Today we had a fantastic day in the ECC.  The children all embraced the different experiences we had for them, they didn’t even mind that we put block play away and had yoga and dancing instead.

The children were able to paint and while doing so, they were asked to think about how they were feeling.  They have created amazing emotion paintings.  They took part in Mandala experiences, where they used loose parts to make patterns in the very calming blue playdough, and they used small shapes to create patterns inside larger shapes.  They had lots of emotion books which they enjoyed reading together and a lot of the children spent time drawing and chatting together, which was lovely to see.

In the Imagination Station we had some lava lamps on, the bean bags were laid out and the children were able to take part in some gentle, calming, breathing exercises.  Outside, they enjoyed fresh air, sensory play and they played with the bubbles.

At Group Time we were all Bucket Fillers, we all shared one thing that we like or think is kind about the rest of the children in our key groups.  There were some interesting answers when we asked the children what they thought/liked about the staff!

This afternoon the children enjoyed Cosmic yoga, and we finished the day with a dance party.  The children on Dunlop ECC love to dance!!

I hope your children have shared their thoughts on today with you.

Kindest Regards

Mrs Marshall