Toadhall Montessori Crèche

Its National Story telling week!
By celebrating this it encourages sharing, reading, and listening to stories to boost literacy, empathy, and imagination.

Today we have read the Bear Hunt at circle time, followed by an interactive tray where they can re create the story!

🐸 We’ve been busy at Toadhall Montessori Crèche! Together with the children, we’ve been creating Hug Bugs and hiding them in special spots around the local community to spread kindness and smiles.

This is part of our ongoing focus on helping children feel connected to their community while sharing a little love along the way. Keep an eye out - you might just spot one of our Hug Bugs around Llandaff North! 💚

🐸 Rydym wedi bod yn brysur yng Nghreche Montessori Toadhall! Ynghyd â'r plant, rydym wedi bod yn creu Bygiau Cwtsh ac yn eu cuddio mewn mannau arbennig o amgylch y gymuned leol i ledaenu caredigrwydd a gwên.

Mae hyn yn rhan o'n ffocws parhaus ar helpu plant i deimlo'n gysylltiedig â'u cymuned wrth rannu ychydig o gariad ar hyd y ffordd. Cadwch lygad allan - efallai y byddwch chi'n gweld un o'n Bygiau Cwtsh o amgylch Gogledd Llandaf! 💚

.🍋We enjoyed a Spa day at Toadhall Montessori Creche!🍋

💜The children had a choice of a foot spa, day beds with cucumber and home made face masks, water play with apples, petals and lemon. Cucumber and lemon infused water to drink and sensory galaxy lights with spa music.

☺️Planning wellbeing focused activities for babies, such as sensory play, calm relaxing experiences, and cuddles, are essential for healthy brain development, emotional regulation, and bonding. These activities help babies feel secure, reduce stress, build confidence, and foster crucial social and communication skills, laying the foundation for lifelong mental and physical health.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Fe wnaethon ni fwynhau diwrnod Sba yn Toadhall Montessori Creche!

Roedd gan y plant ddewis o sba traed, gwelyau dydd gyda chiwcymbr a masgiau wyneb cartref, chwarae dŵr gydag afalau, petalau a lemwn. Dŵr wedi'i drwytho â chiwcymbr a lemwn i'w yfed a goleuadau galaeth synhwyraidd gyda cherddoriaeth sba.

Mae cynllunio gweithgareddau sy'n canolbwyntio ar lesiant ar gyfer babanod, fel chwarae synhwyraidd, profiadau tawel ymlaciol, a chwtshis, yn hanfodol ar gyfer datblygiad ymennydd iach, rheoleiddio emosiynol, a bondio. Mae'r gweithgareddau hyn yn helpu babanod i deimlo'n ddiogel, lleihau straen, meithrin hyder, a meithrin sgiliau cymdeithasol a chyfathrebu hanfodol, gan osod y sylfaen ar gyfer iechyd meddwl a chorfforol gydol oes.🍋

🔨❄️ Busy Little Hands at Toadhall Montessori Crèche! ❄️🔨

This morning our curious explorers had so much fun strengthening their fine motor skills by carefully grasping mini hammers while also using their gross motor skills to tap, hit and explore!

Our Arctic Animal tuff tray brought the cold to life 🐧🐻‍❄️ as the children hammered, discovered and played, building coordination, concentration and confidence along the way 🌟

Learning through play is always an adventure here at Toadhall today was hammer-tastic! 😄🎨✨

🔨❄️ Dwylo Bach Prysur yn Crèche Montessori Toadhall! ❄️🔨

Y bore yma, cafodd ein harchwilwyr chwilfrydig gymaint o hwyl yn cryfhau eu sgiliau echddygol manwl trwy afael yn ofalus mewn morthwylion bach tra hefyd yn defnyddio eu sgiliau echddygol bras i dapio, taro ac archwilio!

Daeth ein hambwrdd tyff Anifeiliaid yr Arctig â'r oerfel yn fyw 🐧🐻‍❄️ wrth i'r plant forthwylio, darganfod a chwarae, gan feithrin cydlyniad, canolbwyntio a hyder ar hyd y ffordd 🌟

Mae dysgu trwy chwarae bob amser yn antur yma yn Toadhall heddiw roedd morthwylio-tastig! 😄🎨✨

❄️🚂 Sensory Play! 🚂❄️

This morning we focused on sensory exploration with our Arctic train tuff tray! The children had a wonderful time! They excitedly shouted “choo, choo!” as they pushed the trains through the tunnels and along the tracks.

