Category: Uncategorized

More adventures aboard the Jolly bus!!!

After their original bus journey a few days earlier; Free-Flow were soon back on their jolly bus again and even had their own tickets; only this time they managed to combine it with their other current obsession at the time… fireworks!! Whilst they were on their (imaginary) bus journey they spotted fireworks (amongst many, many …

Continue reading

The driver on the bus says ‘tickets please’….all day long!!

One of our friends in Free-Flow recently sparked up an interest in buses, so they soon all decided to get on and off their own Jolly bus as they went on their way to the seaside (their destination of choice!!). So chairs were swiftly found and arranged and a sign was placed as they needed …

Continue reading

Bonfire Night

From Chloe’s AMAZING (invitation to play) ‘firework tuff tray’ to the creation of ‘edible sparklers’ and dipping apples in chocolate before adding sprinkles; we are all about creating Bonfire Night traditions and memories here at Jollies… We hope you all have an amazing weekend with your families!!! xxxx

….And this week’s

bakers are…. Pouncing Possums!! After one of our little Possums parents told us that they got a toy kitchen for their birthday recently Natalie and Katie decided to follow this newly-found interest by adding a role-play kitchen into their room; in order to extend and follow on these current interests being exhibited at home. Needless …

Continue reading

More crazy, amazing interpretations of fireworks and their brilliant colours…

Crazy foam and gloop were the chosen materials to explore in this time and both enabled colours to mix in the most exciting sensory way! Some children preferred to use utensils (paintbrushes and lollipop sticks created great ‘sparklers’) but some simply wanted to get both hands stuck in and make the fireworks light up the …

Continue reading

What did you do at work today?!

We bet you didn’t have your ‘face painted’ in an excellently imaginative way as you were transformed into a ‘monster’ like Imogen was?! We just love our children’s creativity and the imagination they show as they utilise the toys and resources from around their room!! xxxx

Sparkles, sparkles up high in the night sky…

Our children’s excitement has turned from all things spooky to all things sparkly as many are now excitedly talking about watching fireworks in their garden and having sparklers with their families at the weekend!! So this week, stemming from their interests, we have seen children creating bonfires out of craft materials, we’ve had children whizzing …

Continue reading

We’re going on a leaf hunt!!

After going on a very exciting leaf hunt around the village collecting all things autumnal, Free-Flow have since been using their collected leaves to make their very own leaf man, just like in the story they all shared! They had to use their imaginations to help them create their masterpieces. Our children enjoyed creating their …

Continue reading

Spooky!!!

At lunchtime today the tables were set for ‘spooooooooky’ as we enjoyed today’s ‘witchy woo stew’ followed by ‘ice scream’… the children were sooooooo excited by the addition of spooky sauce and sprinkles on their pudding as an extra Hallowe’en treat!!!! xxxx

Team Spooky!!!

A HUGE thank you to all our Jolly grown ups for their Hallowe’en efforts… from the dog and the frog and the cat struggling to find room on the broom to spooky dresses and pjs and tops, to sparky stars and cats… we simply have it all going on here at Jollies… Our children look …

Continue reading