Sparklers!
What a wonderful sparkler party this week! The children made gingerbread and flapjacks for the occasion, and Zac clapped his hands together, laughing as the flour puffed up into the air and said ‘ Wow, its like fireworks!’. The children played a colour guessing game as they put on their neon bracelets, with Matilda so very happy she had her favourite pink!. ‘Just like Christmas!’ said Joshua when he saw the twinkly starry lights under the pergola. The children loved the sparklers and followed the safety rules extremely well. Some made shapes and others letters of the alphabet using their sparklers; very well done!
As you can see, even the youngest of our children were able to take part , and it is so exciting for them to be with the older children, especially with their brothers and sisters. Thomas was mesmerized by the glowsticks, and Eve was very happy to share mummy’s cupcake! Earlier they had made firework pictures, by splashing paint onto paper, with Xanthe even made her firework patterns on the wall!
Baby shark show !
The children decided they would like to star in the Baby Shark show. They took turns to perform and watch each other and set up rows of chairs. ‘We need tickets!’ said Avy and so the children became very busy collecting paper and card to make tickets. ‘ My ticket is blue like the shark!’ observed Douglas. Some children decided to sew their tickets. ‘ The needle is like a shark’s sharp teeth!’ announced Joshua. Some of the older children wrote their own tickets, and did very well with letter formation. The performance was fantastic; the children sang beautifully and especially liked grandma shark as she had no teeth! They danced and danced with Joshua showing everyone his amazing dance moves!
They babies went to the park this week and collected lots of leaves as you can see! We wanted to bring the outdoors indoors to further explore the leaves. Hlenhaze was very busy indeed collecting one leaf at a time, holding up the leaf to show us proudly with lots of smiles as he placed each leaf into the baskets. Eve became distracted by a dog walking past, holding her hands out and shouting ‘Doggy!’ Back at the nursery Thomas crawled through the leaves as Zach threw them in the air shouting ‘Whee, trees!’.
Reminder : Sparkler Party next week on Tuesday 6th November 5.15pm. All welcome!
Sparkler party invitations!
The children have made their very own Sparkler Party invitations for the exciting upcoming event on Tuesday 6th November at 5.15pm. Jonah couldn’t wait to tell his daddy when he arrived later about it ‘ Postman Pat will bring the letter!’ Elara excitedly announced ‘ It will be dark !’. Some of the younger children needed a little help to reach the post box, but managed to draw on the invitations all by themselves. Well done!
They visited the garden centre to take part in a pumpkin hunt ‘ I know ! ‘ said Amelia ‘ I can make another pumpkin pie!’. It began to feel chilly on the way back, and so the children enjoyed snuggling down with the new cosy blanket and cushions on returning. ‘ Just like a sleepover!’ they said.
Reminder- please bring in a named pair of wellies to keep at nursery, to be kept on our new Welly Wall near the sandpit.
This week the babies have been exploring different texture and techniques in cooking activities. They managed very well to cut up the fruits, and placed the chopped pieces and poured milk into the blender. They were fascinated to watch the mixture buzz round and round, to make a marvelous milkshake for all to drink afterwards. Joshua giggled and said ‘ Oh no!’ when a piece of banana fell onto the floor! They have also made scones, helping to measure the ingredients and rolling the pastry mix. Zach loved the texture of the flour, shaking it everywhere, but did not want to touch it once milk was added !
