Lakeland Ridge Childcare & OSC, Sherwood Park

Hands-on exploration in our mini zoo adventure 🐘🦒

Nature’s treasures turned into tiny masterpieces 🌸🍃 # #🌸🍃

Nature Sensory Exploration 🌿
A beautiful invitation to explore, imagine, and discover! Through natural textures, loose parts, and open-ended play, children build creativity, sensory awareness, problem-solving, and meaningful connections with nature.❤️❤️

Materials Used:
• Cardboard circles/platforms
• Wooden insect/bee house
• Wooden peg dolls
• Pinecones
• Tree branch wood slices & log pieces
• Artificial greenery & leaves
• Natural dried wheat/grass
• Jute rope
• Moss balls
• Coconut shell hut
• Shredded paper filler
• Small wooden discs
• Decorative plants & vines
• Sensory bin/tray base
• Natural loose parts for imaginative play

Our little learners had a wonderful time exploring our pond-themed sensory activity today! 🐸🌸
This hands-on experience encouraged imaginative play, sensory exploration, fine motor development, and curiosity through interactive water play.

Materials used included water, lily pads, lotus flowers, frog figurines, decorative gems, shells, cork pieces, and nature-inspired sensory items to create a fun and calming pond environment for the children to enjoy. ✨🌿

A little bouquet, but such a big feeling of love 💕
Thank you to our amazing daycare parents for this thoughtful surprise for our teachers. Your appreciation, trust, and kindness mean more to us than words can ever express. We are so grateful to grow alongside your little ones every day 🌸