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There were some spooky goings-on in nursery this week.  Lots of the bairns dressed up and we even had a monster truck and an orca.  The bairns engaged with the seasonal provocations and took part in a Halloween treasure hunt, finding icons around the nursery.  We also danced to Halloween music and a nursery favourite Scary Spooky Skeletons.  Afternoon snack was a little different because the bairns had to dook for their apple!  They also tried to catch an apple on a string with no hands.

Following some indoor play, the bairns were keen to build a den outside.  The discussed the best location, taking into account the wind and how they could attach the tarpaulin.  The explored different resources to attach the tarpaulin to the fence and found that the cupboard was the best solution.  Once the den was completed, the bairns used cable drums to climb high enough to touch the tarpaulin from underneath.

The bairns noticed that it was time to pull up some more carrots and add them to our honesty cupboard offerings.  They selected the carrots which had the biggest stalks and then watered the remaining produce.  The bairns took their carrots to the honesty cupboard and are hoping that the pennies they receive in return will pay for something fun.

We tried out a new game this week The Sock Game.  We filled two large stripey socks with lots of little items including a car, hair tie, cork and bouncy ball.  After being told what they were to find, the bairns had to put their hand inside the sock until they found the item.  They used their listening skills to know what to feel for and then their cognitive and fine motor skills to determine what was the right item.

The bairns were engaged in several activities this week using seasonal vegetables.  A few of the bairns spent an extended period of time at the work bench figuring out how to get inside a pumpkin.  They used all manner of methods including nails, hammers, awls and finally squeezing in the vice.  Another group used the vegetables with a set of scales, comparing their size and weight.  Then they used child-safe knives to cut them open and find out what was inside.  There was rich discussion about the texture of the vegetables (hard, soft, squishy and slimy) and how they were all different inside – “this one doesn’t have any seeds.”.

We visited the playground and the bairns explored all the equipment, using their gross motor skills to climb, swing and balance.

Here is the rest of what’s been happening at nursery this week.