Butterfly childcare

The weather this last few week hasn’t been as great so we have been working on our fine motor skills following our theme of mini beasts , we have read stories , hunted for bugs learning the names, painting a snail plant pot, lots of pre writing skills and mark making , problem solving and puzzles . Then onto more imagination play with role play , more language skills talking about what we are dressing up as and what the roles do.

We had a lovely time over half term when the weather was lovely . We visited the garden centre to get some flowers that the bees would like after learning all about bees. We had a lovely walk in the woods at trentham avoiding the heat. Followed by a visit to joderall bank following the interests of one of the little ones, we all sat very well watching the rocket take off in space in the dome show, we explored all the interactive exhibition and had fun running around and having a picnic.

Our theme recently has been the hungry caterpillar 🐛, we have read the story, had lots of invitation to play with butterflies and caterpillar theme (naming fruits, counting, colours) making our own caterpillars and watching our caterpillars transformation into butterflies, they have now been transferred to their net ready for the last stage. Next up we are ready for world bee day tomorrow 🐝🐝

It’s new car day here today. I am very excited to get driving this (and get used to parking it 😂)
We now have lots more space for all our car seats and even more space in the boot to fit our wagon plus all our usual bags and picnic things. And best of all it’s going to cost us a lot less to get about as it’s all electric .

Please take a little look at some of my daughters crafts she is making , the cards are especially beautiful 🤩

A few of this weeks order ready to go.Bookmarks and keyrings and cards.
We have a new stock of cards ready for me to make with lots more designs .

To all my fellow minders — keep being your amazing selves. Thank you for the love, patience, and care you give every single day. You’re helping shape little lives, creating precious memories, and giving children the very best start in life while making them feel safe, valued, and part of the family ❤️❤️

One of our favourite things at the moment is animals , we have lots of learning opportunities when we visited the farm and monkey forest . We learnt the names of animals and the sounds they make, what they like to eat. Seeing them in their habitats and of course finding all the muddy puddles to jump in.

We have finally had some sunshine recently which meant we can start getting our garden a bit more accessible and not muddy. With a new playhouse and a good tidy we had fun getting out there .

We have been continuing to build our confidence around more people by attending our regular groups and even new ones, where the little ones felt confident enough to go off and explore what activities were on offer and meeting new friends to play with. This is to ensure we get used to new faces and being around more people and learning to share in a bigger setting .

A bit behind in our updated recently . However we have still been having lots of fun.
We the last month or so we have been able to make use of our annual passes at Trentham Gardens. We had fun playing in the mud, watching the new colours of spring arriving, snoopy trial and meeting newborn baby lambs . We got lots of attention using our new wagon which helps us to get through the busy areas safely and rests little legs then we can get out and explore . We can’t wait to see all the changes as the weather gets nicer