11/2025

13/11/2025

We love how much natural learning is happening and how attuned the educators are …
Problem solving, understanding space & dynamics, learning that we have ideas and we can test these out, understanding there are several ways to approach an outcome, being a huge part of the process, keeping on trying, being heard and listened to. Building your confidence through co regulation and play 💚

13/11/2025

When you work with such inspirational people and you get to be in the best environments together !

What an absolutely wonderful time we had at Forest Play today .

Here’s just a few of the things we got up to

Jo came to visit and we now have her beautiful resources to play with , and to extend learning and development naturally.

we planted several new baby trees. The families and children helped us plant and care for them … watch this spaces for their journey .
Is there anything better than planting a tree that will grow as you grow 💚🌳

We used a pulley and also a massive reel to explore how we experience force and motion, balance, solve problems and develop and try out new concepts. Clare was so awesome with the children really taking the time to listen to and help the children bring this play to a deeper level - there’s a reason she’s such a wonderful tutor!

The children climbed, jumped, read stories , dug and prepared the earth for trees, swung in hammocks and explored their play ideas.

We all snuggled to hear one of Mindys strories and have a hot chocolate.

Also a big thank you to our fabulous ECS student Ellie who helped us so much and to all the families and educators who come to create a wonderful community and thrive with us .

Have a fantastic end of the week
Love Becs, Becca, Mindy, Jo & Clare

12/11/2025

This is dedication for you !

11/11/2025

Really fabulous to head to and talk with the next brilliant generation of early years educators.
And to meet another Becki !

Such a great environment and dynamic teachers .emily.sanders .
We are so excited to see how these wonderful students impact and inspire children.

Thank you for inviting us
Love The Beckies 💚💚

09/11/2025

Well that was a pretty lush day .

A day spent with fabulous friends early years educators, colleagues.

The Early Years Conference by Gloucestershire Early Years GCC is always one of our top favs.

We absolutely loved being surrounded by clever, strong women who create environments where children thrive not only in their early years but for their future. We celebrate all that is early years and this critical period of brain building.

Have a great week
Love Becca, Becs & Mindy

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