Little Explorers Childminding

A great day exploring Sea Life Centre at the Trafford Centre.

The children watched in amazement the creatures in all the tanks floating & swimming around.

From Sharks & Turtles to Sea Horses & Axolotls plus many many more sea animals.

We also learnt about Turtles and hatchings. How they know if the eggs will be male or female depending on the temperature.

“You're gonna need a bigger boat" - Jaws

Trip to Blackpool Zoo today.

We seen lots of animals and the Little Explorers all excited.

We seen the Tiger being fed in the big cat talk. It had to find the meat hanging on various places.

We seen the new baby Lions and also the baby Elephant.

Played on the adventure play ground. Walked through the Wallabies and Lemur Enclosures.

We had so much fun. Bit of a trek getting there and back though.

“Hey—ooh—ay. Only reason we are here is to celebrate. In a place where anyone can be anything.” - Zootropolis 2 (Shakira)

A brilliant adventure to Martin Mere Wetlands.

We have never been here before but what a beautiful and interesting place.

The children fed lots of birds. They walked on the famous stepping stone, we explored all the wetlands and areas. Even had a little paddle on the wet route.

Rowed in a canoe. Seen lots of Flamingos and pretended to be one. Also the children played on the play area there.

Great day out!

“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch but on her own wings.” - Anonymous

This morning the Little Explorers took a little trip down to their favourite local park, St James’ Park.

The children did what they do best and that was having lots of fun.

Sliding, climbing and swinging. All great for their gross motor skills.

We had a game with the children where we said a colour and they had to run and touch something of that colour. Also a game of hide & seek.

“Colour is a power which directly influences the soul." - Wassily Kandinsky

The Little Explorers went to Redwood Park to play on their park and also have a walk around finding the wooden sculptures.

The children always love a good park and this one is great for all ages. They were having a swinging competition.

On our walk they spotted all of the 4 sculptures. An Eagle, Fox, Owl & Squirrel.

The big Explorers looked after the little Explorers very well.

“The animals went in two by two
Hoorah! Hoorah!” - Into The Ark

The Little Explorers went on a roarsome adventure back in time roaming Bents Garden & Home trying not to get eaten by Dinosaurs 🦖.

The children went on their Dino Trail walking around Bent’s and the outskirts finding Dinosaurs.

They also had a pencil and tick sheet / quiz. They had to find all the Dinosaurs loose around the bushes, swamp and paths. Also we had to make sure we read the information on them so we could answer the questions on the quiz page. We found out a Diplodocus 🦕 had the biggest p**p 💩, sometimes 10m long.

“She is learning where she fits on the food chain and I'm not sure you want her to figure that out". - Owen (Jurassic World).

The Little Explorers had an adventure to AppleCast.

Since the last time we came, the baby animals have grown a lot. Also we spotted a few more baby animals around the farm.

The children fed and petted Goats, Deers, Sheep and many more animals. Their favourite Donkey Lou Lou got most of their attention though.

Also the children saw the Meerkats and Birds.

Before leaving for home and our lunch they got to play on the park.

“I'm not any kind of pie. I'm just a pig on a mission." - Babe

This morning the Little Explorers went to their local pet shop.

There they looked at all the fish pointing to the ones they liked the most.

We seen Hamsters, Gerbils, Guinea Pigs and a Rat. The Rat had big red eyes though.

“If you are what you eat, then I only want to eat the good stuff." - Remy

After being off for a week, the Little Explorers began their summer holiday adventures and went to Lego Land in Trafford Centre.

The children played with big Lego Bricks. Had a ride on the ride there which they had to save the Golden Eggs from the bad Skeletons.

They watched a 4D video of Lego Friends Alien Invasion where we got a bit wet. Also had a go on the VR machine.

The children found two golden envelopes and inside was a rare coin they got to keep.

They built lots of lego and one of our Little Explorers nearly got fed to the Lion.

“Building dreams, one brick at a time.” - Lego

The Little Explorers had a walk down the canal today.

They had their sun cream and hats on.

We took some bread with us so the children could feed the Ducks. Only problem, the Ducks seemed to be hiding 😂 but we did manage to feed a Goose though.

“What's good for the goose is good for the gander." - John Ray