Elphi's Little Rainbows

welcome to Elphis Little Rainbows.Im a new childminder in ordsall Retford. I have a home from home f

Operating as usual

Photos from Elphi's Little Rainbows's post 17/12/2022

Week 2
We've been decorating treesπŸŽ„ and filling Santa's sack πŸŽ„πŸŽ…β€οΈπŸŒˆπŸ˜

Photos from Elphi's Little Rainbows's post 17/12/2022

Week 1
So we have been super busy this month we've been posting baubles, singing christmas songs and balancing baublesπŸŒˆβ€οΈπŸŽ…πŸŽ„πŸ€—

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Sparkle has had a good week 🌈😍The children have enjoyed reading books to him and giving him cuddles this week πŸŽ…πŸŒˆπŸŽ„β€οΈπŸ₯°

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We've had a great week out and about looking at pretties πŸŒˆβ€οΈπŸŽ…πŸ₯°πŸŽ„πŸ˜xx

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Meet our Elf Sparkle who's come to meet all the rainbows and have lots of Christmassy fun togetherπŸŒˆπŸŽ„πŸŽ…β€οΈπŸ˜πŸ₯°πŸ€—First up stories and bauble posting ❀️πŸ₯°πŸŒˆ

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Bauble posting😍Fab fine motor activity xxπŸŒˆπŸŽ…β€οΈπŸ˜

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Christmas fun week 1
Tinsel sensory tray and felt christmas tree decorating πŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸŒˆπŸ’—

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Christmas has landed 🌈πŸ₯°πŸŽ„πŸŽ…β€οΈwe are going to have so much fun xxπŸŽ„πŸŽ…β€οΈπŸ₯°Rainbows got her Christmas dress on too she's very excited for all the festive fun πŸ€—πŸ˜πŸŒˆπŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸ₯°β€οΈ

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We've had the pom poms out 🌈😍All the rainbows enjoyed this activity πŸ’—The babes loved feeling them and the older ones had a great time balancing them on the tubes xx🌈😍

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Sensory cereal 🌈❀️🀣πŸ₯°πŸ€—This was an absolute hit with all the rainbows 🌈 They had lots of fun scooping up the cereal then pouring it out some of then loved getting in it and feeling it with their feet πŸ₯°πŸŒˆπŸ€— but best of all they loved eating it 🌈πŸ₯°πŸŒˆβ€οΈ

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Children in need πŸ’›πŸŒˆβ€οΈπŸ₯°The rainbows loved putting fingerprint dots onto pudseys bandana xx🌈❀️πŸ₯°

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World nursery rhyme week 🌍
The rainbows have loved it singing doing actions and playing along with the instruments 🌈❀️😍🎢🎡It's so good for the children's speech, memory and coordination.❀️🌈We love to sing nursery rhymes every day πŸ₯°πŸ˜

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We have been exploring textures this week πŸ₯°πŸŒˆβ€οΈThis is great for the little ones to explore what various objects and textures feel like.πŸ˜†It also helps with their communication, observation, gross and fine motor skills x🌈❀️

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We've had a new toy delivery today 😍🌈The rainbows were so excited to see what was in the box 🌈😍❀️They couldn't wait to get them all out and start playing πŸ₯°

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Lest we Forget ❀️
This week the rainbows have been busy making beautiful poppy pictures πŸ₯°πŸŒˆβ€οΈ

11/11/2022
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Last one I promise πŸŒˆπŸ€—πŸ€£we have been super busy this week πŸŽ†we made love glittery firework pictures πŸŒˆπŸŽ‡πŸŽ†πŸŒŒβ€οΈHave a lovely weekend everyone and stay safe ❀️🌈

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The rainbows enjoyed watching fireworks on TV looking at all the different colours and patterns they make πŸŽ†πŸŒ πŸŒˆπŸ˜They then enjoyed creating their own swirly, zigzagging patterns in the rice, πŸŒ πŸŽ†πŸŽ‡The babies loved getting in feeling the rice with there feet 🌈😍🌠

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A great little fine motor activity firework style πŸŽ†πŸŒ πŸŒˆThe children enjoyed using the tweezers to find pom poms and stars amongst the colourful lights πŸŽ†πŸŒ πŸŒˆβ€οΈπŸ₯°

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A lovely little fine motor activity firework style 🌈πŸ₯°β€οΈThe children used tweezers and had lots of fun finding the shooting stars and pom poms in between the colored lights 🌈πŸ₯°β€οΈπŸŒ πŸŒŒπŸŽ†

