Our little ones have been focusing upon their fine motor skills using coloured shapes, screws and a screwdriver. They all got busy screwing different shapes onto their boards, as well as recognising colours and the names of common shapes throughout this activity through discussion with nearby grownups. It is interesting to closely observe how our …
Last week Jollies became spookier and spookier as the week progressed…. It’s safe to say our children are VERY excited about dressing up later this week and going out for a spooky walk (and a spot of trick or treating) with their mummies and daddies!! …….It’s definitely the talk of the nursery at the moment!! …
A week ago today we enjoyed our pink-themed day to raise awareness and pennies for Breast Cancer Now. We are very happy to say that so far we have raised £139.37. We are going to do some baking as a nursery too and will have some little bake sales going on over the next couple …
Look around what can you see? Gone is the pink…. making way for one very spooky tree!!!! xxxx
It was problem-solving skills to the rescue today as little fingers really started working hard as our children investigated how to free the spiders from their webs as they were all well and truly stuck! They stretched the webs, they used their fingers to manipulate them in different ways as well as drawing upon the …
An exciting bundle of pinkness is waiting for our children ready for Friday when we have our ‘Wear it Pink Day’… We hope they will join in the fun by wearing something pink and popping some pennies in the box in the entrance hall…. Xxxx
Outdoor play is such an important part of our day here at Jollies and we like to make the most of our very large, and very exciting, environment…whatever the weather!! From knights fighting dragons between forts and castles, role-playing and dining in style in our mini kitchen, sitting and sharing a story with a puppet …
It is soooooo very lovely to see our Jolly newbies loving life here at nursery and to see the strong bonds they have already built with their extra special grownups. Each room is like its own little family within our Jolly Family and it makes our hearts smile when little ones literally launch themselves at …
In Terrific Twos today how will our children play? Will they experiment with conker rolling or filling, tipping and pouring? Will they snuggle and share stories with a Gruffalo (or two!!)? Will they build a road and transport their vehicles all around their town? Will they admire themselves after dressing up in hats and bangles …
It’s not just our huge nursery window that has turned autumnal… Jessica created an autumnal invitation to play within the room for her children. There were so many exciting opportunities to explore as our children learn together through their play; from loose parts creative play, to imaginative role-playing with the characters, to counting and sorting, …