Hi, why not try making your own play dough at home and have some fun making your own models. Also if you’ve found any sticks, leaves, pine cones or flowers when you’ve been out on a walk you could always add these to your creations too.

Ingredients : 

• 1 cup Flour
• 1/4  cup of Salt
• 1 tea spoon Vegetable oil
• Food colouring ( if you want it coloured)
• Scent ( if you want it to smell nice)

How to make:

Step 1 : Place the flour and salt in a bowl

Step 2  :In another bowl mix water and food colouring

Step 3 : Mix the 2 bowls together and stir well, keep adding flour if it gets too sticky

Step 4 : Add vegetable oil at the end and store it in a container.

Just a note this play dough recipe can last for a few weeks.  You can store it in the fridge once the kids are done playing with it.

Hello Everyone,

Mrs Hammermeister Here.

We’ve had some lovely sunny days recently and you might have been out for walks or bike rides.

Here are some photographs of things to look for when you are enjoying  being outdoors.

Have fun and stay healthy!

LOOK FOR :  Dandelions,  Daisies, buds on trees, a feather, bright green Beech leaves, pine cones, blossom, Ferns.  

Dear Woodlands Families

We hope that everyone has a good and restful Easter break.  The staff team will be back with more activities and ideas on Monday 20th April.  In the meantime, please join in with our Family Fun Easter activities if you wish to do so.

With best wishes to you all, Mrs Egan.

St John Ogilvie PS – Easter Family Fun Grid

Lolly Stick Egg Launcher

Hello Everyone, Mrs Hammermeister here.

I’ve made up this list of ideas of things you might want to try over the next few days.

Take care of yourselves and have fun!

INDOOR BOWLING  Collect some empty bottles and find a ball.  Set up a bowling alley in your hallway.

BUILD A DEN  Use chairs and blankets etc. to build your den. Go inside to read stories or have a tea party with your toys.

TREASURE HUNT Hide toys around the house for your child to find. Give clues about where to find them.

Set up a kitchen sink toy wash (have some towels at the ready!) Make sure to have the water nice and bubbly!

You will find some nice ideas for outdoor walks or time in your garden on The Woodland Trust and RSPB (birds) websites.

Hello Everyone,

Today I thought I would read this week’s story, so that our wee people can see a familiar face. Hope you are all well.

Take Care.

Hello everyone,

It’s a new week and today we are letting you know about a website we love to use on our smart board. It’s called topmarks! you can use this either on a laptop, computer or tablet.

If you copy this web address into your search bar https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ , it will take you to the main page where you can click on the section ‘Early Years’. Here you will find lots of age appropriate games to make learning fun.

It would be good to focus on the shape and pattern games and you could try to draw your own shapes and make patterns. If you want to show us your creations you can either upload them onto the learning journals page or tweet us at @WLWoodlandsELC but please don’t use the children’s names!

Thanks

Morning everyone,

We hope you are all well.We thought with it being a lovely sunny day why not ask your family to join in doing some exercises  in the garden.You could start by walking,skipping,jogging,hopping,trotting and anything else you can think that will keep you fit.

If you go onto you tube there are ideas from sticky kids Warm up and Bend and stretch.