Little Cherubs

28/09/2026

When a little one you look after makes you this .

So cute love it 😀

24/09/2026

Today we played with Pasta outside and we did some lovely painting 🖼

23/09/2026

🌈 Benefits of Connecting & Building with Gears

This activity is a great hands-on fine motor and problem-solving activity for young children.

✋ Develops fine motor skills – strengthens little fingers, hands and wrists.

👀 Improves hand-eye coordination – children carefully position and connect the pieces.

🧠 Encourages problem-solving – working out how the pieces fit together.

🤲 Develops bilateral coordination – using both hands together to connect and manipulate the gears.

🎨 Supports colour recognition – identifying and matching the different colours.

🔢 Early maths skills – exploring patterns, sequences, counting and comparing sizes.

🎯 Builds concentration and perseverance – children practise, adjust and try again.

💭 Encourages creativity and imagination – children can create their own designs and structures.

🗣️ Supports communication and language – opportunities to talk about colours, shapes, positions and what they have made.

✏️ Supports pre-writing development – fine motor control and hand-eye coordination are important foundations for later drawing and writing.

23/09/2026

🧵 Benefits of Threading for Children
Threading activities are a fun, hands-on way to support children’s development and learning.

🖐️ Fine motor skills – strengthens the small muscles in the hands and fingers.

👀 Hand-eye coordination – children practise guiding the thread through small holes.

🎯 Concentration – encourages children to focus and complete a task.

🧠 Problem-solving – children work out how to position and move the thread.

✏️ Pre-writing skills – develops the finger strength and control needed for holding pencils.

🔢 Early maths skills – threading different colours, shapes and sizes can encourage sorting, counting and pattern-making.

🌈 Creativity – children can choose colours and create their own patterns and designs.

💪 Independence and confidence – completing the activity gives children a sense of achievement.

23/09/2026

Feather & Paint Sensory Art Activity – Benefits for Children
This activity gives children a wonderful opportunity to explore paint, feathers, colour and texture through creative, hands-on play.
Benefits include:
🖐️ Fine motor development – handling and moving feathers helps strengthen little hands and fingers and develops hand–eye coordination.
🎨 Creativity & imagination – children can experiment freely with colours, patterns and different ways of making marks.
👀 Sensory exploration – feathers provide interesting textures and encourage children to explore how different materials feel and move.
🧠 Problem-solving – children can discover what happens when colours mix and how different materials interact with paint.
💬 Communication & language – talking about colours, textures and what they have created helps build vocabulary.
😊 Self-expression & confidence – children can make their own choices and proudly create something unique.
🤝 Social development – sharing materials and talking about their creations encourages cooperation and interaction.

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22/09/2026

Benefits of Gluing & Sticking for Children
Gluing and sticking activities are a fun way for children to learn through creativity and play. They help develop:

✋ Fine motor skills – squeezing glue, picking up pieces and placing them carefully strengthens little hand muscles.

👀 Hand-eye coordination – children learn to coordinate what they see with how they move their hands.

🧠 Concentration – choosing where to put materials encourages focus and attention.

🎨 Creativity – children can explore colours, shapes, textures and create their own designs.

🧩 Problem-solving – deciding what goes where helps children think and make choices.

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🗣️ Language development – talking about their creations introduces new words and encourages communication.

💪 Independence – children can practise completing tasks themselves and develop confidence.

📐 Early mathematical skills – sorting, matching, counting and recognising shapes can all be incorporated.

😊 Emotional development – completing a creative activity can build self-esteem and give children a sense of achievement.

22/09/2026

21/09/2026

🪨 Benefits of Playing with Pebbles in the Early Years

Playing with pebbles can be a simple but valuable open-ended activity for young children. It supports:

🖐️ Fine motor skills – picking up, moving, sorting and arranging pebbles strengthens little hands and fingers.

👀 Hand-eye coordination – children practise carefully placing and moving objects.

🔢 Early maths skills – counting, sorting by size, comparing quantities and creating patterns.

🎨 Creativity – pebbles can be used for mark-making, pictures, patterns and imaginative play.

🗣️ Language development – children can describe colours, shapes, textures, sizes and what they are creating.

🧠 Problem-solving – children explore how to balance, stack and arrange the pebbles.
🌿 Sensory development – feeling smooth, rough, warm or cool stones provides different sensory experiences.

🤝 Social skills – sharing resources, working together and talking about their creations encourages cooperation.

❤️ Emotional wellbeing – repetitive activities such as sorting and arranging can be calming and engaging.

For Little Cherubs: Pebble play is a lovely opportunity for children to explore nature while developing their physical, mathematical, communication, creative and social skills through child-led play.

21/09/2026

Water play is a fun, open-ended activity that supports learning and development across many areas of the EYFS.

🖐️ Physical development – pouring, scooping, squeezing sponges and using jugs helps develop hand strength, coordination and fine motor skills.

🧠 Problem solving – children can explore what floats and sinks, how much water different containers hold and how to move water from one place to another.

🔢 Early maths – introduces concepts such as full/empty, more/less, heavy/light, size and capacity.

🗣️ Communication and language – encourages children to talk about what they are doing and learn new words such as pour, splash, empty, full, float and sink.

👀 Understanding the world – children explore cause and effect and begin to develop an understanding of materials and the natural world.

🎨 Creativity and imagination – water can become part of pretend play, such as washing dolls, making drinks or running a car wash.

❤️ Personal, social and emotional development – water play can be calming and gives children opportunities to make choices, share resources and play cooperatively.

🌱 Independence – children can practise doing things for themselves, such as filling containers, pouring and tidying away.
Most importantly, water play is enjoyable! It gives children the freedom to explore, experiment and learn through hands-on experiences. 💦😊