There’s nothing like bringing something that’s special to you in to nursery to show all your friends and then telling them the story behind it and why you love it so much!!

Our children are enjoying bringing an item of their choosing in once a month to share with everyone and it’s a great opportunity to build their communication skills as they talk with confidence, and increasing detail and fluency, and also learn to listen carefully to their friends too when they have their turn.

Such a simple activity, but one that our children look forward to as they choose their special item to bring in from home, they take it in turns and they build up their conversational skills into the bargain too!!

We wonder what they will choose to bring in to share next time and we certainly look forward to hearing all about it……. xxxx

From creating ‘robots’ to ‘daddies’ we’ve quite simply had it all going on this morning… the creativity, innovation and problem-solving skills are certainly flowing here at Jollies xxxx

A new and exciting role-play awaits Free-Flow this week as they book cars into our new Jolly Garage to be assessed and mended.

Tyres will be changed and pumped, oil will be tested and topped up, engines will be tuned, bodywork will be washed, petrol and diesel will be filled.

Lots of opportunities for role-playing as telephone calls will be answered and cars are booked in for services, mark-making opportunities will be plentiful as vehicle check sheets are filled in and reports are written.

Hopefully lots of cars will be whizzing out and happy customers will be leaving the garage to continue on their travels…. Xxxx

Recently we were invited by ‘Woodlesford In Bloom’ to take part in helping to make the new Woodlesford Bug Hotel on the grassed area over the road from Jollies. How exciting was this?! We being part of such a wonderful local community…

We loved to listen to ‘Woodlesford In Bloom’ talking about how we were going to contribute and we then followed their instructions to use various materials; such as conkers, leaves, sticks, pinecones and toilet roll tubes, to create a super luxurious environment for future bug guests.

We liked talking about which bugs may come and visit and we all took it in turns to place the different materials into the Bug Hotel!

Lots of fun exploring the natural world around us was had and we can’t wait to observe the first guests checking in soon… We’ll be keeping a very close eye upon future visitors and we’ll see which creatures we can spot and then find out more about them as we always love to find out more, more, more, more, more here at Jollies!! xxxx

Love isn’t to be celebrated just for one day… love makes our world so much brighter and Cheeky Monkeys are still enjoying playing in their love-themed sensory tray… lots of scooping and pouring of coloured rice and lots of considering of ‘Guess how much I love you?’…. The answer? ……. We love our nearest and dearest lots and lots and lots!!!!! Xxxx

Our children and Team Jollies are soooo very lucky as we all have such wonderful families and friends who make our lives just that little bit brighter…

We LOVE to be loved and LOVE certainly makes our world go round, as it helps us all feel safe, secure and so, so happy!

We’ve had so much love heart, love-related fun over these past few days and we just want to say thank you to our nearest and dearest and that we definitely love them ALL very, very much!!!! xxxx

Thank you, Sian, our ‘Jolly Pancake Queen’ for making the whole nursery delicious pancakes today. We enjoyed both sweet and savoury treats (the melted chocolate, golden syrup and lemon and sugar ones were definitely more popular than the ham and cheese ones in the end ) and they were certainly delicious!!

Before we had this for our tea though our children had enjoyed playing in pancake sensory trays and had made playdough pancakes…. So when the real ones came along we were super excited!!!!!!

If you are making them at home tonight we hope you have a truly scrumptious time together!! xxxx

Our children’s conversations were all about holidays and when they had flown on aeroplanes with their families…. Cue inspiration for our next role-play area (we’ve recently also had a vets!) as Stephen created an airport to further their excitement.

There were arrivals and departures boards, passports to check, plane tickets to purchase, suitcases with clothes and accessories to pack… would it be a hot or a cold destination of choice? You’ve got to pack the correct attire you know , then there was the pilot’s cap and the wooden aeroplane to enjoy too.

‘Destination: FUN’ for the ultimate role-playing experience derived from our children’s very own interests

Have you got your ticket and passport at the ready as it’s almost time to take off aboard Jolly airlines?! Xxxx

Exploring Elephants has had a bit of a revamp, as we like to mix it up a bit here at Jollies, and little nooks and crannies (and dens!) have been created based upon the children’s current interests and fascinations.

The staff team are currently having a HUGE push around communication; so a snuggly story sharing throne and a revamped role play house area should provide lots of opportunities for developing this together.

Cars will be vrooming and zooming around the new car mat and babies will be snuggled up ready to sleep in their cot. Who knows what will happen at the table top?! Will it be small scale water play, crazy foam, drawing, building?

The possibilities are literally endless xxxx

As the Lunar New Year begins on 10 February; celebrating the Year of the Dragon, our children have enjoyed finding out more about this very special time of year and how it is celebrated by so many across the globe.

We would like to wish everybody a wonderful time celebrating and a very, very happy Lunar New Year