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Perfect weather this week for a mini beast hunt. The children found snails, ladybirds, woodlouse, spiders and two very big crickets. Back at Pre-school the children hammered golf tees into playdough, built number towers, made ‘lunch’ in the home corner, and made a water slide ball pit. At the allotments children enjoyed sharing the hammock, […]

Arriving at the playground for a play and picnic imagine the children’s faces when the gates were locked and we couldn’t get in. After checking there was no danger and the playground had not been closed, there was nothing else to do but climb over the gate. Fortunately for us a tractor arrived a bit

Dens created to make shade was very much in demand this week. The children sought refuge to play under awnings, inside boxes and tunnels, and behind curtains. As temperatures soared we stayed inside to do marble rolling, practice sports day and examine a birds nest and two slow worms. After weeks of anticipation Marj finally

This week it was all about keeping cool. Lots of water play was offered including ducks in the paddling pool, boats in the tuff tray, and washing cars in the water tray. Using knives and vegetable peelers the children cut up potatoes and made mash. An unusual find in the garden ignited the children’s curiosity

The first of hopefully many picnics happened this week. Spending more time at the allotments allowed the children to make dens and mud pies, ‘sell ice creams’ and study a bucket full of snails. In the Pre-school garden we washed, bathed and dried babies, painted pebbles yellow and black whilst learning how important bees are,

Well the children seemed to enjoy a lot of activities using natural resources this week. They made mud pies using shells, flowers and the earth. Digging up the ground to search for treasure and the centre of the earth. Planting and watering sunflowers. Cutting leaves using new, easy grip, self opening scissors. Construction vehicles in

Using empty photo frames and a large trellis the children collected different flowers growing at the allotments and created their own unique picture, as well as using parts of their body to frame!     Painting and printing bubble wrap proved popular this week, as well as painting wrists, arms and elbows. After what seems like weeks

Counting, sorting and stacking, the children enjoyed these open ended wooden figures. Perfect for imaginative play, small world play and developing their fine motor skills and mathematical reasoning. Using spoons the children enjoyed catching the floating petals and spooning into dishes. Children also enjoyed stacking cups into a tower, providing opportunities to learn to recognise

It was all about messy play this week. The children made footprints after painting their feet with a paintbrush and paint. Fascinated with the cornflour the children watched as it turned from solid to liquid. Washing babies and bikes is always a favourite, and so is the climb to the Chapel.

This week the children have made the most of the good weather and participated in lots of activities outside. At the allotments they crushed weetabix using mallets, climbed a tyre mountain, made ramps in water and guttering for cars, dug holes to scatter wild seeds, and enjoyed the hammock. In the garden the children had