Let’s take flight into the magical world of Room on the Broom! This much-loved tale by Julia Donaldson is perfect for inspiring creativity, teamwork, and learning in young children.
These fun and engaging Room on the Broom activities for EYFS cover all Areas of Development and help children achieve key Early Learning Goals while enjoying the story’s imaginative adventures.
Blossom’s Recommended Room on the Broom Activities for Early Years:
Activity 1: Build the Witch’s Broomstick
Provide long cardboard tubes, paper towel rolls, and craft materials for the children to create their own broomsticks. They can decorate them with ribbons, stickers, or even a “cauldron” to carry the story’s characters.
Once complete, they can role-play flying their magical broomstick!
EYFS Areas of Learning and Development and Early Learning Goals:
- Expressive Arts and Design
- Creating with Materials:
- Children use various materials to design and decorate their broomsticks.
- Being Imaginative and Expressive:
- Role-playing the witch’s adventures boosts imagination.
- Creating with Materials:
- Physical Development
- Fine Motor Skills:
- Cutting, gluing, and adding decorations improve precision.
- Gross Motor Skills:
- Pretend flying strengthens movement and balance.
- Fine Motor Skills:
- Communication and Language
- Speaking:
- Describing their broomsticks and narrating adventures supports language development.
- Speaking:
Activity 2: Make a Potion in the Cauldron
Set up a pretend cauldron with coloured water, glitter, and toy “ingredients” like spiders, frogs, and leaves.
Let the children mix their potions and invent magical spells, just like the witch in the story.
EYFS Areas of Learning and Development and Early Learning Goals:
- Understanding the World
- The Natural World:
- Children explore natural objects like leaves and twigs as potion ingredients.
- The Natural World:
- Expressive Arts and Design
- Being Imaginative and Expressive:
- Mixing potions encourages storytelling and role play.
- Being Imaginative and Expressive:
- Communication and Language
- Listening, Attention and Understanding:
- Following instructions builds focus and comprehension.
- Speaking:
- Children use descriptive language to explain their magical potions.
- Listening, Attention and Understanding:
Activity 3: Retell the Story with Props
Create a story basket filled with props like a witch’s hat, a broomstick, toy animals, and a cauldron. Encourage children to retell the story, using the props to act out the scenes either independently or in groups.
EYFS Areas of Learning and Development and Early Learning Goals:
- Literacy
- Comprehension:
- Retelling the story helps with sequencing and understanding.
- Comprehension:
- Communication and Language
- Speaking:
- Acting out the story develops vocabulary and storytelling skills.
- Speaking:
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Building Relationships:
- Working together to retell the story promotes teamwork.
- Building Relationships:
Activity 4: Broomstick Obstacle Course
Set up an obstacle course where children can “fly” their broomstick through tunnels, over cushions, and around cones.
Include challenges like picking up “potion ingredients” or stopping to “help a friend,” just like the witch.
EYFS Areas of Learning and Development and Early Learning Goals:
- Physical Development
- Gross Motor Skills:
- Running, jumping, and crawling enhance coordination.
- Fine Motor Skills:
- Picking up small objects improves hand control.
- Gross Motor Skills:
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Managing Self:
- Completing the course builds confidence and perseverance.
- Managing Self:
Activity 5: Create a Room on the Broom Picture
Provide paints, crayons, and textured materials for children to create their version of the witch’s broomstick adventure. Encourage them to include characters like the dog, frog, and dragon.
EYFS Areas of Learning and Development and Early Learning Goals:
- Expressive Arts and Design
- Creating with Materials:
- Children experiment with textures and colours to create their artwork.
- Being Imaginative and Expressive:
- They use their creativity to imagine themselves in the story.
- Creating with Materials:
- Literacy
- Writing:
- Older children can add captions or labels to their pictures.
- Writing:
These Room on the Broom activities for EYFS are a magical way to develop key skills across all Areas of Learning and Development. From crafting broomsticks to retelling the story with props, these activities help children build confidence, creativity, and teamwork while immersing themselves in a beloved story.
For UK nurseries and early years providers, these activities are a perfect way to engage children in imaginative learning while meeting EYFS Early Learning Goals. Let the adventures begin!
