Since the children in the Rainbow Room saw the arrival of the new pipe in their outdoor area they have grown in confidence to play on and in it. Some have found clever ways to climb on top of it and have developed their balancing skills once they reach the top. Others enjoy climbing inside it and experimenting with the sounds they can make. There are just so many ways that the children can have fun while developing their gross motor skills and imagination.
After their cress planting, the children in the Rainbow Room moved on to planting sunflower seeds. They talked about how to look after their seeds to help them grow so we hope that they are now thriving at home with the children. We would love to hear about their progress or see photos to show us how much they have grown.
As part of learning about our local community and the people who work in it, this group of children from the Raindrop Room investigated what shops were on Annan High Street and what they could buy there. Of course, our local community includes the park near our Nursery so they all enjoyed a little time there on their journey back and, as you can see, everyone seemed to have a great time.
The children have been practising their running and jumping skills to prepare for our Fun Activity event tomorrow (Thursday). They have grown in confidence, shown good teamwork and had great fun. We are looking forward to lots of families and friends cheering the children on as they show you what they can do. We hope to bring them on to the field around 9.30 when they will start moving round their activities.
It is quite tricky to get photos of the children practising their activities as they move so quickly but here is a taster of what they will be doing on our Fun Activity event. Fingers crossed that the sun continues to shine tomorrow.
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Regardless of weather, most of the children love outdoor play and those in the Rainbow Room particularly enjoy it when the big puddle appears in the outdoor area. Bikes, tyres, balls, scooters … everything is different when used in water and the children love experimenting in this type of environment. Adding bubbles to the puddle adds to the excitement and, as you can see, everyone just has great fun.
Alex G.’s family has been looking at the photos of the children enjoying our new tunnel:
“Alex says the green tunnel is good fun!”
It’s great to hear that you’re having fun playing in the big tunnel Alex. Let’s hope that we get lots of lovely weather soon to help us enjoy our outdoor area.
The children’s gross motor skills are one of the areas of focus in outdoor play and this little group of children showed increasing control of balancing and jumping, as well as turn-taking skills, as they enjoyed an obstacle course in the garden. It is great to see their perseverance when activities are challenging but they are determined to try their best.
Evan W.’s family has been looking at the photos of the children exploring our new pipe:
‘I liked watching the tunnel coming in. It was fun going through the tunnel with all the people’ – Evan.
We are pleased that you like our new equipment Evan. It has certainly been lots of fun. Thank you for leaving us a comment.
We would like to say a huge thank you to Mrs. Brenda Fleming of JDP Limited who kindly arranged for us to take delivery of a huge pipe to enhance our outdoor play area. The children were very excited to watch its delivery earlier this week and have begun to explore different ways to use it. We look forward to lots of fun times ahead enjoying our new resource so thank you very much to Mrs. Fleming and her company.
Before the holidays the Raindrop Room planted sunflower seeds and learned about how to help them grow. The seeds seemed to germinate very quickly and have all gone home now in their little pots so we look forward to hearing about some super sunflowers or even seeing a photo once they begin to grow. Fingers crossed that they can be planted outdoors and turn into a lovely burst of sunshine in a corner of everyone’s garden.
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