Leaves and flowers!

This week the children have been collecting leaves in the local parks, and pressing flowers they had found in the nursery garden. William held one flower in his hand and said "We put this in a book and put bricks on top to make the flower flat". Some of the children smelt the flower to see if it had a scent. Roma smiled and said "it smells like grass". Eve asked about the colours which prompted a discussion about the children's favourite colours. They ahve also been using potatoes to do some potato printing and Sami pointed out that he was going to use more than one colour and he was going to mix them. Our sound of the week this week is "A". The children have been identifying various objects that start with this letter from Aeroplane to Ant. Douglas announced "I'm writing my name, my name has an A in". Xanthe noticed an A in her name and excitedly said "It's my name! it's my name. It's Xanthe's name!’. The children also cleverly made the letter ‘A’ using other materials such as the playdough.

This week the babies have played hide and seek. William came in to play with his baby brother Oliver. As Olivier peeked out from behind the fabric den, William said "Boo!" which caused Oliver to burst into laughter. The babies have all been exploring the world starting with animals. The animals were hid among hay. When Lyra found the duck she got very excited and every time it was hidden again Lyra would find its again and shouted "Quack, quack".  Jasper liked the horse, as as he found it gave it a hug!

The world has many different textures and a trip to the woods certainly stimulates the senses! The babies began by exploring the massive amount of leaves in Bushy Park Woodlands. Owen and Abigail played with the leaves, building piles, feeling under the leaves, squashing them and then throwing them in the air, making them both giggle. Abigail put her hand over her mouth looking shocked whilst Owen said "Oooh". All and all the babies have had a fantastic week of fun, messy play and exploring the outdoor environment.