After enjoying their breakfast recently Exploring Elephants’ role play house soon became a hive of activity when the group naturally gravitated towards it. They all took to looking after their ‘Baby Gruffalo’ and they were taking it in turns to nurture the baby and take care of their house… there were just so many chores …
It’s never an easy thing to do and we are going to miss them terribly, but when parents and carers express the impact we’ve had upon their children throughout their Jolly journeys it simply makes our team’s hearts smile “We would like to express our gratitude for the time and dedication you have shown over …
After a hard morning’s work (tyre) mountain climbing there was only one thing to do… have a quick pit stop to refuel by frying up a feast in the (mud) kitchen…. Mmmmm yummy!! Climbing days and collaborative cooking ways spent playing outside together here at Jollies xxxx
At Jollies a came to … Our children have been loving Stephen’s new area where stories can really come alive!!!! xxxx
Free-Flow have been playing with the ‘Bloxels’ recently and they have found them to be lots and lots of fun. Using these mini blocks has involved talking about colours, looking carefully at patterns in order to follow them closely and counting out the number of blocks required to recreate the selected pattern/design… all whilst drawing …
Two water trays, two pieces of guttering and lots of different resources… What could Stephen’s children possibly get up to this time?! There were certainly plenty of different opportunities for his children to explore! Would they opt to pour and fill? Would they focus upon (and sort!) colours? Would they roll the balls up and …
Imogen had a brilliant conversation when she was with one of her little ones who had noticed something different on her face and he was curious about what it was… They used the mirror to look and Imogen quickly realised that it was her freckles (that had come out) that he had noticed! They then …
It’s that time of year when we begin to say goodbye to some of our friends as they come to the end of their Jolly journeys… it’s a real wrench to let them go as they have been part of our family for such a long time, but we know that we must! It makes …
Here are just a few of the exciting play and learning opportunities on offer for our Free-Flow children today… Will they be saving the day as knights fighting the dragons? Will they scoop and pour using the magical treasure tea set? Will they nurse their friends back to health in our Jolly hospital? Or will …
Our little ones love painting and they simply had a ball when they got to experience a totally new blank canvas…. Not just any old canvas though, it was a transparent one!! Evie turned her room’s door into the best surface to paint and create on. Her children could splash and splodge and smear and …