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Double dabs!

Sometimes in life one paintbrush just isn’t enough!!! We love to express ourselves and set our creativity free here at Jollies… xxxx

Shake, rattle and roll to reveal….

Sian brought Free-Flow in a new game for them to play and they were all extremely curious… They had to shake the tubes and see what they could find. There were lots of very different objects hiding inside the tube under the plastic sprinkles and they shook and then looked to see what they could …

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A Tiger at Jollies?!?!?!

Before the car wash last week though a tiger came to tea…. (…..well…..for some snack actually!! ) So, as is normal for a fun-filled Friday in Free-Flow, a little comment soon escalated into tea (or we should perhaps say snack…) with a tiger!!!! Emma accidentally set too many places out at the table at breakfast …

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Following our children’s interests on a HUGE scale!!

After the addition of the garage into Free-Flow last Monday our children have been obsessed with cars all week and, as well as carrying out services, checks and repairs, they have been using the sponges and buckets inside to pretend to wash their bubble and crate cars. So following on from their current interests on …

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Our littlest giraffes love to read…

We said we were obsessed with reading here at Jollies and in the next moment this little one was spotted making herself very at home in the story sharing corner surrounded by her giraffey friends telling them all an AWESOME story…. The book of choice was even giraffe themed, although it was ‘Dear Zoo’ up …

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Moooooove on over and share a story together…

That’s the invitation for our Terrific Twos children from their two new cow friends waiting in their story sharing nook, or should we perhaps say meadow?! We love to read here at Jollies… you could even say we are OBSESSED, so there’s nothing better than sitting on a cow stool or a flower cushion and …

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Show and Tell….

There’s nothing like bringing something that’s special to you in to nursery to show all your friends and then telling them the story behind it and why you love it so much!! Our children are enjoying bringing an item of their choosing in once a month to share with everyone and it’s a great opportunity …

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Junk-Modelling!!

From creating ‘robots’ to ‘daddies’ we’ve quite simply had it all going on this morning… the creativity, innovation and problem-solving skills are certainly flowing here at Jollies xxxx

Mechanics at the ready

A new and exciting role-play awaits Free-Flow this week as they book cars into our new Jolly Garage to be assessed and mended. Tyres will be changed and pumped, oil will be tested and topped up, engines will be tuned, bodywork will be washed, petrol and diesel will be filled. Lots of opportunities for role-playing …

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New Hotel Opens In Woodlesford!!!!!

Recently we were invited by ‘Woodlesford In Bloom’ to take part in helping to make the new Woodlesford Bug Hotel on the grassed area over the road from Jollies. How exciting was this?! We being part of such a wonderful local community… We loved to listen to ‘Woodlesford In Bloom’ talking about how we were …

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