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Wonderful, wonderful water play on a miniature scale!!
Emma told me ages ago about a fantastic place, The Recycle Yard in Ossett, and when I finally made it there for a visit last week I came back armed with lots of lovely resources that I knew would be perfect for many things; but one use I definitely had in mind for some of …
Creating a masterpiece….
Yesterday Free-Flow were busy painting and practising cleaning their brushes along the way! They liked to mix their colours, but learning to clean their brushes before each dip of new paint meant they could just mix the colours on the paper instead if they chose to add them to each other to create a new …
Bubble, bubble, bubble…….. POP!!!!
Our babies just adore watching, tracking, stretching and moving to pop, pop, pop the bubbles floating around and about them. Bubbles are full of awe and wonder and we love a little bit of magic here at Jollies Did you know that bubble play with older children can be hugely beneficial in developing later speech …
Icy days=icy play!
It’s a little chillier outside this morning, so Free-Flow’s polar bears and penguins are very happy!!! xxxx
Mark making…….
The best drawing, writing and creating definitely DOES NOT have to take place at a table top!! We LOVE the Early Years and the freedom to move, move, move, find your own way of doing things and explore… let the creativity flow!! Xxxx
A wonderful wintry water tray
Oh the joys and endless possibilities…. xxxx
Love to read!
Sharing a favourite story with a favourite friend… could life simply be any more perfect?! Our love of books and our love of friendship shines through here at Jollies for all to see… xxxx
Making friends!
Strong bonds create the perfect launch pad for future learning… Our children adore their key people (in fact, ALL their grown ups really!!) here at Jollies xxxx
Goodbye polar bears
… hello busy, busy giraffe!! Christmas has gone and a fresh new year of exciting learning stretches out ahead for all our Jolly children… Learning through play the Jolly way… It’s inviting, exciting, crazy & AMAZING … A rainbow of possibilities awaits YOU!! Happy, Happy New Year… Let’s GO, GO, GO!!!! xxxx
Thank you lovely friends
Our lovely friends at Midland House gave us some money when we went to visit them just before Christmas and instead of buying some new Christmas stories (as we had already bought a couple of new ones this year already and we have a HUGE collection now gathered over many, many, many years) we spent …