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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

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming Teagan from The Sir John Colfox Academy to our setting. Teagan chose to complete her work experience placement with us and brought fresh ideas and enthusiasm to the preschool. Using a bottle with the end cut off the children stretched material over the cut end to make

A huge thank you to Jason Peach for our new cable reels! These have completely transformed our room into a bustling construction site. Combined with various loose parts, the children have been building towers, bridges, and complex workstations, proving that an open-ended resource is often the best toy in the room. We set out an invitation to

The children enjoyed a Julia Donaldson scavenger hunt, searching around the setting to find printed characters and books. Each time they discovered one, they proudly marked it off on their sheet. There were lots of excited voices as favourite characters were spotted! Outside, creativity flowed as the children painted the wall using lots of bright

We were very pleased to have 10 bags of sand delivered to top up our sandpit. The children were fantastic helpers, eagerly carrying, pouring and patting down the sand to make it just right. We also had an unexpected – but very exciting – visit from Dorset Music. They brought along a wonderful selection of