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A trip to the allotments sparked the children’s imagination and connected them with nature: After listening to a beautiful outdoor story, the children gathered twigs and natural treasures. Then wrapped them in bright rainbow wool to create beautiful, magical nature wands. In the garden children loaded up wheelbarrows with bricks, wheeling them across the garden […]

To celebrate Ronnie’s birthday on Thursday he brought in tablecloth, plates, cups, hats and delicious cakes. A Pirate Adventure this week included walking the plank over blue gloop, sand dust buried treasure, tea stained treasure maps, making a pirate puppet, and a pirate ship tuff tray. We also set a Pool Noodle & Hair Band

Using their imaginations this week the children have been building worlds out of simple objects, and testing their physical limits both indoors and out. Inside, one room transformed into a bustling construction zone and obstacle course. Soft play blocks, bouncy toys, cushions and bean bags were used to build magnificent, cosy forts. Our indoor sensory

Thursday’s trip to the park included parachute games. We practiced lifting the giant parachute high into the sky to catch the wind, making a big dome, and pretended to camp underneath it. Back at pre-school, the children transformed the outdoor area by painting the garden walls with their hands, trimming the hedges, mixing up batches

Abbotsbury Explorers, Roy Lancaster, and the gardening team from Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens officially opened the Lancaster’s Hut on Monday. The new children’s trail inspired by real-life plant explorer Roy Lancaster. We followed Lancaster The Explorer on an exciting journey around the gardens, discovering fascinating plants from across the globe. Along the way, the children enjoyed

Primrose set up a captivating minibeast theme by combining outdoor exploration with hands-on sensory, art, and sorting activities. Children used tweezers to dig and search in a minibeast sensor bin filled with soil, twigs and leaves. Bug spotting checklists were used to hunt minibeasts. After listening to ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ children used pictures to

Under close supervision some children used knives to peel bark off elder to make birds nests. Other children used mallets to break up chalk and mixing with plants helps to develop the children’s sensory exploration and creative “mud kitchen” play. Back at the pre-school a pirate themed activity area allowed the children to immerse their

First and foremost, a massive shoutout to Pip for mending our climbing frame! It was back in action just in time for the sunny weather. The children were absolutely thrilled and spent hours climbing, reaching new heights, and developing their confidence on the climbing wall Moving indoors the children transformed a tent into a bustling “Vet Clinic.”

We’ve had a “cracking” week filled with sensory play and creative discovery! Our Easter tray was a hit! The children explored eggs of all different sizes and colours, practice their sorting skills by matching them to the right baskets. They nestled them into bright, creative filling grass, which provided a wonderful tactile experience. To celebrate our Easter