Smiley Stars Nursery Group

Smiley Stars Nursery Group With over 13 years of experience in childcare, we have built a nurturing environment .

🎨✨ Sensory Painting Magic in the Dragonflies Room ✨🎨Our little artists have been hard at work creating a stunning collab...
10/07/2025

🎨✨ Sensory Painting Magic in the Dragonflies Room ✨🎨

Our little artists have been hard at work creating a stunning collaborative masterpiece with a delightful sensory twist! 🖌️💫

Using powdered lemon tea 🍋, hot chocolate ☕, and strawberry milkshake 🍓 mixed with water, the children experimented to find just the right consistency for their unique creations. This hands-on experience was filled with creativity, laughter, and teamwork ❤️

Throughout the process, the children explored:
🔢 Measuring
🧪 Describing consistencies
👃 Sense of smell
🤝 Teamwork & collaboration
✋ Fine motor skills
🗣️ Children’s voices in action

🎙️ “My paint is brown like chocolate”
🎙️ “I’ll add some more water to mine, it’s too thick”
🎙️ “Mine is running down the page”
🎙️ “I smell it!”

We’re so proud of our curious, creative, and collaborative learners! 🌈💡

Butterflies were exploring their fine motor skills and hand-eye co-ordination through threading pasta onto string and pi...
09/07/2025

Butterflies were exploring their fine motor skills and hand-eye co-ordination through threading pasta onto string and pipe cleaners ✨

Caterpillars had a wonderful time visiting the local community space 🐛💛 On the way, the children excitedly spotted cars ...
08/07/2025

Caterpillars had a wonderful time visiting the local community space 🐛💛 On the way, the children excitedly spotted cars 🚗, seagulls 🐦, bikes 🚲, and crunchy fallen leaves 🍂so much to see and explore.

At the centre, they were full of joy catching bubbles 🫧, running freely 🏃‍♀️💨, and soaking in the sights and sounds around them 👀👂. Smiles, laughter, and cheerful babbles filled the air 😊💬

Through this fun-filled outing, the children were developing:
📢 Speech & Language
🌈 Colour Recognition
🏃‍♂️ Gross Motor Skills
💞 Relationship Building

Children’s Voice 🗣️:
“Ca” 🚗 • “Orange” 🧡 • “Blue” 💙 • “Bubbles” 🫧 • “Wow” 😲 • “Hiya” 👋

Busy little 🐛Caterpillars at play—marking ✍️, making 🎨, and building 🧱 their imaginations one squish, scribble, and stac...
03/07/2025

Busy little 🐛Caterpillars at play—marking ✍️, making 🎨, and building 🧱 their imaginations one squish, scribble, and stack at a time.

Dragonflies 🐉 and Grasshoppers 🦗 had a blast football ⚽, potions 🧪, planting 🌱, crafting 🎨, and learning how to use a kn...
02/07/2025

Dragonflies 🐉 and Grasshoppers 🦗 had a blast football ⚽, potions 🧪, planting 🌱, crafting 🎨, and learning how to use a knife and prepare their own snack.

👩‍🍼🎶 Miss Polly Had a Dolly! 🎶👩‍🍼This morning, our Grasshoppers group brought the classic song “Miss Polly Had a Dolly” ...
01/07/2025

👩‍🍼🎶 Miss Polly Had a Dolly! 🎶👩‍🍼

This morning, our Grasshoppers group brought the classic song “Miss Polly Had a Dolly” to life through imaginative role play! 🌟 Using our role-play resources, the children explored each part of the song with enthusiasm and creativity. 🥰

Through this experience, they developed important skills such as:
🗣️ Communication skills
🤝 Turn-taking and interaction skills
📖 Early literacy skills
🧩 Problem-solving skills

Children’s voices 📣
💬 The dolly is sick.
💬 Doctor helping.
💬 Need to listen to her heart.
💬 She needs medicine.

🌟 Building Independence🌟Dragonflies have been developing their independence within their environment through using and e...
26/06/2025

🌟 Building Independence🌟
Dragonflies have been developing their independence within their environment through using and exploring activities like:

🧦 Pairing socks & dressing dolls
🧥 Putting on jackets, shoes, & zips
🎭 Role play & imagination

These fun experiences are boosting:
🤲 Motor skills
🧠 Problem-solving
✨ Creativity

🌈✨ Messy Play Magic with the Butterflies ✨🌈Butterflies had an amazing time creating their own colorful gloop 💕 This sens...
20/06/2025

🌈✨ Messy Play Magic with the Butterflies ✨🌈
Butterflies had an amazing time creating their own colorful gloop 💕 This sensory rich experience was packed with fun and learning:
👐 Building independence
🥣 Exploring what happens when we mix ingredients
👃👂 Engaging their senses
🎨 Learning about colours
✋ Developing fine motor skills
😄 And most importantly, having FUN

✨ Little Explorers, Big ADVENTURES! 🌿🐞Dragonflies took on the great outdoors armed with magnifying glasses 🔍 to uncover ...
20/06/2025

✨ Little Explorers, Big ADVENTURES! 🌿🐞
Dragonflies took on the great outdoors armed with magnifying glasses 🔍 to uncover nature’s secrets! 🌱✨
Through this hands-on experience, they nurtured essential skills:
💬 Communication
🌟 Curiosity
🎨 Imagination
🤝 Teamwork
🌍 Exploration
Our mud kitchen and garden became their playground for discovery and wonder. 🪵🌸
💬 Children’s Voices:
📣 “I’ll help you find something!”
📣 “Let’s dig and find a spider!”
📣 “Is it a woodlouse?”

🌍🍓 Happy International Picnic Day! 🧺✨This morning, our little caterpillars had a blast exploring a picnic-themed tuff tr...
19/06/2025

🌍🍓 Happy International Picnic Day! 🧺✨

This morning, our little caterpillars had a blast exploring a picnic-themed tuff tray filled with yummy foods, cute dishes, and their favorite teddy bear friends! 🐻🧃

They even made their own jam sandwiches for snack time what a treat 🍞🍓 The excitement was real (even before the jam hit the bread 😍).

🗣️ Children’s voices: “Jam!” “Mmmmmm!” “Squash!” “Bread!”

✨ What we learned today:
🌟 New words
🖐️ Fine motor skills
🎯 Hand-eye coordination
🌈 Creative imagination
💪 Growing independence

Caterpillars have had a week full of fun and learning 🐛✨ From crate balancing to mud kitchen adventures, sensory trays, ...
18/06/2025

Caterpillars have had a week full of fun and learning 🐛✨ From crate balancing to mud kitchen adventures, sensory trays, and magnetic tile masterpieces, every activity sparked curiosity and built confidence. 💪📚

Children are exploring playdough with loose parts are learning so much 🌈✨ From fine motor skills and creativity to probl...
18/06/2025

Children are exploring playdough with loose parts are learning so much 🌈✨
From fine motor skills and creativity to problem-solving and sensory exploration 💛🎨. 🌟💡

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