All creatures great and….. HUGE?!?! Sian brought Stripy back in to visit us all again and he is officially massive now!!!! Our children were fascinated to take a closer look at him and listened carefully as Sian told them all about him and what he eats and does… xxxx
As you will have already realised by now, Cheeky Monkeys were obsessed with balls and so after all the previous experimentation; which saw balls literally zooming through the air, it was time to experiment in a different way! This time much lower to the ground and instead of using light plastic balls it was time …
Whilst the weather was being extremely kind to us all last week Cheeky Monkeys decided to venture further afield and really make the most of it, so they headed off out to our local park!!! They certainly had some VERY excited children as they exited the building! They all took a lovely stroll across the …
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 …