Child First Welbeck, Worksop

28/08/2026

This morning in the Hatchlings space the children enjoyed a rice tuff tray to mark making with paint brushes🎨 the children used their fine motor skills to grip the paint brushes and their hands to feel the rice ☺️
All of the children in the hatchlings space enjoyed this activity and spent a period of time exploring the colours and textures! The staff role modelled how to hold the paint brushes and the children enjoyed copying the patterns the staff created, we incorporated colours and talked to the children about the different colours they could see ❤️

21/08/2026

Helping with the recycling.♻️

Today a big delivery came to Roosters, who jumped at the chance to help with the recycling. They took the boxes back to the garden and set about creating a fishing lake. They had lots of fun catching fish and talking about the colours, patterns, and sizes of the catch. They even counted the number of fish in the nets.

20/08/2026

Outdoor fun!

The Chicks and Fledglings enjoyed a fantastic morning playing in the garden! They explored our lemon sensory tray, using scoops to lift the lemons and pouring them into containers while discovering the different textures and scents of the lemons. The children also had a wonderful time printing with various leaves and got creative by using their hands in the paint. It was a delightful and fun-filled morning for everyone involved!

19/08/2026

Fun in the garden! ☀️

Chicks and Fledglings had a wonderful time in the garden, exploring various of activities. They dug with vehicles, investigated the carrot patch, and painted with found feathers, all while showing great focus and enjoying playtime alongside their friends. 🪴🪏🥕🪶

18/08/2026

The Chicks went on a Bear Hunt!

The children really enjoyed their morning walk on the estate, searching for bears in the cave and picking blackberries. They had a fantastic time letting off steam. Once back at nursery, we explored the blackberries further, using spoons and our hands to feel their different textures. It was a fun and engaging experience for everyone!

13/08/2026

13/08/2026

Water Fun!

The Children had a fantastic time this morning cooling down in the paddling pool, enjoying splashes with their friends. They demonstrated great hand eye coordination while using the super soakers, excitedly squirting each other with the water.

It was a lovely way for everyone to beat the heat and have lots of fun together.

12/08/2026

Witches Potion Making 🧪 🧙‍♀️

This morning, the Rooster children engaged in a potion-making activity using natural materials and elements.

We used flowers, leaves and water to make different colours and scents.

Each child had full exploration of the materials and tools available to them.

This activity helped expand their imagination and let their creativity flow. We worked on our sharing and turn taking skills and discussed what we saw change❤️

05/08/2026

This morning, the Rooster children participated in an enjoyable and interactive role-play activity during snack time.

The children used coins to purchase snacks from the cashiers, Kerry and Ruth. Each child had the chance to enhance their counting skills by counting out their pennies and using the card machine to process their transactions.

All the children displayed patience and respect for one another, demonstrating excellent turn-taking and communication skills while interacting with the cashiers. 🍎🍌🍊

29/07/2026

Hatchlings had a wonderful time celebrating Tiger Day!🐅

We linked out activities to the lovely book ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’, incorporating some fun literacy into our playful exploration. The children absolutely loved creating vibrant tiger pictures and got really stuck in with our sensory tiger tuff tray.

Using scoops and pincers, they collected all different sorts of materials, which was a fantastic way to develop their fine motor skills! 🎨✨

We focused on the bold black and orange colours, sparking conversations and helping with their language development.

What a wonderful way to learn and have fun together! 🥳