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If you'd like to try a spring craft activity with your child at home, why not have a go at making these flowers from old egg boxes? They can be cut in different ways to resemble different types of flower and then children can paint them their preferred colour and add tissue paper for embellishment.
Did you know the folklore that during Passover, frogs hop into the kitchens where bread is made, and even into the ovens! This has inspired lots of frog-themed activities at the nursery this week!
In recognition of Songkran (Thai New Year), our Piccolo children enjoyed some sensory play inspired by 'stupas', which are Buddhist temples found all across Thailand.
It's really important to us that children learn about where their food and drink comes from. A glove full of water was an ideal replica of a cow's udders, and the children loved having the chance to do some 'milking'!
This week, Sarah is sharing the sign for 'yes'. Imagine you're wearing a sock puppet on your hand and making it nod!
You can view our other Makaton Signs of the week on our website, here: https://zurl.co/TTwMM
Have you ever tried painting outdoors? We've noticed love children exploring the light and shade that comes with painting in the garden, and if you want to try it at home, you don't need to worry about getting paint on the furniture!
We should celebrate Labour’s good news on nurseries – but it needs to be bolder https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/04/celebrate-labours-good-news-nurseries-schools-spending?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
This is long overdue but there is a massive shortage of qualified early years teachers that must be rectified to make this work. #EarlyYears #eyfs #EarlyEducation
The Guardian · We should celebrate Labour’s good news on nurseries – but it needs to be bolder
This week, Hayley is demonstrating the Makaton sign for 'daddy'. Simply tap your index and middle fingers of one hand on top of the same fingers of the other hand, once for each syllable of the word.
Hapa Zome, meaning "leaf dye" in Japanese, is a printmaking technique where natural pigments from leaves and flowers are transferred onto fabric or paper by pounding them with a hammer or mallet. Simply sandwich some leaves or flowers between 2 pieces of fabric and bash with a hammer until enough pigment has been released to dye it!
Eid Mubarak to everyone in our nursery family who celebrated this weekend!
Happy #MothersDay to all of our nursery mums and mother-figures.
The children have been busy making things for their mums all week, and asking educators to help them write what they love about their mummies the most. Listen to the audio for some of their answers!
In recognition of Mother's Day, this week's Makaton sign is for 'Mummy'. Simply tap the three middle fingers of one hand on the palm of the other hand twice, for each syllable of the word.
#Makaton #inclusiveenivronment #communicationandinteraction #eyfs
Would you like to explore our nursery environment, where children come first? Take a look at our new 360 tour to give you full access to all our rooms (https://zurl.co/vtUJq ) , as well as our new professional photos (https://zurl.co/0y54C ) , all courtesy of local photographer, Pete Bresser.
Floating Flowers! For this activity, simply fill a container with some water, carefully place a folded paper flower onto the surface of the water, with the folded petals facing upwards, then watch as the petals on each flower start to unfold.
Ahead of sharing our next 'Makaton Sign of the Week' tomorrow, here are the golden rules you need to know when it comes to signing. Please ask any members of our team for a demonstration of any commonly used signs and they'll be pleased to help you!
It's #ScienceWeek , so the children are trying out a new science experiment every day.
We're excited to start sharing with you a 'Makaton Sign of the Week', modelled by different members of our team. This week, Tina is teaching us how to sign 'Good Morning'.
Today is #WorldBookDay ! If you'd like some inspiration for stories you can share with your child, take a look at our Book Recommendation blog which covers books for all ages and on a huge array of topics. https://zurl.co/M1mow
