Sometimes you’ve just got to grab a piece of nearby material and transform yourself into Elsa… (complete with amazing singing too of course!!!!!) xxxx
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Splash! Splosh!
With a splash and a splosh cups and pots were emptied, filled and washed, fences were painted and masterpieces were created!! Wonderful water play is just the Jolly way xxxx
Teamwork made the dream work….
…..for Free-Flow recently! These friends were closely observed by Stephen being VERY busy building a tower as tall as they possibly could using the blocks as a team in a very cooperative and collaborative self-initiated project!! There was lots of critical thinking occurring as they discussed and negotiated and thought of ways to make their …
Assessing risks… and a supportive hand
Chloe demonstrated what a responsive and encouraging practitioner she truly is when she saw one of her little ones desperate to cross the wibbly-wobbly bridge, but she could see their uncertainty too… With gentle encouragement she helped them attempt this feat and succeed they certainly did! They didn’t feel comfortable walking and holding on, but …
Gorgeous garden adventures…
Exploring Elephants made full use of one area of our lovely Jolly garden… from zooming cars around the track they’d created, peek-a-booing through the tunnel, whizzing down the slides and ramp, climbing up the decking, creating masterpieces on the chalkboard; they found that teamwork makes the dream work and having fellow friends to play and …
Happiness is….
dressing up!!! xxxx
A definite love of books!!
First there was one, then there were more… these were boys with a love of books that was for sure!!!! Spontaneous story time erupted when Laura shared a story with her Possums friends, but our children proved recently that they certainly don’t need an adult to enjoy a good book! One little one was sat …
Fiona was in for a treat!!!
Recently in the mud kitchen Fiona was in for a real treat as a couple of her children worked together to make a very healthy meal of mushrooms, pasta, broccoli, peas strawberries and raspberries… (a VERY interesting combo!!) They worked together really well constantly coming up with new ideas for this lovely meal; negotiating plans …
“…..It feels really ooblecky… it’s soft but hard!!”
Emily set up an oobleck invitation to play today for her children and they have loved exploring its very strange properties!! We’ve always called it ‘gloop’ here at Jollies, but clearly the technical term is ‘oobleck’ (every day’s a school day!! ) and if you’d like to have a play with this at home too …
Snap Happy
When Ellison was spotted taking photos by these two cheeky monkeys they suddenly struck a giggly pose…then poked out a cheeky tongue… then they decided it was selfie time!! Real life technology skills in action as selfie-time commenced in Possums. Technology definitely does not faze our little ones here at Jollies xxxx