Ladybirds

We have had lots of fun with sensory play this week in Ladybirds!! From squishy pasta play to bubbly slimy soap play to amazing cloud dough! The babies have loved the different textures and sensations

We will be making Mother’s day cards and presents next week as well as our own sensory bags. We will also be having lots of fun at the Hero and Princess party on Wednesday!

Butterflies

This week has been a creative one in Butterflies! The children have been doing some superb spaghetti painting and also leaf painting and we have begun to create our new display boards with them!

Next week we are beginning our Mother’s Day cards and presents as well as creating a jungle animal theme to decorate the nursery room! We also can’t wait for our Princess and Heroes Day on Wednesday.

Bumblebees

It has been very active in Bumblebees this week! We have been doing a lot of music and movement and there has been some very impressive dancing by the children!

We will be starting on our Mother’s Day Cards and Presents as well as making and decorating daffodils for St David’s Day. We will also be doing some appropriate Princess and Heroes activities on Wednesday!

Dragonflies

This week the Dragonflies have made some delicious cheese and marmite pastry pinwheels as well as planting chives in the garden! The have continued their science experiments with sinking and floating and an ice melting experience. We have also been getting creative with spray paint in the garden and making Gruffalo masks, pasta necklaces and shaving foam painting!

The letter of the week next week is J and the number is 19. The colour is red and the shape of the week is the hexagon.We will be making some gingerbread men and the children will be encouraged to cut their own fruit at snack time. We will be making paper mache moons and also making and brushing teeth! We will be making fire pictures for the Fire Station, making panpines, rice drums and telescopes and also will be going on a bug hunt! Mother’s Day card creating starts next week as does our St David’s Day pictures and we will have some Friday fun with party games!

In other news…

We are holding a Princess and Heroes Day on Wednesday (24th Feb) in aid of Crackerjacks Children’s’ Trust. We will be having lots of Princess and Superhero fun and activities and ask that each child donates £2 for the Crackerjacks charity to help children with severe disabilities. To find out more about the wonderful work of Crackerjacks visit www.crackerjacks.org.uk