Magic world / Čarobni svijet - International Kindergarten Zagreb

🍂 This week, we welcomed autumn with a variety of seasonal discoveries!

🌽 The children explored fruits and seeds—corn, chestnuts, pears, plums, acorns, squash, grapes, apples, and pine cones. They touched, smelled, compared, and even tasted some of them! 😋🍇🍎

📚 We read about hidden autumn, traced patterns in polenta, and painted colorful autumn trees with Q-tips. The children loved exploring textures by touching, pouring, and mixing polenta and corn.

🌰 At the sensory table, they experimented with acorns, chestnuts, barley, pine cones, and lentils—practicing fine motor skills, discovering textures, and even creating symbolic cooking games together.

🍂✨ This week, the children explored creativity and curiosity through hands-on play!

🏗️ They stacked with sandbags, beanbags, cups, and wooden pieces.
🎨 Enjoyed messy fun with finger painting and paper ball collage.
🍁 Discovered autumn colors and shapes with leaves, rhymes, and free play.

Older children explored the senses of sight, touch, and hearing 👁️🤚🏻👂🏻.
They enjoyed playing with colorful rice, guessing objects from the “magical bag,” and discovering sounds all around them — from rustling leaves to clinking keys 🎶.

After the activities, they showed great responsibility by cleaning up, sweeping, and helping with vacuuming 🧹✨.

🦋🍂 Our Butterflies had the best time exploring the forest! From playing Forest Hunt 🌿🔍 to discovering colorful leaves, bugs, and even mushrooms 🍄, every step was full of joy and curiosity 🤗.

We sang songs, enjoyed a snack under the trees 🍎🎵, and later turned our leaf treasures into beautiful collages back in kindergarten 🥰🍁.

What a wonderful way to learn, play, and connect with nature! 🌳💜

✨ A new Kindergarten Year began! ✨

The first days of the new Kindergarten year are always full of excitement! For our little ones in nursery, this is a time of big steps toward independence – learning to wash hands, put on shoes, tidy up toys, and try new things with confidence.

At the same time, children begin to explore early math skills through play, including sorting, counting, matching, and discovering patterns around them.

And perhaps most importantly, these first days are about building friendships – sharing toys, taking turns, and learning the joy of playing together.

We all look forward to a wonderful year of growth, learning, and laughter

The children went on a bear hunt inspired by the classic picture book! 🐻📖 From storytelling and singing to themed activities and musical games, they were fully immersed in the adventure.

The highlight was a trip to the forest, where the kids searched for hidden bear, explored nature, and enjoyed a snack under the trees. A magical mix of learning, play, and discovery! 🌳❤️🐻

🐛✨ This July at summer camp, The Very Hungry Caterpillar took us on a playful journey full of color, creativity, and discovery!

We shaped playdough caterpillars, sorted pom-poms, threaded pasta, painted with green water, and guided tiny caterpillars through felt fruit. Sensory bins, real fruit tasting, and apple stamping added fun textures and smells to the mix! 🍎🎨

The children loved retelling the story, practicing fine motor skills, and creating their own unique caterpillar artworks. A small story led to big joy and learning! 🦋💚