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Bye bye to seven great Hazelhutters!

11/8/2018

Our final day arrived yesterday and it was time to say 'goodbye' to these kids. We spent the morning shopping in Ronciglione as usual.

But, as a treat, we had ice cream for snack because it was such a hot day.

Then we took a little drive to the village of Canepina for a very special lunch 'Da Linetta'.

Back at the Hazelhut, the children had time to play their favourite games and say 'goodbye' to the animals before the families came.

Then the competition winners were announced at our ceremony and we all finished by singing the Hazelhut song, one more time!

Our thanks go out to these awesome children and their families for giving us such a fun-filled week. Please remember that we have one more week of Hazelhut summer camp from 26th - 31st August 2018, if your child is interested in attending, contact us as soon as possible.

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Thursday at the lake

9/8/2018

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A hot morning left us thinking of only one thing - the lake!

So we packed a delicious lunch and some entertainment and headed to Vico.

The children decided that the ping pong table wasn't as good as ours' at the Hazelhut - but the lake certainly made a nice change from the pool!

After plenty of play, the Hazelhutters were ready for James' delicious barbecue - chicken wraps and our very special sweetcorn.

It seemed like our timing was perfect because soon after lunch the raindrops began to fall and we felt ready for home anyway.

Once the shower had passed the children were able to do the long-awaited treasure hunt!

Then three of the boys helped to make some tarts for tomorrow's tea party.

Our pizza party was full of laughter, fun, dancing and....pizza - of course!

We can't believe it is our last evening with these great kids, who all get on so well - it seems like only yesterday that they arrived!

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A Wonderful Wet Wednesday

8/8/2018

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Since the hens have been on peak production, we were able to offer these Hazelhutters a fresh egg each for breakfast and they loved them - well who wouldn't?!

A day filled with creativity followed. This group made some of the most colourful and interesting shopping bags of the summer.

More children made chickens too!

And others went their own way!

The rain came down at lunch time and so we had an indoor picnic followed by a drama game or two.

There were plenty of moments for being active too.....

....and for playing some favourite games!

The children tried out a few treats of their own making(!) at snack time and since our weekly barbecue was rained off, we had an indoor feast for dinner culminating in a very British tradition - fruit crumble - all from the Hazelhut trees of course! 'Delicious!' was the verdict.

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Ponies and Play

7/8/2018

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Just look at the lovely riders we took to La Martingala today!

They were not all so sure about the horseriding at first, but with the help of Giada and her team, most of them ended the morning trotting!

The children even helped to wax the saddles after their ride - very good job, Hazelhutters!

Rita made us a delicious lunch, for which we were all very grateful and then it was time to head back to the Hazelhut.

The boys got busy doing their jobs, which included feeding the pigs and a very kind group of children dug some potatoes for dinner. We made up a delicious dauphinoise to go with our fish fingers and peas and not a scrap was left behind!