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Cooking up a storm in our role play kitchen!!
Stephen observed some of his children busy in the kitchen looking at some of the cook books together. In order to further develop their role play and learning Stephen firstly observed closely and then he sensitively intervened where necessary to extend their communication and conversation further. He asked questions linked to what they were doing …
Charlie’s got nothing on us!!!!!
Our team showed themselves to be worthy of a job in Charlie’s factory when they recently worked hard as a team to make the…. ‘biggest chocolate ever’. This self-initiated task sparked much imagination and creativity as our children became immersed in the magic of their role play scenario. They used water from the ‘water fall’ …
Watch out, watch out there’s a monster about!!
After sharing monster stories our children decided to design their own on our interactive screen! Don’t get scared now… xxxx
Help… Help… the monsters are in need of rescue!!
Do you have what it takes to rescue the monsters from their homes?! Luckily our children definitely did!! In doing so they were focusing upon their fine motor skills within enclosed spaces and the precision of their hand/eye coordination! Within this activity patience was key whilst they used a steady hand to manipulate the tweezers …
The magic of puppets!
Looks of amazement, laughter, snuggles, giggles and full-blown conversations… The magic of make-believe as stories and songs truly come to life through puppetry xxxx
Jolly Salon!
Have you booked your appointment at our Jolly salon yet?! You’ll have to get in quick as it’s been non-stop appointments recently as clients have booked in for a shampoo and blow dry, or a quick restyle!! Role playing days and superb hairstyling ways spent playing here at Jollies xxxx
Changing rooms!!!!
Our sensory room used to look like this… But…. exciting things are afoot here at Jollies as it is currently undergoing a transformation! For the past almost 19 years we have been very proud of our sensory room and it is a space that has been enjoyed by soooooo many children over the years, but …
Diggers, Diggers Working Hard!
This little one showed lots of determination and concentration whilst playing outside. He absolutely loved all the different trucks and vehicles; especially the excavator!! He would try and try again to scoop different objects up so that he could drive away with them… As well as partaking in some fabulous imaginative play and exhibiting concentration, …
Celebrating special times with our families…
One of little ones has just celebrated a very special time at the weekend in her life as she got together with her family to celebrate Diwali. We have since loved carrying on the celebrations here within Jollies as she has shared some very special photographs with her friends on our app and then we …
Teamwork makes the dream work
….And it definitely cleared the fallen leaves!! Our children were superstars helping to look after their environment by sweeping up in our Jolly garden. They handled tools with care and skill and took it in turns and shared so very well with their friends xxxx