This week at nursery we stepped into the deep dark wood as we explored “The Gruffalo Granny”! We’ve read and enjoyed the book many times this week so have engaged in various Gruffalo inspired activities.

We created our own deep dark wood in the tuff tray, where the bairns could explore, imagine and bring the story to life, as well as creating their own woodland stories and games. We also enjoyed making vegetable stew in the water tray. The bairns  carefully chopped and prepared different vegetables before adding them to the water tray to mix up their own stews and soups, just like the ones Gruffalo Granny enjoys! To top it all off, we even had scrambled snake for snack. An amusing change from scrambled eggs!

We had a special visit this week from a former nursery worker and her baby. The bairns were very excited to interact with the baby and were delighted to have the opportunity to hold her. It was a lovely, memorable experience and sparked some conversations around caring for babies and how we grow. We were grateful to be given permission for these photos to be shared on our blog.

The bairns fairly enjoyed our visit to the school on Friday for “Play through Primary”. They explored different areas throughout the school, playing with a variety of resources and enjoying spending time with other bairns, including some familiar faces. It was a lovely opportunity to become familiar with the wider school environment and build their confidence.

Another busy week of stories, imaginative play, exploring, learning and making connections. We’ll leave you will some additional photos of play from throughout the week and look forward to share more next week!