18/07/2024
We had an end of year party for the tots today. We hired a bouncy castle and had a picnic party outside. The tots absolutely loved it.
And we did toโฆ! ๐คฃ
We have a great network of childminders in the area, this is only some of them. And itโs great to all work together to take the children on brilliant outings and adventures.
Another fantastic year and lots more adventures ahead. ๐คฉ
26/06/2024
We are loving this sunshine.
Today we changed the season tree to summer decorations and talked about summer. We played outside with the water table and went for a walk to dry off and to explore what we see in summer.
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25/06/2024
We are having a fabulous term. Lots of fun learning, playing and exploring.
Lots of good home cooked food.
Outings, music sessions, playgroups and fun. ๐คฉ
25/06/2024
We are loving this weather. We have been playing outside, exploring nature and seeing what is growing in our garden. We have plums, pears, apples, blueberries, herbs and flowers. ๐ท
25/06/2024
Last week the local fire station came to visit us at playgroup.
We learned about the fire engine, what fire officers do, how things work and we even all had a go of the water hose. So much fun. ๐ฅ ๐ ๐
02/05/2024
Absolutely brilliant day at Little Orchard.
We have looked at the allotment spaces and saw carrots, potatoes, herbs and flowers growing, we went on a nature walk and looked at the fruit trees and other trees, we spotted flowers, we went on a bug hunt, we played with the footballs, frisbees and skipping ropes, we played games with the parachute, we played pick up stick, read books on bugs and more.
For lunch we had a bbq and for tea we had a picnic including our homemade quiches.
Lovely to be out in the sunshine โ๏ธ
01/05/2024
Today we have had a fun morning doing some baking. We made croissants (kit), homemade strawberry jam tarts, mini cheese quiches and a big one too. We measured, mixed, weighed and best of all ate!
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25/04/2024
Absolutely brilliant day. We had fun at playgroup learning about โpeople who help usโ. Itโs our theme this term. We had two police officers come and visit us at playgroup. They arrived with the blue lights flashing. We all went outside to meet them and see the car. We all got to have a go sitting in the car.
They showed us their radios and we heard the officers communicating. They showed us their cameras and the tots saw themselves through the camera.
They brought a selection of hats to show us, bike helmets, caps and hats. All reinforced with steel for protection. We looked at their uniform. And talked about the work they do.
We continued the conversations and did some drawing and writing. Brilliant mark making.
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24/12/2023
Just seen on the news that there been the first sighting of Santa! Eek. Itโs very exciting. Heโs on his way. Merry Christmas ๐
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01/11/2023
Happy Halloween ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ท๏ธ๐ป๐ธ๏ธ๐
18/10/2023
What a fantastic few days. Jo jingles music session with lots of singing and moving. We talked all about autumn.
Today was brilliant at forest school. We made spiders out of conkers, we painted and mixed colours, we played with the fairies and dinosaurs, we hammered wooden pegs into the pumpkins, we played and explored, we had reading time with hot chocolate and a biscuit. And even spotted an escargatoire of snails. ๐
11/10/2023
๐Today we made our own pizzas. They were delicious. We homemade the dough and the pizza sauce from scratch. We looked at numbers โmoreโ, โlessโ, โbiggerโ, โsmallerโ and numbers. We tasted the toppings before and after they were cooked. They chose the toppings they would like to eat. The tots really enjoyed doing this and they all enjoyed eating their pizzas with pride. ๐
04/10/2023
Absolutely brilliant day at forest school.
We put out ramps, cars, balancing logs, fairy small world toys, painting, clay and more. The tots had an amazing time exploring and experimenting.
We all loved having hot chocolate and a biscuit at story time.
Thank you to Jenny at Nature Tots Childcare for bringing our forest school to life with exciting and enriching activities.
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10/08/2023
Absolutely amazing day at circus school. Thank you Sarah at Playdates and Rachel at Hula Daze. Rachel showed us circus tricks and let us all have a go. We played games, one of the games was to dress us up! ๐ช ๐
10/08/2023
Brilliant day yesterday. We joined other childminders and had a sports day for the tots. Egg and spoon race, sack race, running race, balance a beanbag on your head raceโฆ. And treat hotdog lunch. The tots won medals and certificates. ๐
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26/07/2023
We have had fun painting today. All the tots were involved from mark making to intricate drawings. We worked together to create a fabulous sea scene.
The tots were so proud to bring their parents in to show them their work up on the wall.
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20/07/2023
Absolutely fantastic day. We had a visit from Booโs Mobile Zoo. Snake, skunk, meerkat, lizards, guinea pigs, hairless guinea pigs, owl, tortoiseโฆ the tots loved it and so did we!
Back home for a veggie packed pasta bolognaise.
One of the best days.
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19/07/2023
We have had a fun few months seeing the frog spawn turn into tadpoles and turn into frogs. We have done lots of fabulous activities about the lifecycle of frogs. And we set them free at the local nature reserve. ๐ธ
19/07/2023
We love our weekly jo jingles music sessions. The tots learn so much.
We have been eating lots of healthy yummy food too.
19/07/2023
Making our own yummy healthy pizzas. We weighed, measured, mixed, cooked and tasted. ๐
22/06/2023
Busy and fun. Always learning. ๐
03/05/2023
We are celebrating the kings coronation this week. We went to a local town to see their wonderful knitted decorations. We explored to see it all. Then went to a local nature reserve for a royal picnic. ๐คด ๐ฌ๐ง
03/05/2023
Today we all went to a fire station. We met a fireman who showed us round and we even got to go inside the fire engine. What a brilliant experience for the tots. ๐
02/03/2023
We have had a fabulous week. Jo jingles, we went to the zoo and playgroup. We have read lots of books for world book day. We have also worked on extended speech. Repeating what they say and adding to it. We have eaten very well too. Lots of homemade veg packed tasty food. Fantastic week. ๐
22/02/2023
Jo jingles music sessions, sensory play, crafts, experimenting, building, exploring, socialising and eatingโฆ we eat very well ๐
22/02/2023
We are loving this warmer weather. We have been on a Spring nature walk, spotting signs of spring. Pancake making, working as a team den building and playgroup. We are having a fabulous week so far. Weโve eaten lots of yummy, healthy home cooked meals too. ๐
25/01/2023
Today we are celebrating Scottish Burns Night. We listened to some bagpipe music and even did our own jig. We had our own version of haggis, neeps, tatties and cabbage. Delicious.
25/01/2023
This week we have celebrated Chinese New Year. We had veg packed chicken fried rice with homemade sweet and sour sauce.
23/11/2022
Lunch today was duck in homemade plum sauce, soft tacos with cucumber, homemade pickled radishes and homemade wedges.
23/11/2022
We started our Christmas crafts today! Yeah we did! ๐
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Each year the children make a bag of homemade crafts and gifts to give to their families at Christmas. ๐