{"id":29700,"date":"2026-08-21T15:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/?p=29700"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:11:39","slug":"staying-safe-in-the-steam-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2026\/08\/21\/staying-safe-in-the-steam-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying safe in the STEAM room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week in the Steam room we have been exploring all the different areas, getting \u00a0creative and learning how to use the tools and resources safely.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075725\/B5B3BE65-FC3C-4148-90D9-4C2145D2252E-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29693\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2026\/08\/21\/staying-safe-in-the-steam-room\/b5b3be65-fc3c-4148-90d9-4c2145d2252e-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075725\/B5B3BE65-FC3C-4148-90D9-4C2145D2252E-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"945,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"B5B3BE65-FC3C-4148-90D9-4C2145D2252E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075725\/B5B3BE65-FC3C-4148-90D9-4C2145D2252E-1-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075725\/B5B3BE65-FC3C-4148-90D9-4C2145D2252E-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29693\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075725\/B5B3BE65-FC3C-4148-90D9-4C2145D2252E-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075725\/B5B3BE65-FC3C-4148-90D9-4C2145D2252E-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075725\/B5B3BE65-FC3C-4148-90D9-4C2145D2252E-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075725\/B5B3BE65-FC3C-4148-90D9-4C2145D2252E-1.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hold the scissors like this so we don\u2019t get hurt\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The children&#8217;s imaginative play began in our block area, where they worked together to create a bed using the blocks, working out which shapes fit together and adding cushions and blankets to make it \u201ccosy\u201d. Their ideas then developed as they moved into our junk modelling area, creating \u00a0their own camping space using\u00a0materials such as cardboard boxes and pens and jewels to decorate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075839\/5D7E058B-5233-48E7-9A50-90C884946F1A.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29696\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2026\/08\/21\/staying-safe-in-the-steam-room\/5d7e058b-5233-48e7-9a50-90c884946f1a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075839\/5D7E058B-5233-48E7-9A50-90C884946F1A.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"945,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5D7E058B-5233-48E7-9A50-90C884946F1A\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075839\/5D7E058B-5233-48E7-9A50-90C884946F1A-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075839\/5D7E058B-5233-48E7-9A50-90C884946F1A-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29696\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075839\/5D7E058B-5233-48E7-9A50-90C884946F1A-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075839\/5D7E058B-5233-48E7-9A50-90C884946F1A-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075839\/5D7E058B-5233-48E7-9A50-90C884946F1A-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075839\/5D7E058B-5233-48E7-9A50-90C884946F1A.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21090106\/C7FF5FB5-78DD-488C-8185-57EFDA0C0888.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29699\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2026\/08\/21\/staying-safe-in-the-steam-room\/c7ff5fb5-78dd-488c-8185-57efda0c0888\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21090106\/C7FF5FB5-78DD-488C-8185-57EFDA0C0888.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"C7FF5FB5-78DD-488C-8185-57EFDA0C0888\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21090106\/C7FF5FB5-78DD-488C-8185-57EFDA0C0888-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21090106\/C7FF5FB5-78DD-488C-8185-57EFDA0C0888-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29699\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21090106\/C7FF5FB5-78DD-488C-8185-57EFDA0C0888-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21090106\/C7FF5FB5-78DD-488C-8185-57EFDA0C0888-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21090106\/C7FF5FB5-78DD-488C-8185-57EFDA0C0888-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21090106\/C7FF5FB5-78DD-488C-8185-57EFDA0C0888-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21090106\/C7FF5FB5-78DD-488C-8185-57EFDA0C0888.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was lovely to see how one idea developed naturally into another, with the children confidently leading their own learning through play.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075844\/DFE60119-96D3-422C-A569-E9603669E955.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29697\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2026\/08\/21\/staying-safe-in-the-steam-room\/dfe60119-96d3-422c-a569-e9603669e955\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075844\/DFE60119-96D3-422C-A569-E9603669E955.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"945,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DFE60119-96D3-422C-A569-E9603669E955\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075844\/DFE60119-96D3-422C-A569-E9603669E955-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075844\/DFE60119-96D3-422C-A569-E9603669E955-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29697\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075844\/DFE60119-96D3-422C-A569-E9603669E955-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075844\/DFE60119-96D3-422C-A569-E9603669E955-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075844\/DFE60119-96D3-422C-A569-E9603669E955-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/08\/21075844\/DFE60119-96D3-422C-A569-E9603669E955.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To round up the week our mini scientists have been exploring colours through water play, developing early skills such as colour mixing\/recognition , measuring, capacity and developing their fine motor skills.<\/p>\n<p>What will we be learning next week?!<\/p>\n<p>Article 36: I have the right to be kept safe<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week in the Steam room we have been exploring all the different areas, getting \u00a0creative and learning how to use the tools and resources safely. \u201cWe hold the scissors like this so we don\u2019t get hurt\u201d The children&#8217;s imaginative play began in our block area, where they worked together to create a bed using &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2026\/08\/21\/staying-safe-in-the-steam-room\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Staying safe in the STEAM room<\/span> <span 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