Popsy Doodle Childminding

14/10/2026

🍂🍁 Autumn Adventures at Popsy Doodle Childminding! 🍁🍂

What a beautiful season of exploring, discovering, learning and growing!

We’ve watched the leaves change from green to beautiful shades of red, orange and gold, made wonderful new friendships and embraced everything autumn has to offer! 🍂

From exploring parks, playing amongst the trees and visiting beautiful gardens, to getting creative with autumn crafts, our little Popsy Doodles have been busy making memories and having so much fun!

One of our favourite parts has been visiting our friends at Henbrook House, where we’ve shared laughter, play and precious moments with the residents. Watching friendships blossom across generations is something truly special.

Through all these little adventures, we’ve been growing stronger, happier, braver and more confident, developing independence, curiosity and friendships along the way.

Because here at Popsy Doodle, learning doesn’t always happen sitting at a table. It happens in muddy puddles, amongst fallen leaves, through laughter, exploration, friendships and play.

Little hands, big adventures and memories to treasure.

🍁This is autumn at Popsy Doodle Childminding! 🍁

07/10/2026

The Popsy Doodles had a wonderful day at Cuckoo Bridge Pumpkin Patch with our childminder friends! 🎃

The weather has certainly turned — it rained continuously and felt freezing, but that didn’t stop us from having the best time. The children loved moving from one activity to the next, including ride-on tractors, space hoppers, bouncy castles, a spooky sandpit and a spooky maze.

There were lots of opportunities to build friendships, enjoy being active and develop physical skills. The children also practised communication and cooperation as they explored, played alongside one another and shared the fun.

A chilly, soggy day full of smiles and autumn adventures! 🍂🎃

01/10/2026

Yesterday we visited Sarah’s garden to see how it’s changing as autumn arrives. We fed the chicken, explored pumpkins and gourds, and took a closer look to see what we could discover in the pond.

Sarah told us how she cared for her garden through the very hot, dry summer. We talked about how the changing seasons affect plants and what they need to grow.

We also visited the park, where we searched for conkers and had lots of fun playing with our friends from Poppin's Childcare, Jumping Jacks and Kay’s childminding.

There was so much lovely learning along the way: observing and asking questions, exploring the natural world, using new words, noticing the different shapes and sizes of pumpkins, and practising our social skills as we played together.

As usual, we had a fabulous time! We’re so grateful to Sarah for welcoming us and giving us the chance to explore her garden. 🍂🎃🐔🌰

22/09/2026

Today, the Popsy Doodles and our other childminder friends took part in Running for Memories, raising money for Dementia UK! 💙💗

What a wonderful experience to share with the residents of Henbrook House. We ran and toddled laps around their beautiful garden, played garden games and had lots of fun exploring together.

The children proudly collected their medals and absolutely loved celebrating what they had achieved. We’re so proud of all our little runners! 🏅

15/09/2026

🌟 Together We Run for Memories! 🌟

Our amazing childminding children are joining the residents of Henbrook House for a special “Miles for Dementia” run on Tuesday 22nd September in the beautiful Henbrook House gardens.

Toddlers will be running, babies crawling, and our wonderful senior residents — including those in wheelchairs — will be cheering them on every step of the way!

We’re raising money to support dementia care and awareness, and every little mile counts. 💜

Please help us make a difference by donating here:
👉 www.justgiving.com/page/henbrook-milesofmemories

Let’s fill the gardens with laughter, love, and hope — one step at a time! 🏃‍♀️👣💖

Help Jade Cummings raise money to support Dementia UK

10/09/2026

🌍 Looking after their future 🌱

I’m always looking for realistic ways to make Popsy Doodle a little kinder to our planet—because there is no Planet B, and it’s our children who will inherit the future we create.

