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<\/a><\/p>\nAt the obstacle course the girls and boys were developing their balancing skills. It was lovely to see the children offering to help each other when they had a bit of a wobble \u00a0! \u00a0They were also encouraging each other \u201c put your arms out it will help\u201d. During the wet days we ask the children to put on their wellies and puddle suits \u201cwith a little help\u201d to help them develop their independence. When all suited up we have great fun running and jumping into the puddles. Some of the children were keen to make bigger puddles and cleverly notice if they collected the rain water from the pipes they could add it to their puddles . In the garden we have been looking at the Life Cycle of the sun flower. In spring the children had planted seeds and watched them grow learning that they required to be watered and also grew more in the sunshine. As the sunflowers have now finished flowering \u00a0we have picked them and started harvesting the seeds ready for re planting next spring. Pulling out the seeds gives the children an opportunity to develop their fine motor skills and hand eye co-ordination skills.<\/p>\n Finally this week we decided just to have fun with the soil . This gives us the opportunity to \u00a0explore using our senses \u201c it\u2019s softer than sand\u201d \u00a0I think it \u201cfeels cold\u201d well it smells like \u201ca farm\u201d. It can make mud pie castles and I will squash mine down !. Being in the garden \u00a0helps reduce stress levels, improve mood and enhance self esteem whilst also being a good form of exercise.<\/p>\n We are looking forward to next week in the garden as we explore our outdoors. Article – We have a \u00a0right to learn and explore outdoors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the garden this week during sunshine and showers we have been very busy. The girls and boys have expressed their artistic skills with some great art work on our giant easel. They picked colours of paint , mixed some colours and had lots of fun \u00a0creating giant pieces of art. \u00a0This type of play … Continue reading Days in the Garden \ud83e\udeb4<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n