Today in daisies we have been making a lot of mess practicing our pincer grips (thumb and finger strength). We got lots of toilet paper and encouraged the children to rip it all up. This quickly turned into wrapping each other up and throwing it into the air. What a mess 😊. Later on we’ve had… Continue reading Finger grip play
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Hidden photos
Daisy room have really enjoyed finding the animals that were hidden in the flour today. I stuck pictures of different animals down and covered them in flour and allowed the children to use brushes to discover the hidden pictures. Lots of language used and concentration as they manoeuvred the brushes.
Natural resources painting
Daisy room loved painting a variety of natural resources yesterday with Julie. She collected a number of branches and sticks from the garden and allowed the children to choose which paint they wanted to use. A great way to develop their physical skills through play. We will be looking for somewhere to hang them once… Continue reading Natural resources painting
Tooth brushing activity
Today we’ve tried a little tooth brushing activity. A couple of parents have asked recently if there’s anything we can do to help with teeth brushing as it can be a challenging time with little ones so here’s one thing we try. I laminated a picture of teeth and today we used shaving foam and… Continue reading Tooth brushing activity
Digger tray
Today in Poppy Room we have been exploring sand with a few extra ingredients. The diggers enabled the children to exercise scooping and pouring actions. The sticks and conkers were used as hide and seeks tools, whilst the lavender and cinnamon sticks added an extra sensory element for the children to investigate.
Animal beach
We have had lots of fun in Daisy room today! This morning we made a land and water animal tray for the children to explore. We used readybrek for our land and hair gel/water for the sea, before adding different land and sea animals for the children to explore. The children really enjoyed exploring the… Continue reading Animal beach
Dr Seuss Play House
The Dr Seuss house is coming along really well in Bluebell room! The babies have been really busy painting and decorating the house with their artwork, and colouring in some characters to peep through the windows!
Painting leaves
We did some leaf painting yesterday and glittering! The babies went outside with a basket in the morning and helped to collect the leaves up! We then painted them and glittered them in the afternoon!
Pumpkin and Ghost decorations
we are starting to make some spooky Halloween decorations in Bluebell room today! Pumpkin faces and ghost feet!
Water tray
This morning in Poppies we have enjoyed cooling off playing in the water outside, the children loved running through the hose 💦
