Last week we were learning a little bit about Chinese New Year and how this is celebrated. 

In the Maths Area some of us were keen to look at the Chinese numbers.

They look very different to the numbers we usually see all around the nursery.

Some of us used chalk and chalk boards to draw the numbers.

While others enjoyed the red glitter tray to mark make in.

In the Finger Gym area, we had great fun using the chop sticks and scoopers to pick up and transport the pom poms.

Some of us enjoyed adding the beads to make the Chinese Dragon breathe fire too!

As we did, we were making our little fingers work hard!

Some of us sorted the beads by colour, others sorted by shape.

Some of us enjoyed making a pattern with the beads too.

Following our interest in Electricity and Circuits, we had some Static Electricity Fun!

Lift the Lycra in the air, Look at all the Funny Hair!

Plasma Ball Fun!

Small World Play outside. The children are really enjoying opportunities for small play outside.

Last week we started to create our own little small world play area using some tyres.

They planned what they would like to put inside the tyres.

Some they wanted to fill with the bark.

Others they wanted to fill with soil and compost.

Another tyre they wished to fill with stones.

Great team work and planning!

Then they began to plan what they would like to play with inside the tyres.

We began to create a Dinosaur World in one tyre.

Another one needed carrots and farm animals.

While another was to be a Fairy Land.

After lots of hard work, planning and designing, transporting and lifting our Small World Area outside was created.

Loose Part Fun in the Art Room.

Lots of the children had some very creative play in the art room with the frames, leaves, dinosaurs and natural materials.

What a wonderful knowledge we have about dinosaurs!

We also explored natural resources and buttons and frames in the art room too.

Hose Play Fun!

Great team work, imagination and active running fun.

In the Playdough area, we set up a self service playdough making station!

This was very popular with the children.

They added, mixed and measured the ingredients that they needed. 

Taking full advantage of a beautiful day some of the whole day children ventured into the big playground for an explore.

Remember to pop back soon again and see what we are up to.

It's a busy place and there is always lots to see.

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