Teddy Bear Picnics and Father's Day!

Last week, everybody had fun when they had a Teddy Bear picnic. They were excited and loved having their bears and cuddly toys with them at nursery. Joshua said to his friend Zachary “I’ve got my Chelsea bear today” Zachary giggled and said, “I’ve got my Makka Pakka he’s going to eat all my food.” The preschool children really enjoyed sitting outside together having their picnic, they each placed their bears and cuddly toys next to them as they ate their picnic tea. Once all the mini milks had been handed out, Scarlett asked “Can my doggy have ice cream too?” 

The preschool children have enjoyed putting on their own shows in the home corner the last couple of weeks. Ezra invited all his friends saying, “Do you want to come and see our show? It’s a Hampton court show.” Eddie said, “We are going to be superheroes and policemen on the stage.”

During the last couple of weeks, the children were excited to play in a variety of weathers. Outside in the sunshine the children were playing ‘Duck, Duck Goose.’ Salvador asked Zachary “Do you want to be goose with me?” Ellie then explained to Salvador that there was only one goose in the game. Salvador giggled and said, “I be goose.” They all joined in calling out “Duck Duck” and then shouting “Goose” as they chose somebody to be the Goose. Jessica and Benjamin laughed as they chased their friends around the circle. On days when the rain returned to the nursery, the children were also able to enjoy wet play. Ethan ran outside in his wet suit giggling and said, “Woah that’s big puddle!” Millie said, “We could pretend it’s a swimming pool!” They were all delighted when jumping off the apparatus and splashing in the puddles. 

The toddlers were all very busy getting ready for Father’s Day, participating in activities to create presents for their dads. Each toddler had the opportunity to use different sponges and colours to make a masterpiece on their canvas. Once the canvases were dry, they were able to see a magic message appear to which Sophie said “Wow, what’s that?” Zac then pointed to the letters as they appeared and said “D, A, D”. The toddlers were super excited holding their gifts in their hands ready to give to their dads at the end of the day. 

Outside, the toddlers have been exploring different ways to use their furniture. Rhys decided to pick up one side of the balance beam and put it on top of the giant stepping stone which created a ramp and a slide! They loved this! Jonny was laughing whilst going down the slide on his tummy, and Tristan had fun sliding down on his bottom. Harry enjoyed walking up the ramp with his wheelbarrow and shouted “Yes!” when he accomplished reaching the top! The toddlers have also found that if they turn over the giant stepping stones, it creates a small space that they can sit in. Sammy and Immy were keen on sitting in their new seats and they said “Cheese” to the camera when a photo was being taken. 

The under-two’s children have had a lovely time exploring the sensory experience of body painting and playing with cornflour. Sadie and Isaac really got stuck in, using their hands to spread the paint across a large piece of paper which was stuck to the floor and over themselves. As they squelched through the paint, Sadie wiped it over her legs and arms, laughing at the unusual texture of it. With the corn flour, some of the children were unsure of the gloopy consistency so preferred to just watch the activity, but a couple of them loved it, pouring the liquid into different vessels, and scrunching it between their fingers. 

The younger children have really enjoyed mixing with the 2-3 year olds’ room during free-flow. They had fun exploring the other rooms and their equipment. Chloe liked playing in the playhouse, whilst Rafferty loved the Duplo blocks and Isaac had fun playing the big dinosaurs.

They also had a great time doing mark making activities with felt tip pens, crayon and chalk. On the easel using chalk, Emily, Daniel Olivia played alongside each other, taking turns in walking around the easel and making marks in chalk on it. Chloe and Sophie then decided to play together, crawling through the centre of it, playing peek-a-boo together, ducking down so as not to bump their heads, and laughing when they spotted each other.