{"id":2297,"date":"2025-11-02T17:01:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T17:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/bellsbraenursery\/?p=2297"},"modified":"2025-11-02T17:01:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T17:01:42","slug":"fitness-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/bellsbraenursery\/2025\/11\/02\/fitness-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitness Fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The children have had great fun being active in the gym hall. They have enjoyed the freedom to move around the open space when performing different movement skills while also listening and responding to the signal to stop. We have also used our time in the gym hall to be energetic when participating in circle games and action songs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2310\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162254\/IMG_0045-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162254\/IMG_0045-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162254\/IMG_0045-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162254\/IMG_0045-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162254\/IMG_0045.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2309\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162248\/IMG_0039-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162248\/IMG_0039-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162248\/IMG_0039-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162248\/IMG_0039-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162248\/IMG_0039.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2308\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162242\/IMG_0038-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162242\/IMG_0038-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162242\/IMG_0038-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162242\/IMG_0038-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162242\/IMG_0038.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2302\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162216\/IMG_0052-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162216\/IMG_0052-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162216\/IMG_0052-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162216\/IMG_0052-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162216\/IMG_0052.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2301\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162211\/IMG_0049-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162211\/IMG_0049-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162211\/IMG_0049-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162211\/IMG_0049-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162211\/IMG_0049.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2303\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162221\/IMG_0431-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162221\/IMG_0431-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162221\/IMG_0431-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162221\/IMG_0431-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162221\/IMG_0431.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>\u2018Running fast is good fun.\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>\u2018I love going to the gym hall.\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>\u2018Can you catch me?\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>\u2018Crawling like a caterpillar.\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The children have been developing their balancing skills by placing bean bags on different parts of the body such as the head, shoulders, arms and feet. We practised balancing a bean bag while standing still before moving around the gym hall by walking slowly at first then gradually increasing the pace while trying to keep the bean bag in place.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2305\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162228\/IMG_0451-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162228\/IMG_0451-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162228\/IMG_0451-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162228\/IMG_0451-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162228\/IMG_0451.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2304\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162225\/IMG_0446-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162225\/IMG_0446-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162225\/IMG_0446-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162225\/IMG_0446-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162225\/IMG_0446.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2306\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162232\/IMG_0452-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162232\/IMG_0452-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162232\/IMG_0452-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162232\/IMG_0452-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162232\/IMG_0452.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2307\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162236\/IMG_0455-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162236\/IMG_0455-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162236\/IMG_0455-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162236\/IMG_0455-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/bellsbraenursery\/uploads\/sites\/3546\/2025\/11\/02162236\/IMG_0455.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>\u2018Balancing is tricky.\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>\u2018The bean bag didn\u2019t fall off my head.\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>\u2018I am doing a quick walk now.\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>\u2018It fell off, I will try again.\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The children have had great fun being active in the gym hall. They have enjoyed the freedom to move around the open space when performing different movement skills while also listening and responding to the signal to stop. We have &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/bellsbraenursery\/2025\/11\/02\/fitness-fun\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2386,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/bellsbraenursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/bellsbraenursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/bellsbraenursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/bellsbraenursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2386"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/bellsbraenursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2297"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/bellsbraenursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2328,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/bellsbraenursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2297\/revisions\/2328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/bellsbraenursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/bellsbraenursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/bellsbraenursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}