Camping!

The children made a shelter from the wind and rain this week in the garden ‘Wow, it’s like real camping!’ said Jasmin. They decided to use the Walkie Talkies ‘ In case we need an emergency’ Zac informed his friends. They then decided to lie down inside. ‘ If you are really tired , you can lie in our extra tired bed!’ kindly announced Elara. The camping theme continued in the Tadpoles building in the park. The children decided to cut up and cook their morning snack on the ‘campfire’. ‘To make sure its hot’ Arthur told everyone. Some of the boys made a look out tower ‘ To look for foxes, birds and doggies !’ said Theo. After an active morning , the children took part in a calming and very funny playdough disco session as you can see! The children squeeze and manipulate the dough into shapes and forms to music.

The babies and toddlers have been exploring their senses. They began by listening to music, and finding out ways to make their own, such as using blocks for a beat. Eve started this off by banging the blocks together rather than clapping and soon the other little ones followed suit. They then used drums, and shared beautifully, with Freddie attempting to bang the drum as hard as he could to make a far louder sound! Xanthe on the other hand took the gentle approach. Next was exploring the shaving foam with spices and herbs added. Zach smelt the ginger and pulled a funny face repeating the word ‘Yucky!’ Emily managed to get foam and herbs on her nose, with Ines clapping her hands full of foam all around the room! This made a lovely smell, and the others joined in calling out ‘Yay!’ and an ‘Oh no!’ from Joshua.

People who help us

The children have been discussing how to keep safe and people who help us. On their travels the children met a park ranger who kindly told the children how to be safe in Bushy Park ‘ We need to stay away from the deer’ said Leo ‘ And we do not feed any deer!’ said William. The children made nature crowns so they be easily seen in the park.

We had a special visit from our local police officer PC Robbie Claydon. When he asked how do we keep ourselves safe, Elara replied ‘ We use the green man to cross the road and the cars need to stop!’ Clara said ‘ The fire engine helps us!’ Joshua noticed the key on the officer’s belt ‘ Is that for your hand gloves? ( cuffs) Hand gloves are for robbers!’ ‘The key is for the treasure chest and the telescope ( baton) will help us find the treasure!’ announced Amelia. They all had a chance to try on the handcuffs and helmet. ‘The helmet keeps your head warm because it is cold now’ said Matilda. The children thanked the officer for his visit, and he promised to come back soon!

The babies and toddlers have went into the outdoor areas and searched for food near the growing beds and were very excited to find some tomatoes! They put them into the ‘fire pit’ to cook, and Zac repeated ‘Hot!’ and Josh added more leaves. James played peek-a-boo through the willow tunnel, giggling when he was seen. They used the water pot as a drum exploring the sounds and very much enjoying the splashing!

They searched for treasure sea shells , and Eve did very well at finding them and had a very good attempt at counting and managed up to number two! Well done!

Out and about!

The children have been out and about on a huge scale this week! They wanted to meet people in the community, and so visited Sainsburys to see where the groceries come from . ‘This is where I go shopping with my mummy and daddy’ Faith told her friends. In the chemist Jonah asked ‘Where are all the plasters? We need them to make us better!’ They met a very friendly policeman. ‘He has a very big hat on his head!’ noticed Douglas and Matilda said ‘ He has trappers to put bad people in jail!’ when she saw the handcuffs. The policeman has very kindly agreed to visit the nursery next week, which is very exciting!.

In the park, the children fed the ducks and waved to a tractor driver who went past collecting leaves. ‘Let’s help collect the leaves! ‘ shouted Clara, and they gathered lots of leaves, but decided it was more fun throwing them into the air and even lay down making leaf angels.

The babies made pancakes this week, measuring the ingredients together. Eve helped to pour the water, and when it spilt all over the table said ‘ Uh-oh!’. Emily spread the flour out onto the table, pushing it everywhere, and laughed when it fell onto Sabina’s leg, and even managed to produce a shocked face !

The little ones have also visited the park, and love to feed the ducks , sometimes with help as you can see. Josh tried to throw the feed, but it blew back into his hair, causing him to have a good shake of his head and laugh. ‘Bye ducks!’ said Zac as it was time to leave, and on their return the toddlers made a den with William playing Peek-a-boo!

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!