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As its bonfire night this weekend my little rainbows have been exploring colour ❀️πŸ₯°πŸŒˆπŸŒŒπŸŒ πŸŽ†πŸ€—πŸ˜

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The rainbows are loving the Halloween decorations πŸ’šπŸŒˆπŸ₯°πŸ‘»πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ•·πŸŒˆ

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More Halloween fun the rainbows loved feeding the hungry ghost and throwing hoops over the witches hats great fun was had by all πŸ‘»πŸ’€πŸ•ΈπŸ•·πŸŽƒπŸ˜€πŸ’šπŸŒˆπŸ₯°

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Spooky sensory cauldron funπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜πŸ’€πŸ§‘πŸ•ΈπŸ•·πŸ‘»πŸŒˆπŸ₯°

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Happy Halloween πŸ§‘πŸ’šπŸ–€πŸŒˆπŸ₯°Let the fun beginπŸ•·πŸ‘»πŸ˜πŸ˜€πŸŒˆ

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We've been sooo busy this week 🌈😍We've made spooky spider pictures,witch faces and ghost lights the rainbows have absolutely loved it 😍🌈πŸ₯°πŸ•·πŸ•ΈπŸ§™πŸ’€πŸ‘»πŸ‘€β€οΈ

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Learning about Divali with the older rainbows πŸŒˆπŸ’™πŸ₯°β€οΈ We listened to some traditional Indian music for Divali whilst we made rangoli patterns and a Diya candle holder.This represents the triumph of light over dark ###πŸ₯°β€οΈπŸŒˆπŸ˜€

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Lovely walk around Dansehill lake this morningπŸ˜€ we went on a bear hunt but we didnt see any 🐻just ducks swans πŸ¦’πŸ¦†and fairy tale mushrooms πŸ„πŸ˜€πŸŒˆβ€οΈwe looked really hard for the fairies too and we definitely definitely saw some dancing around near the mushrooms πŸ§šβ€β™‚οΈπŸŒˆβ€οΈπŸ„very magical πŸ₯°Love the childrens vivid imaginations❀️Then finished off with a trip to the park before lunch🌈❀️πŸ₯°

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Halloween week πŸ§™πŸ‘€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ¦‡πŸ•ΈπŸ•·πŸ’€πŸ‘»πŸ’œwe are going to have lots of fun πŸ‘€πŸŒˆβ€οΈπŸ₯°

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Well what a fab morning we have had 🌈πŸ₯°we have had our stick man story in a den/ family tree with our very own stick man to read it to us 🌈❀️πŸ₯°πŸ˜€Then we made stickmen and had fun at the playpark πŸŒˆπŸπŸ‚πŸ₯°

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Stick man themed activity for today🌈❀️Great for number recognition and it also helps them to understand that matching objects to a number are the same quantity🌈πŸ₯°β€οΈ

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What a lovely morning we had at clumber park finding pumpkins πŸŽƒ collecting sticks and other autumn treasures πŸπŸ‚πŸŒˆπŸ’™β€οΈπŸ˜€πŸŒž

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Some of my rainbows enjoying our story of the week read by our very own "Stickman" πŸ‘πŸ€£πŸŒˆπŸ“–β™₯️

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Already for next weeks story 'Stickman' cant wait for this πŸ₯°β™₯οΈπŸŒˆπŸ“–πŸ˜€

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Well had such good time earlier in the week so had to go back to school farm looking at all the animals and pumpkin picking 🌈β™₯️πŸ₯°πŸŽƒπŸŒ½β™₯️

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More funπŸŒˆβ€οΈπŸ˜€Gruffalo crumble,baking and pumpkin exploring 🌈πŸ₯°β™₯️

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Free the leaves & pumpkins πŸ˜€πŸπŸ‚πŸŽƒMy older rainbows used tweezers to make it trickier for them, great for fine motor, hand eye coordinationβ€οΈπŸŒˆπŸ˜€

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A great morning pumpkin picking with friends πŸŽƒβ€οΈπŸŒˆ

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"Gruffalo crumble" My little rainbows loved this activity scooping and pouring and eating the yummy crumble πŸ˜€πŸ€£πŸŒˆβ€οΈ

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Our story this week πŸ’šπŸ“–πŸ¦ŠπŸ­πŸ‰πŸπŸ‚We love Julia Donaldson books xxπŸŒˆπŸ’šπŸ˜€

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Portland Road
East Retford
DN227NR

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Monday 8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm
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