Manorside Nursery

02/10/2026

👩‍🍳 Cooking School! 🍝🥗
Yesterday, our mini chefs enjoyed making a delicious pasta salad! They carefully spooned the pasta into their bowls before choosing a selection of fresh ingredients to add. They could choose from cucumber, tomatoes and spring onion, followed by some tasty feta cheese and a drizzle of garlic-infused olive oil. 😋
The children also had the opportunity to practise the new skills they have been developing over the past three weeks. They confidently had a go at chopping and slicing their salad ingredients, using their growing understanding of how to handle the tools safely.
It was fantastic to see how much their confidence and independence have grown! We think our mini chefs did a brilliant job 👩‍🍳❤️

01/10/2026

🌿 Another Great Day at Forest School!🌿

We had another fantastic afternoon at Forest School yesterday! The children had lots of opportunities to explore, create and challenge themselves.

We had a go at using mallets to crush chalk, which we then turned into our very own natural paint. 🎨 We also made some wonderful fir cone snails🐌 and had the opportunity to create hedgehogs using mud. 🦔 For those who wanted to, we also had a go at making leaf rubbings, using the different leaves we found around us. 🍂

The children also loved climbing the tree again! 🌳 It was fantastic to see how much some of the children’s confidence has grown since last week, with some managing to climb even higher than before. It was lovely to see them encouraging themselves, taking on challenges and being so proud of what they could achieve.

Another wonderful Forest School session full of creativity, exploration, confidence-building and, of course, lots of fun! 💚

29/09/2026

🎉 Do you have a 3-year-old? Are you looking for the perfect nursery setting for them? 🎉

We’re inviting all our current families and prospective parents to join us for our Family Fun Day on Saturday 10th October, 11am–1pm! 💜💛

Come along and discover what Manorside Nursery is all about! Explore our wonderful nursery, meet our friendly team and enjoy lots of fun activities for the whole family. 🥳

✨ And that's not all… ✨
We’re delighted to have the fabulous Mr Merlin & Okey Dokey the Dragon joining us and performing at 11:15am! 🎩✨

Whether your child already attends Manorside or you’re considering joining us, this is a great opportunity to come along, have some fun, meet the team and see what makes Manorside Nursery such a special place to learn, play and grow.

📅 Saturday 10th October
⏰ 11am–1pm
📍 Manorside Nursery

💜 Current families, prospective families, friends and family — everyone is welcome! 💛

Come along, have some fun and discover Manorside!

24/09/2026

🌳🍂 Our First Forest School Session! 🍂🌳

We had so much fun during our very first Forest School session yesterday! Miss Barfield, our Forest School Lead, talked to us about Forest School and shared all the important things we needed to know to help us stay safe and enjoy our time exploring.

We then went off exploring the Forest School area before having the opportunity to choose from a range of exciting activities.

We could:
🪵 Make our own forest creatures using sticks and fir cones
🏕️ Build dens for our special Forest School creatures
👑 Create beautiful nature crowns
🎨 Have fun colouring and mark-making using homemade charcoal

There was lots of exploring, creating, problem-solving and, of course, getting a little bit messy! We can't wait for our next Forest School adventure! 🌿💚

23/09/2026

15/09/2026

🍕Cooking Class is back! 🍕

This morning saw the return of our much-loved cooking class, and the children had lots of fun making pizza pitta breads! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

The children practised their spreading skills as they carefully spread the tomato purée onto their pitta breads. They then had the opportunity to develop their fine motor and cutting skills as they carefully cut the ham and pepperoni before adding their toppings.

We talked about the different ingredients we were using and enjoyed watching our pizzas come together.🍕

Well done, little chefs! 🌟

07/09/2026

🌟 Good luck to everyone starting Reception today! 🌟

We know you are going to continue to shine and be absolutely awesome! ⭐️

Remember, don’t forget to come and say hello to us and tell us all about your day! We can’t wait to hear about all the exciting things you’ve been getting up to. 🥰📚🎒

You’ve got this! 💛✨

03/09/2026

📸 We need your help! 🖼️

We are on the lookout for photo frames to use in nursery! If you have any unwanted frames lying around at home that you no longer need, we would be very grateful if you could donate them to us. 💕

We can put them to great use and give them a new lease of life within our nursery! 🌟

Any size, shape or style welcome! If you have any you’d be happy to donate, please feel free to bring them into nursery.

Thank you so much for your continued support! 🥰