Ruth Marr Childminding

15/01/2026

Working those fingers. 4 year old decided to fill a jar with playdough and then it was tricky to get it out. We had to problem solved and try different implements to get it out.

16/04/2025

21/03/2025

28/01/2025

This morning we visited a local Hindu temple. We learnt about the different deities, rang the bell to start the worship, sang and played instruments. A great experience for the children.

10/11/2024

Recycling week. We set up our own recycling centre, we made bird feeders, we decorated our own reusable bags, we read lots of books about how to help the planet, we created earth pictures and we played with recycled materials.

10/11/2024

Colours. We did lots of colour sorting, we read Elmer and had to do our own colouring, we played with the light tray and explored what happened when we combined different colours. We read hey Dougie and the colour badge so had to do some colour mixing.

18/10/2024

All about me. Great way to start the new term. Learning about ourselves. We decorated our letter, played with people jigsaws, made playdoh faces, made loose part faces, painted ourselves and our families. So nice to get to know all the new children.

07/10/2024

First week of this term we were gardeners. We drew flowers, made leaves with playdoh, went on a nature hunt, read lots of books, decorated leaves, planted pretend seeds and real seeds, compared different seeds and bulbs, and created our own flower pictures.

19/07/2024

Really important kids understand where their food comes from. Great time picking fruit and veg and then eating it all

29/04/2024

Dinosaurs. We went to see the dinosaurs at crystal palace park. We threaded, named and coloured dinosaurs. We did jigsaws. We made dinosaur footprints in the playdoh and the sand and they were soon joined by the cars!

29/04/2024

Easter. We fed the bunny different letters and numbers. Hid letters in eggs and had an egg hunt, matched egg shapes, painted with different stamps, used our eggs with pom poms and water. We rescued eggs, decorated eggs, created patterns. We froze eggs and buried them in the sand.

17/04/2024

British science week. We built bridges, tested ramps, made musical instruments, explored obleck, tested if items floated or sank, watched water travel, observed how oil, food colour and water react to each other and mixed bicarbonate of soda with vinegar. So much fun and lots of great discussions.