The children loved using their senses to explore the ‘snow’ and ‘snowballs’, feeling the different textures and engaging in imaginative winter play.

It has been a lovely winter morning here at Toadhall Montessori Creche ❄️✨

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❄️🚂 Chwarae Synhwyraidd! 🚂❄️

Y bore yma fe wnaethon ni ganolbwyntio ar archwilio synhwyraidd gyda'n hambwrdd trên Arctig! Cafodd y plant amser gwych! Fe wnaethon nhw weiddi "tw, tw!" yn gyffrous wrth iddyn nhw wthio'r trenau trwy'r twneli ac ar hyd y traciau.

Roedd y plant wrth eu bodd yn defnyddio eu synhwyrau i archwilio'r 'eira' a'r 'peli eira', gan deimlo'r gwahanol weadau a chymryd rhan mewn chwarae gaeaf dychmygus.

Mae wedi bod yn fore gaeaf hyfryd yma ym Meithrinfa Montessori Toadhall ❄️✨

Happy New Year everyone! We have lots of exciting things planned for 2026!

Today we have been playing with our small world play focusing on the Artic and Antarctica to continue with our Winter theme!
The Arctic (North Pole) is a frozen ocean surrounded by land, home to polar bears, people (like Inuit), and diverse life, while Antarctica (South Pole) is a high, dry, cold continent of land covered by a massive ice sheet, known for penguins, seals, and scientific research stations, with no permanent residents, making Antarctica colder and land-based, unlike the sea-ice-dominated Arctic.
We enjoy planning activities to educate by learning through play to inspire young minds.

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda bawb! Mae gennym ni lawer o bethau cyffrous wedi'u cynllunio ar gyfer 2026!

Heddiw rydym wedi bod yn chwarae gyda'n drama byd bach gan ganolbwyntio ar yr Arctig a'r Antarctica i barhau â'n thema Gaeaf!
Mae'r Arctig (Pegwn y Gogledd) yn gefnfor wedi'i rewi wedi'i amgylchynu gan dir, cartref i eirth gwynion, pobl (fel yr Inuit), a bywyd amrywiol, tra bod Antarctica (Pegwn y De) yn gyfandir tir uchel, sych ac oer wedi'i orchuddio â dalen iâ enfawr, sy'n adnabyddus am bengwiniaid, morloi, a gorsafoedd ymchwil gwyddonol, heb unrhyw drigolion parhaol, gan wneud Antarctica yn oerach ac yn seiliedig ar y tir, yn wahanol i'r Arctig sydd wedi'i ddominyddu gan rew môr.
Rydym yn mwynhau cynllunio gweithgareddau i addysgu trwy ddysgu trwy chwarae i ysbrydoli meddyliau ifanc.

🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us at Toadhall Montessori Creche!

We’d like to thank all our wonderful families for your support throughout the year. We hope you have a magical Christmas filled with love, laughter, and special moments. ✨

⛄️Last week the children enjoyed making their own snow people in our sensory tray! They enjoyed feeling the textures and experimenting with different items like twigs to create them!🌨️

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Yr wythnos diwethaf, mwynhaodd y plant wneud eu pobl eira eu hunain yn ein hambwrdd synhwyraidd! Fe wnaethon nhw fwynhau teimlo'r gweadau ac arbrofi gyda gwahanol eitemau fel brigau i'w creu! ⛄️

Today we have been caring for our baby stick insects which are a lot bigger now so we must be doing a fantastic job! We misted them with water using the spray bottle, and some of us let them have a crawl on our legs! The children really enjoyed seeing them up close and have been learning important skills by having something to care for.🌿

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Heddiw rydyn ni wedi bod yn gofalu am ein pryfed bach sy'n llawer mwy nawr felly mae'n rhaid ein bod ni'n gwneud gwaith gwych! Fe wnaethon ni eu chwistrellu â dŵr gan ddefnyddio'r botel chwistrellu, a gadawodd rhai ohonom iddyn nhw gropian ar ein coesau! Roedd y plant wrth eu bodd yn eu gweld yn agos ac maen nhw wedi bod yn dysgu sgiliau pwysig trwy gael rhywbeth i ofalu amdano.🌿