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I love all these activities that help get the hands ready for writing!

https://teaching2and3yearolds.com/17-of-the-best-preschool-fine-motor-activities-that-involve-squeezing/

Sending love and hugs and coffee to any parents who’ve got anywhere close to BINGO 😂😫☕️ How many have you crossed off this week? 👇

It's been spa day here at The Patch today..The children have loved it 😊😊

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Clever Classroom

Happy lunar new year to all our children and families and local community. Tomorrow our children will try different Chinese foods and find out which animal they are.🐰🐇🐰🐷🐵

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Following an influx of new toys at Christmas, January is the perfect opportunity to clear out your child’s toys and make sure nothing dangerous is lurking there.

Key things to look out for include:
• Any broken toys. Breakages may have created sharp edges that can injure your child, small parts that can choke them or easy access to dangerous internal elements.
• Super-strong magnets that can rip through your child’s belly
• Easy-access button batteries that can kill your child if swallowed
• Age-appropriate toys. Long cords can strangle small children and small parts can choke them
• Dangerous electrical components (including chargers) that can catch fire or cause electric shocks

Learn more about buying safe toys: https://capt.org.uk/buy-safe-toys/

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Did you know playing rhyming games with children can be beneficial play time that aids learning? And the great thing is, you can play rhyming games wherever you are!

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If your child swallows a button battery, the damage can be life-altering or even fatal. So, it’s important you know where they are in your home. And, January is the perfect time to start your search.

Since Christmas you’ve likely had lots of new products and toys come into the house which button batteries may power. Perhaps some presents even came with spare batteries that are now loose and need a safe home?

Remember:

• Check that battery compartments in toys are secure
• Keep household products with easy to access batteries out of reach of children
• Watch out for loose spare batteries in open packets or sent with new products
• Keep flat batteries out of reach and recycle them as soon as you can

Then, why not make it your New Year Resolution to continue to by always storing them safely and checking any new products that come into your home.

Download our free button battery poster to help your search: http://ow.ly/mFbQ50Mjk1s

And don’t forget to encourage your friends and family to check their homes too.

Changes Early Years are running FREE courses at soft-play centres starting next week and have spaces at SpaceHoppas in West Bromwich.

It’s FREE entry for parents/carers and children and they all get a FREE drink, toast and biscuits.

There are spaces available for courses on Fridays (starting 13th January 2023). Link in the comments below 👇

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It is understandably distressing as a parent to watch your child suffering from tonsillitis, especially when it makes eating and drinking so painful. As this winter nasty seems to be everywhere right now, we thought you'd appreciate a reminder of the signs and symptoms, complications to look out for and some tips on how to ease your little one's pain.

Read on here: https://www.minifirstaid.co.uk/blog/tonsillitis

🎓 Time is running out to apply for reception or junior school places in September.

🎒 The deadline to apply is 15 January and places will be offered on 17 April.

Apply now. Link in comments 👇

We're here to help you build your little one's language skills, one word at a time ⁣💪⁣🧰⁣❤️

Happy New Year to all our children, families and local community ❤️

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We hope you're all having a fantastic Christmas break! 🎅

Here's a reminder of our guide, packed with great tips to minimise risks for those new games, apps and devices! 🎁

Download >> https://bit.ly/3hnVzkq

This is such a fun idea for New Year's! ✨

Here is our version->> https://www.messylittlemonster.com/2014/12/new-years-eve-memory-jar-time-capsule.html

Navigating the “Chrimbo Limbo”: 10 fun activities to do with your little one

Navigating the “Chrimbo Limbo”: 10 fun activities to do with your little one We've got some fun and simple activities that you can do with your child during the time between Christmas and New Year

Thank you so much The Patch Nursery & Mitchell and Mitchell Salons. We are so grateful.

Wow. I am blown away. This year, parents at The Patch Nursery, Old Park have donated towards our collection for Breaking Bread Foodbank - Wednesbury. I have just recieved this picture. Thank you so much, this is an absolutely amazing effort!!💝

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Wishing all our children and families and local community a wonderful Christmas ❤️🎅🎁🌲

What a wonderful Christmas break up day here at The Patch.

Merry Christmas to all our children and families old and existing. Have a wonderful Christmas see you in 2023.

Wow. I am blown away. This year, parents at The Patch Nursery, Old Park have donated towards our collection for Breaking Bread Foodbank - Wednesbury. I have just recieved this picture. Thank you so much, this is an absolutely amazing effort!!💝

Christmas dinner today.🌲🎅☃️❄️🎉

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Our Christmas fun continues..Christmas Lunch tomorrow 🌲❄️☃️🎅🎉

Polar express day tomorrow..spending the day in our pj's.. drinking hot chocolate, eating cookies and experiencing lots of polar express activities...plus its elfs last evening with us tonight so I wonder what he may have left us tomorrow...🎅🌲❄️☃️

The Patch Day Nursery Christmas party. Children and staff had a wonderful time. 🌲🎅❄️☃️

If you try one thing with your little one today, try one of our key talking tips ❤️

Meet our new Patch snowman...😊

Happy Gingerbread house making day today. Badgers and Hedgehogs are competing for the best house.

Fabulous festive traditions to start with your little one

Fabulous festive traditions to start with your little one Dancing, baking, making a winter sensory box...there are loads of festive traditions you can start with your young children this year. We asked speech and language therapist Anne McKee to gift us some ideas for making memories your little elves will treasure forever.

🪱📚 THE BOOK WORM AWARD 📚🪱

*Tag your friends/family to win*

Not much better to some than getting your head inside a wonderful book. And here is your chance to do it on us!

We have a voucher with Blue Sheep Books, to be redeemed with any of their books or items in store.

So, tag the people who love nothing more than a good read!

Emma our nursery manager has been targeted this morning by the Elf...the children discovered and then helped her unwrap...🌲🎅☃️❄️

Guess what we are making today...🌲🎅

Please nominate someone who deserves a pamper ❤️🌲❄️

💅 THE BEAUTY QUEEN AWARD 💅

For todays award, we have a voucher from Serenity Tanning & Beauty Semi Permanent Make-Up, in Wednesbury.

The voucher entitles you to any of their services, including Swedish massage, tanning, piercings & more.

Please nominate somebody who you think deserves a good pamper in the New Year!