Childminding with Claire Close

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The pre-schoolers practised their scissor skills by cutting the coloured spaghetti. They showed great focus and control as they snipped carefully, strengthening their fine motor skills while enjoying a fun, hands-on activity.

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We used pipettes to colour our cotton pads, exploring a new and exciting way to create our caterpillars. The children enjoyed carefully squeezing and watching the colours spread, supporting their fine motor skills, coordination, and creativity through hands-on exploration.

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Our hungry caterpillar had lost all its colours! The children had great fun painting spaghetti, exploring colours and textures as they brought their caterpillar back to life. This creative activity supported their sensory play, imagination, and fine motor skills.

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We finished our morning with a lovely caterpillar-themed sensory activity, enjoying filling and pouring. The children explored different textures and movements, developing their coordination and concentration while engaging in calm, imaginative play.

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Last week, we enjoyed a lovely visit to the farm before the rain came. The children explored their surroundings with excitement, taking in all the sights and sounds of the animals. Afterwards, we had some time in the soft play, where they happily climbed, crawled, and played together, building confidence and having lots of fun.

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We used butter slime to create our very own wriggly caterpillars. The children enjoyed stretching, rolling, and shaping the slime, developing their fine motor skills while exploring different textures.

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Of course, we finished the morning with some filling and pouring fun 💦
Simple activities that keep little hands busy and minds engaged 💛

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After stay and play, we stopped in the church yard and took a little time to create nature caterpillars using wild flowers and leaves 🐛🌸🍃
Such a simple, creative way to enjoy the outdoors together 💛

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In our sensory base, we use sticks and our fingers as pencils to create shapes and numbers ✏️🌿
Hands-on learning, exploring, and lots of fun along the way!
Sensory base 💛

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Of course we finished our morning with filling, pouring and filling our catterpillar sensory board.