What We’ve Been Up To!

I spy a mini beast!

Younger and older babies enjoy outdoors and bug spotting

The beautiful warm weather has provided the perfect opportunity for our littlest ones to enjoy nature. The babies love being outdoors and we offer lots of sensory activities, including water bowls with toy sea creatures and bobbing boats, and sand trays for dipping and wriggling their toes, just like the seaside.

The babies have also been learning about garden bugs, in particular spotting bees and butterflies, however there was much excitement one day when a hoppy grasshopper decided to join us!

For the babies who prefer to relax, we set up lots of comfy, shady spaces where the babies are read to and play with soft toys.

Toddlers dress up and explore different textures

Our curious toddlers have been busy as ever. Over the last few weeks, they’ve really been enjoying construction corner – a dedicated area of the nursery brimming with fun building blocks, toy diggers and sand trays.

The space is ideal for role playing, and the toddlers have ample dressing up clothes to choose from. The children enjoy dressing up as construction workers with hard hats, but we’re also delighted to see train drivers, mermaids, and even giraffes helping on site.

As part of learning about the world, the toddlers have also been playing games encouraging them to touch, feel and describe different textures. Popping bobble wrap with our feet was a definite favourite!

I dig you!

Dress up time

Exploring textures – everyone loved popping bubble wrap of course!

Pre-Schoolers go outdoors

Our pre-school children have had an exciting few weeks as they continue to prepare for their move to school in September. Alongside taking part in a variety of school readiness activities, they have been making the most of our wonderful outdoor spaces.

The children have loved spending time outside, riding bikes and scooters, exploring the garden, and enjoying the fresh air with their friends. Den building has been a popular activity with the children working together to create imaginative hiding spaces for games and storytelling. The obstacle courses have also been a firm favourite, with the children eagerly taking on different challenges like jumping through hoops and navigating wobbly bridges

In the garden den