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Construction crazy!!!!!
Teamwork made the dream work as Terrific Twos shared and built together… xxxx
Our caterpillars are growing!!!
Our children are fascinated to observe the changes occurring in front of their eyes and finding out more about their lifecycle by sharing books with Imogen xxxx
Pesky monsters!
Our light table has been all about the monsters in Elephants this week Those pesky monsters have been hiding from our little ones and then appearing and travelling all over the place… xxxx
Construction cabin
We are loving our construction cabin and its ability to let our imaginations flow through this exciting indoor/outdoor space…. It was collaboration and creative and critical thinking all the the way as our children planned, problem-solved, built and modified their creations… bobbins and reels were turning, but so were the cogs in our children’s minds …
From lampshades to……hot air balloons?!?!
Last year it was Tracey’s crazy lampshade tree, but this year Sian has spotted the next tree loveliness for Jollies… At nursery our entire ethos is centred around our children; including the concept of ‘looking up’ to really consider what it’s like from a child’s perspective. Our blossom tree is beautiful but once the pink …
Our exciting new movement/sensory space and covered canopy….
So after resurfacing our outdoor area on the other side of the garden and introducing our book nook and construction cabin we now have some new additions to the garden side too! After looking at our children’s play and assessing their needs we wanted to improve our outdoor area to provide greater access to quality, …
The Jolly Woody Litter Pickers strike again!!!
It was rubbish 0 – Jolly Woody Litter Pickers 1 the other morning!! On Tuesday the Free-Flow gang hit the streets of Woodlesford on the look out for pesky litter! They were eagle-eyed and pincer-gripped as they wielded their pickers with precision and purpose!!! We collected it all on our walk to and from the …
Our 2026 Easter Parade was EGGcellent!!!!
This year’s parade felt HUGE… we had soooo many lovely mummies, daddies, grandmas, grandads, aunties and uncles join us and we are so grateful they came out to spread cheer to the village as part of our huge Jolly Family Our children did us proud and it was great to bring Easter joy to our …
Easter hair!
Imogen’s hair isn’t just for Christmas you know!! She’s looking EGGcellent ready for our 2026 Easter Parade and we are all officially EGGcited!!! xxxx
Teamwork makes the dream work….
Our outdoor redevelopment continues and our new flooring got delivered late yesterday afternoon; so our children swung into action and got busy helping Sian and the other very kind and helpful Team Jolly members who volunteered to help move the flooring around from the gate to the other side of our garden. It was HARD …