Bees, Birds & Foxes!

Over the last couple of weeks, the pre school children have been observing nature in the nursery garden and whilst out on walks around the grounds. Each day, the children have been monitoring the birds nest in one of the bird houses in the garden, making sure to be a little quieter each time they approached the house. The children have been amazed to watch the babies grow day by day and have been very caring towards them as well as tracking the bird feeder, helping to top it up with seeds when they noticed it was running low. 

Whilst out on a walk, the children spotted a fox cub on a mounded soil heap which the children have called the ‘home of the fox’ from the Gruffalo story for many years. This caused a lot of excitement and the children couldn’t wait to tell their friends when they got back to nursery and asked for the Gruffalo story so they could identify the fox. Only a few days later on another walk, the children got to see two fox cubs asleep at the top of the mound. They very quickly gathered around and watched from a distance as the cubs were sleeping. 

The children have also celebrated World Bee Day this week, engaging in many activities such as observing the new pollinator plants in the garden which have attracted lots of beautiful bees! This inspired the children to make their own bees with coloured blocks and collage sticking as well as learning lots of facts about bees during group times, aided by some hand and finger puppets alongside story books.