Month: July 2024

This week at Oakburn has been ‘chilled vibes week’.
On Monday it was pyjama and movie day.

On Tuesday it was Ice Cream Day. We had our own Oakburn ice cream parlour where we chose our own toppings and sauces.

On Wednesday it was “Oakburn Spa Day’ where the children participated in activities such as face masks, foot spas, painting nails, hairstyles and jewellery making.

Thursday was Smoothie and Milkshake day. We created our own by selecting lots of different fruit then adding cream and marshmallows.

Friday was Oakburn Bake-off where the 3-5 room and 2s room went head to head. We gathered together in the afternoon where our 5 judges  made some difficult decisions about which cake was the best!

 

Outdoor Week

This week the children took part in numerous outdoor activities and the rain did not stop us! ☔️

On Tuesday we took part in different camping and den building experiences. Indoors we built dens for the animals using loose parts in the small world area. Outdoors we used tarp and rope to make dens in the trees. The dens kept us sheltered from the rain!

On Wednesday we had a water slide and water fight in the garden. The children enjoyed sliding down and soaking their friends and staff with water pistoles

On Thursday the children had lots of different experiences relating to a teddy bears picnic. We sat in the courtyard and had an all together ‘teddy bear’ snack with our favourite teddies. Indoors we made our own teddy faces using rice crackers and chocolate. We created our own design of teddy bears using pens and pencils. The children were very creative

 

This week at Oakburn has been Summer Festival Week.
On Monday it was Crazy Hair Day! Some of the children came in with some fanatic hair styles and we took part in a range of crazy hair experiences.

On Tuesday we toasted marshmallows by the fire. We learned all about how to keep ourselves safe around the fire. We made bonfire biscuits and bonfires out of loose parts.

On Wednesday it was Oakburn’s festival! We had a festival rave, face painting, made our own masks and made our own tie dye t-shirts.

On Thursday we had a BBQ. We enjoyed cooking our sausages on the fire and having hot dogs for snack

On Friday we hired a bouncy castle to round off the week! The children thoroughly enjoyed bouncing and sliding down the slide.

This week in our summer plan it was Movement Week.

On Monday it was ‘Oakburn Euros’ . Where we played football and took part in a range of different ball games.

On Tuesday it was Danceathon and Gymnastics Day. The children used the soft mats to practice forward rolls and handstands. We then did some Danny Go workouts in the courtyard!

On Wednesday it was bring your bike or scooter to nursery day. It may have been a cold wet day but that didn’t stop us from racing around the garden.

On Thursday it was Obstacle Course day. The children took part in an obstacle course upstairs in the village where they had to jump, run, hop and skip to complete the course.

We look forward to seeing you all next week for Oakburn Festival Week!