The cars were looking a bit dirty outside recently, so combining Cheeky Monkeys’ love of transport and water they quickly got to work to make them look SPARKLING again !! The children accepted the mission with excitement and determination and didn’t hesitate to quickly get to work using the little cloths, sponges and soapy water …
Cheeky Monkeys had lots of fun rolling the cars/trains around the roads/tracks and under the tunnels! This activity encouraged them to investigate how objects fitted into different spaces, figuring out which ones will fit and which won’t, as well as beginning to learn about, and explore, prepositions; e.g the car is under the bridge etc… …
Bonding with grown ups is just so much fun! (…. And so vitally important for learning and development to take place!) This little one has been sat this morning telling Alice all about how much he loves his brother and his new bathroom at home! He doesn’t like spiders though and Alice honestly couldn’t blame …
Getting those little fingers working in a different way as beads were threaded… strengthening fingers, refining fine motor control and drawing upon hand/eye coordination. Plus there were opportunities to develop and extend colour recognition and counting knowledge too… Sometimes a little bit of guidance, some suggested strategies to try, or the odd demonstration from a …
Train obsessions are no joke in Cheeky Monkeys (they take ALL kinds of transport VERY seriously ;)) but to feed their children’s obsession a little bit more the lovely Cheeky Monkey grown ups thought why not take a little trip across the road to the train station to watch real trains in action!!! Our children …
Tia continued on with developing the fine motor skills of her little cheeky monkeys! By experiencing invitations to play that enable them to practise their fine motor skills our children are able to develop their hand/eye coordination further and this helps us out when it comes to learning how to write in the future as …
Cheeky Monkeys have been working on their fine motor skills with Tia, using their fingers to carefully free the animals from the tape. They were very soon being closely observed ‘picking, pulling and peeling’ them free!! The problem of how to free them was all theirs to solve and they soon found the most effective …
….But you’ve also got a super whizzy transport area, sensory shelves, dressing up and a crunchy, glittery seaside to pique your interest too!!! Enabling, enticing and inspiring environments bring the fun to Cheeky Monkeys and their Jolly grown-ups clearly know their children’s interests well and are on a mission to follow them as they help …
If we can’t get to the seaside then the beach can come to us!! Giant sandpit playing days and castle building ways spent loving life here at Jollies xxxx
Magic happened in front of our very eyes here at Jollies as our eggs turned into caterpillars, which turned into chrysalises, which turned into butterflies…. AMAZING!! This life cycle was incredible to watch and the excitement and anticipation built as we waited patiently for each stage and our children loved getting up close and personal …