Some of the changes I’m making include:

🌱 Buying more fruit and vegetables directly from local farms rather than relying solely on supermarkets
🐔 Choosing farm eggs from hens that are free to roam in fields, rather than hens kept closely confined or in cages
🧼 Returning to reusable wipes and cloths
🍋 Making more of my own everyday cleaning products, while still using Dettol or an appropriate disinfectant whenever it’s needed
🫧 Choosing bars of soap to reduce plastic packaging
♻️ Reusing, recycling and choosing natural, long-lasting resources wherever possible

I know I can’t do everything perfectly, but lots of small, thoughtful changes can make a meaningful difference. It’s also a lovely opportunity to help the children learn where their food comes from and how we can all care for the natural world around us. 🌿

Here’s to making greener choices for all our children’s futures. 🌎💚

Popsy Doodle Childminding 🌸

31/08/2026

🍂🌿 Welcome Back – Autumn Term! 🌿🍂

After a lovely, well-earned break, I’m feeling refreshed, recharged and ready for another fun-filled term at Popsy Doodle Childminding! 🌸

This week we’ll be welcoming back lots of familiar little faces, as well as saying a very big hello and welcome to some new children joining our Popsy Doodle family. I can’t wait for all the adventures, exploring, learning, messy play, laughter and memories we’ll make together over the coming months.

It also feels a little strange starting a new term without some of the little ones who have been such a big part of Popsy Doodle. To all of my children who have moved on to start their very first year of Reception, or are beginning preschool full-time, I’m wishing you the biggest good luck! 🍀

I know you’re all going to absolutely shine, and I can’t wait to hear about your new adventures. You’ll always be part of the Popsy Doodle family. 🌸

Here’s to a happy, busy and adventure-filled Autumn Term! 🍁🍂

Popsy Doodle Childminding 🌸

20/08/2026

20/08/2026

☀️ And that’s a wrap! ☀️

Five whole weeks of summer holiday fun with my Popsy Doodles! 🥹And what a busy five weeks it’s been!

We finished our summer adventures with a trip to The Raptor Foundation, and my Popsy Doodles absolutely loved it! 🦉🦅 The children explored the different areas and then happily sat and watched the 45-minute flying display — I was so impressed with them! Afterwards, there was still plenty of energy left, so we headed to the park for a good run around.

On Tuesday, we went back to Priory Park to search for dinosaurs! 🦖🦕 What a brilliant app — the children absolutely loved seeing the dinosaurs appear around the park and had so much fun hunting for them.

Then, for our final adventure, we joined our lovely friends from Poppins Childcare and Bunny & Bear for a day at Hamerton Zoo. 🐒🐫🦁 The perfect way to finish five weeks packed full of adventures, friendships, learning, exploring and LOTS of fun!

And now… Popsy Doodle Childminding is officially OFF DUTY!

It’s time for me to put my feet up and enjoy some precious time with my own boys before school starts again. This September, my youngest starts Reception and my oldest heads into Year 2! 🥹

I’m not quite sure how that happened — time really does fly when you’re having fun!

Thank you to all my Popsy Doodles for the most wonderful, fun-filled summer. I hope you all enjoy the rest of your holidays, and I’ll see you on the other side! 🌸

That’s a wrap on Summer 2026! 🥰

13/08/2026

🌸☀️🌳 Week 4 — and what a week! 🌳☀️🌸

We started the week exploring one of my favourite places, Baulk Wood near Henlow. 🌿 We used the natural resources around us to explore shapes and numbers, went barefoot paddling through the stream and even picked some juicy blackberries! In the afternoon, we headed to the library to collect more stickers for the Summer Reading Challenge. 📚⭐ Keep on reading, my Popsy Doodles!

Next, we met up with our friends from Poppins for a dinosaur hunt around Priory Park! 🦖🌳 After all that exploring, we enjoyed a chilled afternoon manipulating Play-Doh, counting and recognising numbers through play.

Wednesday was another busy one! We met up with some of our preschool friends at Riverside Park, where the children worked on their physical skills, enjoyed being back with their friends and, of course, did LOTS of digging in the sand!

Then we had a very special invitation from our friends at Henbrook House to join them at the miniature railway. 🚂❤️ Alongside our friends from Bunny & Bear, Poppins and Jumping Jacks, we rode the railway together — such a gorgeous way to finish the day!

And today we visited Knotts Farm, exploring and meeting the animals before the stifling heat really kicked in. 🐷🐐🐢 Back home, the paddling pool came straight out, followed by plenty of splashing and some very welcome ice lollies!

But today was also a little bittersweet. 🥹 It was officially the last day for one of my Popsy Doodles before he heads off to preschool full-time. The boys shared the biggest hug before they go their separate ways and begin their new adventures.

I’m going to miss you terribly! You’ve been such a special Popsy Doodle and it has been an absolute privilege watching you grow. Go and have the BEST time at preschool — they’re very lucky to have you!

Week 4 complete! One more week of adventures before Popsy Doodle closes for a well-earned summer break. ☀️💛