Tudor House Day Nursery at Grasshoppers

Our Toddler Tudors have had so much fun this week following our Story of the Week, Animal Boogie! 🐵🦁🐘

The children have loved learning all about different animals through a variety of exciting, hands-on activities. From creative crafts and sensory play to singing, dancing, and exploring animal sounds and movements, there has been plenty of fun and learning along the way.

To finish off our animal-themed week, we enjoyed a fantastic dress-up party, with the children looking amazing in their animal costumes! 🐯🦓🦒

It has been wonderful to see the children's enthusiasm, imagination, and confidence grow as they explored the animal world together. What a roaring success! 🐾✨

🦁🐒🐧 What an amazing day our Little Tudors had on their trip to Blackpool Zoo! 🐘🦒🦓

The children had the best time exploring the zoo and seeing so many exciting animals. From watching the playful monkeys and majestic lions to spotting penguins, giraffes, and elephants, there was something new and exciting around every corner!

We enjoyed a lovely picnic together in the sunshine and, of course, finished off our adventure with a delicious ice cream treat. 🍦☀️

It was wonderful to see the children's excitement, curiosity, and smiles throughout the day as they learned about the amazing animals and their habitats.

A fantastic day full of fun, learning, laughter, and memories that will last a long time! ❤️

We’ve had the most wonderful day at Windmill Farm! 🐷🐑🐢🚂

The children had a fantastic time exploring the farm and meeting all of the animals. The staff were incredibly friendly and made the experience extra special by getting us involved in feeding George the pig his jacket potatoes, bottle-feeding the lambs, and even bringing one of the tortoises out for us to meet up close!

We also enjoyed a train ride around the farm to see all of the animals out in the fields, followed by lots of fun in the park and soft play area.

We are so proud of all the children today. They were exceptionally well-behaved throughout the visit, and several members of the public commented on their lovely manners and fantastic behaviour. 🌟

We do apologise for the number of photos, but we wanted to capture as many special moments from the day as possible and share them with you all. We hope you enjoy looking through them as much as we enjoyed making the memories! ❤️

🗺️🏴‍☠️ Treasure Maps 🏴‍☠️🗺️

This morning in preschool, we enjoyed making our very own treasure maps inspired by our story Never Mess with a Pirate Princess. 👑

The children used old tea bags to stain the paper, carefully dabbing and pressing them onto the sheets to create an aged, pirate-style effect. This provided a great opportunity to practise good grip and develop fine motor skills through lots of controlled dabbing movements. 🙌🏻

As they worked, the children enthusiastically talked about pirates, treasure hunts, and the treasures they hoped to discover. They shared their ideas with their friends, describing where their treasure might be hidden and what exciting items they might find at the end of their journey. 🫶🏻

This activity linked closely to our story,encouraging imaginative thinking, storytelling, communication, and creativity while supporting the development of fine motor skills.

👑 🏴‍☠️ Princess and Pirates 👑🏴‍☠️

As part of our pirate-themed learning linked to Never Mess with a Pirate Princess, the children took part in a treasure rescue activity . Treasure had been frozen inside blocks of ice, and the children were challenged to find ways to free it. 🤩 🧊

The children explored a variety of tools, searching around the room to find objects they thought might help.

They used different techniques, including tapping, banging, scraping and chipping at the ice. 🔨 🧊

The children showed curiosity and perseverance as they tested their ideas and observed what happened to the ice.

Through the activity, children developed their problem-solving skills, explored cause and effect, and worked collaboratively, sharing tools and discussing which methods were most effective. 🙌🏻

What a fantastic half term our little Tudors have had! 🌟

We've been busy making our own delicious ice creams 🍦, enjoying lots of water play and splashing in the paddling pool 💦, and heading out on a fun trip to the park for a lovely picnic 🧺🌳.

The children also had a wonderful time at Kinder Hub, exploring exciting activities and getting creative with messy play 🎨. From painting and drawing to sensory experiences, there were smiles, laughter, and learning every day!

It's been amazing to see the children building friendships, developing new skills, and making special memories throughout the half term. We can't wait for more adventures ahead! ❤️

Looking for something to do this weekend? 🙌✨

🎉 The countdown is on for Preston Caribbean Carnival 2026!

🎉 This year's Carnival Sunday promises an unforgettable experience for all ages, headlined by internationally renowned soca artist Skinny Banton, performing live alongside Singcere and Mento P.

🎉 The day will begin with a colourful parade departing at 1pm, followed by Moor Park opening from 1:15pm to 7:30pm.

🎉 Attendees can expect an extensive programme featuring a live Caribbean band, Carisoul Vibes, as well as top DJs including Sweet T from Moods Radio Manchester keeping the energy high throughout the day.

🗓️ Sunday, 24 May
📍 Moor Park

🔗 Find out more: https://preston.pulse.ly/zhcd54otkp

📷 Julie Knowles

🦸‍♂️🥔 Supertato to the rescue! 🥔🦸‍♀️

This morning, the children arrived at preschool to discover that the Evil Pea had captured the animals! They were tied up and stuck in green gloop!

The children became real superheroes and worked hard to rescue the animals using their fine motor skills and problem-solving skills. They carefully untied the animals, pulled them out of the gloop, and worked together to save the day! 💚

Through this fun Supertato activity, the children were developing skills across the EYFS curriculum:
✨ Physical Development – strengthening hand muscles and coordination
✨ Communication & Language – talking about their ideas and what they could do
✨ Personal, Social & Emotional Development – building confidence, teamwork, and perseverance
✨ Literacy – engaging with our story of the week through imaginative play

The children had so much fun becoming superheroes and helping their animal friends! 🌟

Our babies enjoyed exploring a water tuff tray filled with frogs and lily pads. 🐸

They splashed the water with their hands, reached for the frogs and watched the lily pads float around the tray. Some of our babies enjoyed patting the water and making sounds, while others carefully explored the different textures and movements. This activity supported their sensory development, hand-eye coordination and curiosity as they explored using their senses. Our babies were happy, engaged and enjoyed sharing alongside their friends!

🦖 Dinosaur Fun 🦖

Our babies had fun exploring a dinosaur sensory tuff tray filled with sand, artificial leaves, stones, and plants that acted as little trees and jungle areas for the dinosaurs. 🍁

Our babies enjoyed discovering dinosaur bones hidden in the sand and used magnifying glasses to carefully spot and investigate the different dinosaurs. This encouraged curiosity, exploration, and early sensory development as our babies touched, scooped, and explored the different textures and objects. We also enjoyed singing our favourite “There’s a Dinosaur” song together and shared lots of fun dinosaur stories, helping to support the children’s language, listening, and imagination skills throughout the experience! 🤩