Curious George’s

04/10/2026

04/10/2026

I’ve never met a pumpkin I didn’t like

04/10/2026

More uniquely different pumpkins added today from and pumpkin patch 🎃

Well worth a visit, free to get in, no overpriced rides or pumpkins and we spent over 2 hours there today and enjoyed every minute of it.

We got to pick our own sunflowers 🌻, see the reindeer 🦌 and best of all, walk around the Christmas trees actually growing in the fields 🎄 .

We found some great pumpkins to add to our collection and had such a good time.


Apparently we’re going back next week 😂

Billingley Christmas Tree Farm

25/09/2026

Mirror loose parts play

I love using mirrors alongside our loose parts. They just add that extra bit of curiosity to the play.

The children can explore the different mirrored shapes and surfaces, moving them around, looking at themselves, looking at the reflections of the other resources and seeing how things change as they move them.
⭐️

24/09/2026

A little Five Little Pumpkins invitation to play.

I’ve added some of our favourite loose parts and natural resources conkers, acorns, pine cones, pumpkins, scoops, pots and our wooden numbers along with the story for the children to explore.

The children can scoop, pour, fill, empty, count, sort and just see where their own ideas take them.

21/09/2026

Goodbye summer…Hello autumn

Autumn has to be my favourite season,not just for the free resources

I’ve been having a little autumn reset at Curious George’s and I’m loving how cosy the setting feels. The pumpkins are out, the conkers are ready for exploring, our autumn books are on display and there are lots of little treasures and loose parts for the children to discover.

As an accredited curiosity approach setting we use our environment to introduce special dates, celebrations and events that happen throughout the year. We don’t celebrate every date just because it’s on the calendar. We think about the children and families who are actually part of our settings and what is meaningful and relevant to them.

So our environment changes naturally with the seasons, the children’s interests and the experiences that are important to the children and families who attend.

And of course I include my favourite way of teaching diversity with I’ve never met a pumpkin I didn’t like

For me, it’s about creating an environment that is meaningful, inviting and full of opportunities to explore, and that supports each individual child’s learning schemas rather than simply ticking off every special date in the calendar.

18/09/2026

Starting to look a lot like Autumn

Our autumn treasures are starting to make an appearance, with conkers, pumpkins and lots of natural loose parts ready for little hands to explore.

I do love this time of year and all the opportunities it brings for exploring, collecting, sorting, investigating and simply enjoying the changing season

16/09/2026

Babies, loose parts and freedom to move.

I love giving babies the time and space and the freedom to explore things in their own way.

Today it was scarves, beads and mirrors. Nothing complicated, just lots of opportunities to reach, pull, grasp, feel, move and investigate.

No sitting them where we want them to be or showing them what to do ,just following their curiosity and letting them lead their own play

09/09/2026

Look away now if you don’t like playdough colours being mixed
introduced a pasta maker along with play dough and the children loved squeezing out all the colourful pasta. Experimenting what colours they could make.
I added some loose parts and tools and just let them get creative. Lots of squeezing, rolling, cutting and mixing brilliant for little hands and lots of fun!
I think the mixed up colours look pretty good

09/09/2026

Exploring a New Environment

A little look at our newest Curious Explorer who’s just joined us at Curious George’s.

At just 9 months old, everything is new and there is so much to explore.Giving her lots of time to get to know her new surroundings, taking everything in and exploring at her own pace.

I love giving babies the freedom to move and explore rather than sitting them somewhere and bringing the activities to them.

She can move around her environment, choose what catches her eye and decide what she wants to investigate.

It’s lovely watching her confidence grow as she starts to become familiar with the space and the people around her.

There doesn’t need to be a planned activity or an end goal, it’s simply about following their curiosity, giving them the freedom to move and allowing them to discover things for themselves.

These first experiences are all about building those relationships, feeling safe and secure and beginning to feel at home in their new environment.

So many little discoveries to be made, and we’re only just getting started