Nursery Welcomes Some Special Visitors

On our return to Nursery this week, we all enjoyed a very exciting, “hands-on” visit by Zoolab.

A cockroach called Larry, Maurice the millipede and best friends, Oscar and Daisy the snails were among our visitors. We learned some amazing facts about the lifestyles of these animals and the children were particularly impressed by the fact that snails have more teeth than sharks and Larry the cockroach will actually eat smelly socks.

Many of the children also enjoyed the opportunity to stroke and hold these animals, which was a memorable experience. We have captured some of their impressions in photos and comments below. Click on the photos to get a closer view.

Zak: “The spider was good ‘cause it nearly chased that bug”.

Poppy: “Oscar’s kiss feels cold”. (snail)

Jannat: “He’s tickly”. (cockroach)

Remo: “Oh! Oh! it feels really really slimy”.(snail)

Aidan: “I liked the snake ‘cause it’s slinky”.

Dylan: “It’s a bit scribbly”. (cockroach on his hand)

Sarah: “What number’s his legs? It looks like a lot.” (the millipede)

Phoebe: “I loved the snake. It felt soft”.