What We’ve Been Up To
Babies enjoy the Christmas lights and get busy baking
With the weather still mild the babies have been getting outdoors in the fresh air. As well as spending time in the nursery garden, they have been on trips to the local park to feed the ducks. Their ‘quack, quack’ sounds are coming on wonderfully! The babies also enjoyed a special outing to see Windsor Castle. The lit-up Christmas tree drew lots of big smiles and pointing.
It is never too early to learn how to cook up tasty treats, and our older babies have been mixing up some truly marvellous creations in the kitchen. Their chocolate biscuits were especially delicious. Top marks children!
‘Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree…’ the babies on their festive outing to Windsor Castle.
Cookie making.
Toddlers get to grips with the Gruffalo!
Our toddlers have been learning about the Gruffalo, a much-loved children’s story which follows a mouse on his walk through a forest. To scare away his predators – a fox, an owl and a snake – the mouse invents a tall-tale saying he is on his way to meet the Gruffalo, a monstrous creature whose favourite food happens to be fox, owl and snake. Much to his surprise, the mouse then encounters the real Gruffalo!
As well as reading the book at circle time, to help bring the story alive, our toddler room has been transformed into an interactive Gruffalo world.
There is a Gruffalo den for the children to play in and several themed play areas, including a Gruffalo wood made of lego bricks. The Gruffalo sensory play stations are especially popular. Here the children can mix up wonderful oozy concoctions, including gooey chocolate reindeer cake (the Gruffalo’s favourite delicacy apparently).
Our busy toddlers have also been making, sticking and glittering a huge range of sparkly Christmas goodies for their take home goody bags – no peeking, it’s a surprise!
Knock, knock, is the Gruffalo home?
Mmm! More chocolate reindeer cake anyone?
Our indoor snowman – no melting allowed!
Even our sensory play had a Christmas cakeover, sorry we mean makeover.
Pre-Schoolers ride to the North Pole
Our pre-school children have been busy playing and learning the last few weeks.
Currently reading the classic children’s story The Polar Express about a boy’s train journey to the North Pole, the children were delighted to discover their room had been turned into a wintery landscape, complete with magical train carriage.
The children are relishing taking turns riding on the train with their friends and conjuring imaginative stories.
Our pre-schoolers have also been working hard developing their writing and maths skills. Earlier this month we held Maths week, where the children played a variety of fun, interactive number games. The games are designed to help them recognise and name numbers, as well as maths related vocabulary, such as ‘above, below and on top’.
The pre-schoolers tackled the games with gusto and were quick to recognise and match certain numbers. Well done children!
Vivie making a sparkly festive wreath.
All aboard our magical Polar Express Train – next stop the North Pole!
