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Michaelmas Festivals

The Apple Tree held 2 Michaelmas festivals where the children and their families came together to sing songs, share poems and stories. The Pippins, Discoveries and Edens along with The Orange Grove made up the larger festival where each group prepared something together for the feast.

Orange Grove – Buns
Edens – Apple Crumble
Discoveries – Soup
Pippins – Butter

Harvested apples, many from the gardens of our families were brought in and pressed.

The Oakens, our youngest group had a celebration of their own where they prepared soup and bread and sang a song about dragons before pressing their own apples and enjoying the juice together. They wore beautiful felt crowns and capes made by some of the group parents.

The Apple Tree Summer Camp 2022

This year we headed off to the Somerset countryside for our Summer Camp. The adults shared the chores whilst the children enjoyed roaming the woods and fields and playing with friends, old and new. Each day finished with a camp fire and plenty of marshmallows, songs and chatting in to the small hours underneath the stars. We even managed to find a beautiful and cool spot for some river swimming.

What a fantastic Summer Fair

We had such fun at our Summer Fair. There was music, dancing, cake eating, games playing, quesadilla munching, crafting, bric a bracing, and a whole lot of festivity.

We raised some money, came together as a community and had a wonderful time. Looking forward to next years!

Thank you to all that came, helped, donated and took part.

Apple Tree Summer Fair – 11th June 2022

We are very excited to announce that we’ll be holding our first Summer Fair on Saturday 11th June at All Saints Church Hall, Grove Rd, Bristol BS16 2BW

☀️Please join us for the Apple Tree Summer Fair ☀️
❤️ Activities for children, crafts, fete games, face painting
🧡 Tombola with fabulous prizes including a treatment from Indigo Tree Therapies , a voucher from Harts Bakery , baking sand from Playfull Toys, a £50 voucher from Myriad Natural Toys, gorgeous goodies from Matter Wholefoods and a gift box from Mud and Bloom
💛 Toys and bric a brac sale
💚 Live music and BBQ
💙 Cafe with cake and savoury refreshments, hot and cold drinks
💜 Opportunity to find out more about the various home ed collective groups on the day!