We are officially in the festive mood now!
The Christmas trees came out of storage and the children were very excited to help decorate them. We popped on some Christmas tunes and got to work. The children shared lots of lovely stories about putting up their own trees at the weekend too.
The Christmas vibe took over other areas of the nursery as well..
Then we enjoyed a wee boogie to the Christmas music. Some of the children were even break dancing or doing ‘The worm’!
23 days to go!!
It’s been a day full of fun at Cartmill, we have been celebrating St. Andrew’s day through a variety of exciting experiences.
In the home corner we have been reading Scottish books, learning new exciting things about castles, Nessie the Loch Ness monster and singing our famous songs and rhymes.
In the studio we’ve loved listening to the Scottish music and having a dance with our friends. We even tried some ceilidh dancing which was lots of fun!
In our baking area we have been very busy preparing the potatoes for making potato scones! The children were learning new skills by peeling, chopping and mashing the potatoes. Now they are ready to be cooked on the fire in the garden.
We gathered round the fire pit, keeping a safe distance. We watched the fire being lit and waited to hear the cracking of the fire so we knew it was ready to use.
As it was so cold outside today, we all had a turn of sitting with Val at the firepit to see if we could heat up. We felt the heat from the fire on our hands and our faces, it was nice and cosy!
“It goes pop.”
It was now time to put the fire out safely.
“It’s like a steam train.”
“Wow, it’s going all the way up-to space.”
Article 31- I have the right to relax and play
Article 29 – I have the right to an education which develops my personality, respect for others and the environment.
Today in the toddler room we have been learning all about St. Andrews day and how it’s celebrated, we decided to create our very own tartan, the children did this by using cars and rollers and dipping them in different colours of paint. Here are some of the children’s great work.
We watched a lovely story on the the laptop about St. Andrews day, the children found out that St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland.
We finished the day off listening to some Scottish music and doing ceilidh dancing, we had lots of fun and used up lots of energy!
Today in the toddler room we have been learning all about Diwali and how it’s celebrated, we watched a lovely story on the smart board and the children picked out their favourite patterns.
We then decided to create our own Diwali patterns with coloured rice, here are some of the children’s great work. We used different mark making utensils and our fingers to create these lovely Diwali inspired patterns.
We finished the day off listening to some Diwali music and dancing with our rainbow ribbons.
