The children in Reception thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Tropical Wings. The trip linked nicely with the theme of mini beasts and our story The very hungry caterpillar by Eric Carle.
The children saw a host of different animals including lemurs, otters, goats, rabbits, monkeys, parrots, wallabies and meerkats.
The highlight though was of course the tropical butterfly house in which the bright and beautiful butterflies put on a show, flying close to the children and showing their colours. The children got to feed the fish in the pond which was a real treat for some.
We ended the day with a mini beast experience, in which the children got to see and learn about a cockroach, a tarantula, stick insect and African land snail. Some of the children were a lot braver than the adults when it came to handling these delicate creatures!
The children were a real credit to their parents and the staff and were very well behaved throughout. It was a very pleasurable day, Thank you children!
