Author: Vaila Wallace

This week the children have started looking after a sourdough starter called Doughreen.  They have been feeding Doughreen everyday and on Thursday started measuring out the ingredients and folding dough ready to make their loaf of bread for their snack today.  The children all gave the bread two thumbs up today.  The children will be… Continue reading Friday 7th June

The puzzles, games and books have been a big focus of interest for the children this week. There has been lots of great teamwork, turn taking and problem solving working out where the different puzzle pieces have to go and helping each other when playing the board games. .   Lots of sensory playing has… Continue reading Friday 24th May

Another beautiful few days of sun we have had.  The children have all enjoyed spending as much time as possible outside.  Again we have taken our learning and play outside, exploring the toys and equipment in a different environment.  The children have all been very keen to get on the bikes in the playground.  It… Continue reading Friday 17 May 2024

What a glorious couple of days we have had outside in the sun.   The children  have spent the majority of their days soaking up all the sun.   A lot of the indoor resources were taken out to be enjoyed in a different environment.   There was some fantastic imaginative play going on with the small world… Continue reading Friday 3rd April 2024

What a lovely day it has been today.  The children have certainly made the most of the sun today and we have spent most of the day playing outside.  There has been lots of water play with filling up jugs and pouring the water down through the different sized pipes.   SSE have very kindly replaced… Continue reading Friday 26th April

On Monday we had a visit from the Police, who came along to talk to the children about what they do to help keep us all safe.  The children enjoyed getting a chance to try on the Police hat.   There has been lots of interest in the transparent blocks this week.  The children wanted… Continue reading Thursday 28th March

The children have been showing lots of interest in board games and puzzles this week.  Board games are great at helping develop turn-taking, listening, problem solving and number recognition skills.   The children are always keen to get involved in helping at snack time, setting out the table and putting away the dishes.  We always… Continue reading Friday 22nd March 2024

There has been lots of mark making both inside and outside the nursery this week.  It has been lovely seeing all their creations and hearing about the pictures they have been making.  Mark making is a great way to help develop our fine and gross motor skills and control over our bodies.   It is also… Continue reading Friday 1st March 2024

The children requested to make playdoh and ‘hulk’ slime this week.  Lots of glitter and turmeric were used in the playdough to give it a lovely golden colour.  The children were all very keen to get involved in the measuring and mixing of the dough.  The ‘Hulk’ slime came out very sticky.  It was a… Continue reading Friday 16 February

This week we have moved on to the sense of ‘smell’.   The children have been making scented cloud dough, spice painting and painting with herbal teas.  There has been lots of discussion around favourite smells and trying to work out what things were by guessing the smell.   Inside the children have enjoyed pattern making… Continue reading Friday 9th February