{"id":28473,"date":"2025-08-22T08:27:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T08:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/?p=28473"},"modified":"2025-08-22T08:27:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T08:27:52","slug":"minibeasts-sewing-cushions-and-perfume-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/2025\/08\/22\/minibeasts-sewing-cushions-and-perfume-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Minibeasts, Sewing Cushions and Perfume Making!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The children have been interested in minibeasts. They have been creating habitats and making bug houses. They also made ant nests in sand, developing fine motor skills. We have been reading interesting non-fiction books too. Numeracy and mathematical skills are being developed through play by counting legs, comparing sizes and matching insects. There has been a lot of conversations and information sharing.<\/span><\/p>\n

SS \u201cIt makes a big hole, now it can be covered up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

GM \u201cSpiders are arachnids, they buzz to think they get dinner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

CE \u201cThe scorpion stings with his tail.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

JG \u201cI can see everything with the magnifying glass, they get bigger.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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This week within the construction and small world area the children have shown an interest in a range of different animals and have been exploring the environments in which they live, what they eat, and what else they might need to keep them healthy and happy. The children worked collaboratively to build a zoo and various enclosures and considered carefully which animals could live together and which cannot. Within this we used sparkle words of, \u201ccarnivore\u201d, \u201cherbivore\u201d, and \u201comnivore\u201d. The children considered different environments as they utilised materials to create different terrains such as water and ice and were keen to exercise their mark making skills as they wrote different signs for inside their zoo.<\/span><\/p>\n

EB \u201c Polar bears like to live beside frozen water\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

ES \u201cI\u2019m making gates for the zoo so the animals don’t run away\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

MS \u201cBats live in caves, i\u2019m going to build it with a roof so the light doesn’t get in\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

MM \u201c I\u2019m making a house for the piggies, you can’t blow it over cos its made of blocks\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

SC \u201cMonkeys live up a tree in the jungle, they like to be beside plants\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The children have been working collaboratively to wrap parcels for the postman to post. They have been using their problem solving skills to work out how much paper they will need to wrap the presents and whether it will fit in the post box or not. Some of the children were able to recognise familiar 2D shapes when describing the shapes of the boxes. Some children were also able to share their door number and home address.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI live in scotland\u201d JMc<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMines is a square\u201d AR<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy name of my street is 30 C**** Road\u201d S<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI live at number 5 Newton Mearns\u201d AL<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s just a little box\u201d RK<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t know what my address is\u201d NF<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had a rectangle box and a square box\u201d JMc<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI lived at London then I lived at Tuesday\u201d ZB<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s number 3\u201d JMc<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think it’s big enough\u201d RG<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not the same size its too small, d<\/span>o we need to cut a rectangle or a square, i<\/span>t\u2019s for someone who is 4, i<\/span>t\u2019s Maidenhill that\u2019s my street…i<\/span>t\u2019s a present for my mummy\u201d ZK<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe need more sellotape\u201d FM<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s some broken toys\u201d MS<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the home corner the children have been continuing to discuss their own personal, daily routines. We spoke about how we may all have a different routine and some children related this to the days of the week. The children had a go at sequencing their day using the pictures and used language associated with time, such as \u201cmorning\u201d, \u201cnight\u201d, and \u201co’ clock.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lots of the children\u2019s role play has reflected their routines at home as they have made each other breakfast and dinner, got dressed for the day and pretended to get ready for bed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In our sewing area this week the children have been making cushions! The children have been creating their own designs on paper before cutting out their material and sewing them together. Some are being used at home as a cushion for their teddies!<\/p>\n

Sewing in the early years develops essential fine motor skills and hand eye coordination, foster creativity and imagination, enhances patience and focus and boosts self confidence as children complete their projects!\u00a0 Here are some of the creations below!<\/p>\n

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The children have been expressing an interest in minibeasts and today we explored how we could help free them from the ice. There was lots of conversations about how ice is made, what it feels like and we even had a go at painting some of the ice. We learnt how water can change from a liquid to a solid and back to\u00a0 liquid again and used lots of\u00a0 different methods to help melt the ice like adding warm water and metal spoons to free the bugs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s so cold and a bit sticky I like it\u201d SW<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe don’t get ice when its hot because it needs the cold\u201d JW<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLook its melting, it’s going\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The children have been exploring their senses using herbs and flowers\u00a0 to create their own perfumes and potions. We have investigated the different herbs and mint was voted the most popular \u201cit smells yummy like toothpaste\u201d JW.\u00a0 They have demonstrated excellent turn taking and cooperation whilst sharing all the resources and ingredients and some children are starting to explore measurement in their play looking at capacity and using descriptive language.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLook Ive made it full to the top\u201d SD<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt smells yucky I don’t like it, I like the smell of chocolate\u201d QCI<\/span>
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\u201c look it looks pretty\u201d YK<\/span><\/p>\n

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