The Springfield Project

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✨ Highlights from our School Readiness Stay and Play session last week!

10th – 14th June: Healthy Eating Workshop 🍎🥕🍌

With the recent Department for Education Early Years Nutrition Guidance, there has never been a better time to focus on the importance of healthy eating with our children and families.

At our School Readiness Stay and Play sessions, we linked in all of the nutrition characters, including Fay Five a Day, Mickey Me Size, and 2 Snacks Max. Families explored the different food groups and learned about the important role they play in helping to keep our bodies healthy and strong.
The children enjoyed talking about healthy foods, sorting foods into groups, and learning how making healthy choices can help them grow, stay active, and feel their best. 🍓🥦🥛

✨ Let’s take a look at our Startwell session from last week!
Startwell

While the parents joined our Home Safety Workshop, the children were busy exploring, creating, and learning new skills.

We talked about keeping those "belly buttons moving" some children were navigating the small tricycles and chasing their peers through the tunnels.

Building blocks and playdough creations were everywhere. We saw massive improvements in the children pouring their own drinks, and some of our newest friends even practiced chopping fruit with a knife!

🎶✨ Join B’Opera for a MotherVoice Workshop at The Springfield Project on Monday 22nd June✨🎶 B'Opera

We invite you to a creative and supportive workshop exploring your experiences of birth and mothering through journalling, collage, conversation, and song.

A welcoming space to connect with other mothers, share experiences, and enjoy some creative time together 💛

👉 Sign up here: https://forms.gle/jq6e6W5Ft1WY1uYn8

📅 Monday 22nd June
📍 The Springfield Project, Springfield Centre, Springfield Rd, Birmingham B13 9NY

🕙 Timetable:
10:00–12:00 | Welcome, journalling & collaging (all welcome)
12:00–13:00 | Light lunch & time to chat (all welcome)
13:00–15:00 | Song-making session with composer Melissa (limited to 8 places – please sign up and wait for confirmation)

🍴 Light lunch and refreshments provided

🚗 Limited parking available on site

What's on at The Springfield Project this Monday?

We’re delighted to share our gentle chair-based exercise group for women, kindly supported by Sport England 💙

👏 A friendly, welcoming session for all abilities

⌚ NEW TIME: 1.30–2.30pm every Monday
💷 £2 per session
📍 The Springfield Project, Springfield Rd, B13 9NY

Come along, get moving, and meet others in a relaxed and supportive space 🌿

Home Safety/Water safety Workshop 🏡🧸at our School Readiness Stay and Play session Startwell

Families took part in a Home Safety Workshop focused on helping children stay safe while learning through play.
Our younger children explored a variety of sensory and interactive activities, while the older children enjoyed taking part in an obstacle course to support their physical development, balance, and coordination.

Families also took our Startwell characters around the different activities and environments, encouraging discussions about safe play and making healthy choices at home and outdoors.
Parents were provided with key home safety messages and useful handouts to continue promoting healthy habits at home. 🍎

😊 Here are some highlights from our Startwell Play and Stay session! ✨ Startwell

In our Startwell Stay and play session the under-2s dove into a wonderful exploratory experience with some jelly play. We love providing these messy activities. The little ones had a blast emptying, pouring, and squishing.

Meanwhile, our older children were busy mastering their fine motor skills—cutting and chopping fruit in our role-play kitchen, and using different utensils to shape and mold playdough. We also had some great chats with parents about the Startwell Character

We hope you enjoyed last week session! 😊

Don't forget that Learn to Ride sessions are still on this Monday. 🚲

Why not join ecobirmingham this June and build your confidence on two wheels while meeting others in the community?

We look forward to seeing you there! 💚

📢Exciting News!! Women Only - Learn To Ride coming to 🚲👇
📆Every Monday - June 2026
FREE | women only
Location: Sparkhill Park, B11 4LX
10am - 11am 🚲Learn To Ride
11.30am - 12.30pm 🚲Building Cycling Skills
✨Find out more or get in touch below:
🔗https://ecobirmingham.com/product-category/walking-cycling/
✉️ [email protected]

The sun has come out! There are lots of fun activities happening in Sparkhill Park right now. Come and join us for our Growing Up Green Festival. 🤩🌳