Little Munchkins Montessori

🥐☕ **Father’s Day Breakfast at Nursery!** ☕🥐

We are delighted to invite all dads, grandads, stepdads, uncles, and other special father figures to join us for a complimentary breakfast with your child.

📅 Thursday & Friday
⏰ 8:00am – 9:30am

Come along, enjoy a tasty breakfast, spend some quality time together, and make special memories before the day begins. We can't wait to celebrate all the wonderful father figures in our children's lives!

💙 Everyone is welcome – we look forward to seeing you there!

🚀🌟 Our little astronauts have been hard at work today! The children have been busy painting and decorating cardboard pieces that will soon be transformed into an exciting spaceship for our nursery adventure. 🎨✨

We can't wait to see their creativity come to life as the project takes shape. Learning through play, imagination, and teamwork is always out of this world! 🌎💫

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Stay tuned to see the final result! 👀✨

Our babies had a wonderful time exploring cornflour mixed with water today! Using spoons and bowls, they scooped, stirred, and transferred the mixture, enjoying the different textures and sensations.

This sensory activity supported the babies' fine motor development, hand-eye coordination, concentration, and early problem-solving skills. They were curious and engaged as they explored how the mixture moved and changed when handled.

Our children enjoyed a Montessori pe***ng activity where they practised using pegs correctly while developing their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

Using doll clothes, pegs, and a recycled cardboard box as a clothesline stand, the children carefully hung the clothes out to dry. This hands-on activity not only encouraged independence and concentration but also helped them understand the importance of recycling and reusing everyday materials in creative ways.

A wonderful learning experience that combined practical life skills with environmental awareness! 🌱👕♻️

Today, the children explored a variety of Montessori materials that supported their learning across several areas of development.

Using the Trinomial Cube, the children strengthened their problem-solving skills, concentration, and understanding of patterns and spatial awareness.
Through Cards and Counters, they practised number recognition, counting accurately, and developed an understanding of odd and even numbers.
The Sound Boxes encouraged careful listening as the children refined their auditory discrimination skills by matching sounds of varying intensities.

The children also enjoyed working with the Pink Tower, carefully arranging the cubes from largest to smallest. This activity helped develop visual discrimination, fine motor control, coordination, concentration, and an early understanding of size, dimension, and sequencing.

It was wonderful to see the children working independently, making discoveries, and building confidence through hands-on learning experiences.

Our children have been busy developing their fine motor skills through a fun cutting activity! ✂️💅

Using hand templates with colourful "fingernails," the children carefully practised cutting along lines, helping to strengthen the small muscles in their hands and improve hand-eye coordination.

The different coloured nails also encouraged colour recognition, language development, and early literacy skills as the children identified, named, and talked about the colours they could see.

This activity supported:
• Fine motor development
• Scissor control and safety
• Concentration and focus
• Confidence and independence
• Early writing skills through hand strengthening
• Colour recognition and vocabulary development
• Communication and early literacy skills

Well done, everyone! 🌟

🌟 Due to the success of our last Open Day, we're delighted to be hosting another one! 🌟

Come along and discover what makes our nursery such a special place for children to learn, grow, and thrive.

We're also excited to announce that our wonderful Nursery Manager Cathey, will be leading a workshop on "Behaviour as Communication", exploring how children's behaviours can help us understand their feelings, needs, and development.

Whether you're looking for a nursery place or simply want to learn more, we'd love to welcome you.

📅 20th June
⏰ 9:00AM-13:00PM
📍 Little Munchkins Montessori

Spaces are limited, so be sure to book your place. We look forward to seeing you there! 💛

Today our children enjoyed a wonderful sensory walk, exploring a variety of natural textures including water, sand, mud, and grass. 👣💧🌱

As they walked through each area, the children talked about what they could feel, using descriptive language to express their experiences. They discovered the differences between rough and smooth, wet and dry, soft and hard, developing both their sensory awareness and vocabulary.

This hands-on Montessori experience encouraged curiosity, confidence, and a deeper connection with the natural world.

A fun, messy, and meaningful day of learning! 😊

🌈 More play, more learning, more smiles!

Parents can now enjoy 25% OFF extra nursery sessions for a limited time. It's the perfect chance to give your child even more opportunities to grow, discover, and thrive.

📞 Get in touch today to secure your sessions!