LADYWELL
21.9.18

Wednesday was a wild and windy day and this provoked much discussion about the weather. Children arrived at nursery on Thursday eager to share their experiences and talk about the damage caused by the wind. They went into the nursery garden to see what had happened there and found branches, twigs, leaves and conkers which had been blown about. Some worked together to move some of the larger branches

whilst others made collections of what they found.

Some used these collections to design and create shapes, patterns and designs on the ground.

These collections of leaves, conkers and twigs provide fabulous natural ‘loose parts’, things that can be transported,moved, carried, combined and re-designed in many different ways. Children are able to use their imagination and creativity to utilise the loose parts in their play in any way they choose. Loose parts are ‘open ended’ meaning that there is no right or wrong and no pre determined finished product.