Williamsburgh Pebble Pals
We’re very proud of you staying at home over the last few weeks, especially when it’s been hard being away from friends at nursery. We’ve been missing seeing your friendly faces too.
So, we thought it would be nice to make some pebble art together, to remind us our friends are still around, even if we are not seeing them.
Here’s what to do!
1. Find a pebble whilst you’re out on a walk – it can be any size or shape you like.
2. Decorate the pebble ANY way you like. Use whatever you have; sharpie pens and paint work well, but even nail varnish works (ask an adult to help with this). Be as creative as you like!
- Add your name on the bottom of the pebble.
4. Take it to the nursery gate and add it to the 
line of pebbles that have been started by the staff.
(of course continuing with social distancing restrictions and hygiene guidelines)
- Enjoy looking at all the pebbles left by your friends – hopefully more will be added as the days go by! Why not come past on a trip to Tesco or on a daily walk to see if more have been added… Let us know how you’ve got on by leaving a comment here too!
Muddy Painting!
Are you missing the new mud kitchen at nursery? Why not try some muddy art at home?
A note for adults: we know it can be messy, but scientific research says playing in mud helps your child’s immune system and increases endorphins and helps them relax. Yes… it’s good for your child’s health to play with mud! This will also help them experiment with mark making, early writing skills too…
You will need:
- Mud
- Water
- Paint or Food colouring (optional)
- Washing Up Liquid (helps the mud to spread and remove any colour stains)
- Paint brushes, sticks or lollypop sticks (anything you can ‘paint’ with!)
- Plastic pots
- Cardboard or paper
- Collect some mud into plastic containers (yoghurt pots work well)
- Add some paint or food colouring if you like
- Add a squeeze of washing up liquid
- Mix it up with water to whatever texture you like
- Paint away – experiment with all different textures and patterns
Let us know how you get on!
