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Whatever the weather…
we simply love to explore!!!!! Recently our children have wrapped up warm and been filled with awe and wonder at the exciting weather they’ve discovered outside… They attempted to break the ice up that they found in the tray and then they sent the smaller pieces whizzing and sliding down the tubes to see if …
Fruit kebabs
The perfect choice of fun snack here at Jollies xxxx
Let’s bake a cake!!!
On Friday Free-Flow definitely had that ‘Friday feeling’… so they decided to bake a cake together with Imogen and Emma They found a recipe, followed it carefully; weighing out ingredients as they went and they even found out how to safely use the electric mixer to ensure all their ingredients were whizzed together and super …
Clever old me!!
Making choices and independence doesn’t stop at breakfast you know! Our children expressed their preferences and showed off their skills when they poured their milk and peeled their chosen fruit at snack time recently… what stars they truly are!! xxxx
Colours!
Learning our colours through play… can there be a better way?! What fun our Exploring Elephants had as they learnt all about the colour blue whilst exploring their imagination and creativity with a very exciting ocean-themed sensory tray! xxxx
Mixing it up!!
Exploring mixing colours again, but this time on a much larger scale!! Our children used a variety of brushes and rollers to move the paint around on their huge sheet of paper. They loved to discuss the colours they were all making together…everyone decided that when they had finished they had created a dark green/brown …
Mmmmmm…. Decisions, Decisions?!?!
Our oldest children enjoy making choices throughout their day and recently it started as soon as they entered the building, as they got to serve themselves breakfast!! Excellent independence skills were exhibited too… every moment is a learning opportunity here at Jollies xxxx
How do I feel today?!
Recently our oldest children were encouraged to take a moment to reflect upon this question as they considered their current mood and how they were feeling… were they happy, sad, angry, tired, excited? Fortunately for most of our children their reflections led to them soon realising they were feeling happy and the reasons stemmed from …
Loving the lights!!
In our sensory room the focus has mostly been upon lovely, lovely lights and cause and effect recently! Our children have been enjoying switching them on and off and exploring colours as well as exploring textures within the room too. Some amazing marks have been made upon sequinned cushions and we have squashed, squeezed and …
From superheroes to a secret garden….
Next time our children venture upstairs in Free-Flow they will be able to sit and share their stories with their friends in their very own jolly secret garden. Gone are the former superhero cushions and figures and instead flowers, leaves and vines are bursting with colour around them as they look up at the starry …