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Hunting for Easter eggs, decorating eggs and bunnies, playing in the Easter themed tray, and growing cress were just some of the activities offered this week. In the garden the children mixed the mixture up to make the bee bombs we are selling on Saturday 8th April along with the cakes parents are kindly making. […]

After moving the tyres to watch Marj weed the planters the children couldn’t resist showing her how it’s done. Making the most of the sunshine the children had a fun filled afternoon at the park. Beating the rain one morning, the children washed the cars and ride on toys using soapy water, sponges and brushes.

Children love hiding places and clambering in and out of spaces, so a box they can fit inside is an ideal space for play. With infinite possibilities for play, the opportunity to let their imaginations go wild and the added bonus of helping develop their practical skills, the box was used well and almost lasted the

Ride-on toys give children a lot of scope for role-play and imagination. Make-believe play can turn a car or scooter into a spaceship, ambulance or race car. The benefits of ride-on toys during early years can improve gross and fine motor skill development, balance and coordination, and more. As children learn to use their hands

Using their listening ears the children went on a listening moment. Identifying the different vehicle noises (mainly cars) they were delighted when the double decker bus turned up. Later we played a game with letter shapes that represented some sounds, helping the children to tune into sounds. To celebrate World book day some children enjoyed

Making sure every child was able to take part in our annual pancake race we held them on Monday and Tuesday. Eagerly the children walked to the green ready to practice their flipping of the pancake. A few pancakes were dropped, a few were eaten and the rest were broken up to give to the

This week the children learnt how to get in and out of a hammock safely. To get in, sit on the hammock, swing your legs up without folding the hammock over and encasing yourself. To get out, sit up, place one hand on the hammock, one leg on the ground, prepare to dismount and fall

 Following on from the children’s interests in exploring ramps and wheels last week, ramps, tubes, tunnels, cars and trays of paint were set up as a provocation to explore painting along with big movements. The children had fun with some toy cars, trains and trucks, using lots of paint and paper to make tyre tracks

This year, Lunar New Year marks the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese zodiac, which assigns different animals to years over a 12-year cycle. In many parts of the world, January 22nd marks the start of a new year. Lunar New Year is celebrated widely throughout East Asia and marks

What an exciting week the children had. Delighted to see the snow they went outside to catch snowflakes on their tongues! Hunting for ice the children used mallets and stones to break it up when they found some. Using spoons and scoops the children enjoyed filling up different shaped containers with oats. The climbing frame