Last week was all about the red for our whole Jolly Family… From some stupendous baking, manipulating red play dough, creating red collage noses, eating very red snack, to ‘red nose and spoon’ races (to name but a few of the fun activities that were on offer)!! It was simply awesome and so far we …
As daffodils bring spring cheer… Amazing close observational paintings appear! xxxx
What a wonderful day for a canal walk…. Our babies found lots of hungry ducks to feed and also managed to have an alfresco snack themselves too!! Of course it had to be a red snack with it being Red Nose Day!! xxxx
We have been getting up close and personal with our stick insect friends here at Jollies after Sian brought them back in to visit us all again Some children liked to get closer than others and all those who wanted to have a hold had very gentle, kind hands throughout and they used their listening …
Sustained shared thinking at its best as the structure grew and grew and grew!! Xxxx
It’s just the Cheeky Monkey way!!!! Team Monkeys know their children inside out and know how to pique their interests… we wonder what they’ll play with next?! xxxx
As well as making choices and developing fabulously imaginative role-play; engaging in dressing up activities throughout the day also allows opportunities for our children to develop their independence. They use their hand/eye coordination and fine motor control to manipulate clothing onto and off of hangers and onto and off of hooks. Not to mention the …
These friends took great delight in getting all dressed up ready to travel on their ‘steam train’ together whilst sharing an afternoon tea Imaginative ways and perfect role-playing days spent loving life together here at Jollies xxxx
Emily could not believe the incredible structure these two friends made together recently. They had decided to play together and they were most definitely engaged in a shared mission!! They played for ages and they negotiated plans and stayed focused throughout. Their play and exploration led to them emptying out the ‘cars’ and ‘loose parts’ …
Terrific Twos were not the only ones to venture outside into our local area last week as Exploring Elephants also had a very busy morning too! They decided together that they were going to do some baking and they wanted to make some rice crispy buns, but when Jade and Blue went to check the …