Of course those who ventured out, rather than up, had a rather marvellous time too… It’s always about friendships and fun whatever the weather here at Jollies!!!! Xxxx
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On a wet and miserable day….
……what better way to brighten our spirits than taking a trip up the stairs to our marvellous multi sensory room Ellison took her Cheeky Monkeys up to explore and, after independently navigating the stair mountain expertly first, they then set to exploring this exciting sensory space… They observed the bubbles and colours changing, they flicked …
Paint pens… AMAZING!!
Creativity and fine motor came together to form the perfect blend as masterpieces were created by Cheeky Monkeys using the paint pens… xxx
Sharing special times spent with our families here at Jollies…
This little one melted Fiona’s heart this morning with the total joy she could see in her face whilst she was telling Fiona all about her holiday photos that they were looking at together on the tablet. She talked about each one individually; ‘the crab goes pinch, pinch’, ‘I smashed ****’s sand castle and she …
Ring games galore!!
That’s what it was for Emma and her children recently when they played outside… cooperation, collaboration, coordination and great listening skills combined to create much excitement!! Sometimes traditional fun is just THE BEST… which ring games can you remember loving as a child?!? Ring-a-roses? The farmer’s in his den? Hokey Cokey? Or something else? xxxx
Oh, the possibilities of a box!!!!
(or 20….) After our very exciting delivery earlier in the week we simply couldn’t resist having some fun with the boxes before they were recycled! We turned them into castles, boats and houses (or whatever else our imaginations decided upon!) as we excitedly decorated them together and we even opened some of them up to …
All aboard the Jolly train!
After spontaneously making a train inside with the chairs Jade took her little Elephants outside so they could continue following their current interest, but on a much larger scale!! They all made a train together with the crates and tyres and climbed happily aboard to embark upon their journey to ‘the seaside’… Choo-choooing days and …
The cows have mooooooved on over into Exploring Elephants now…
We’ve had a VERY exciting delivery of wonderful new furniture arrive for Terrific Twos today as 22 boxes came through the front door at Jollies!!! This has led to switching and swapping around and the cow friends have now moooooooved on over into Exploring Elephants (and their velvet throne inspired reading area has gone into …
Baking…
with a little bit of technology thrown into the mix!!!! Children’s baking was back on the menu for Cheeky Monkeys and Ellison rose to the room’s challenge with her children… Having opportunities to bake and create helps our children understand the importance of hygiene and washing hands before they touch any food, they realise the …
TechnoloBEE toys
Cheeky Monkeys have loved exploring a range of technology toys experimenting with their cause and effect nature… There have been remote control cars and cats, v-tech toys with buttons to press amongst many others, but their favourite by far appeared to be the bees!!! Xxxx