This week we have had some new furniture delivered in large cardboard boxes. The boxes have proved very popular and the children have found multiple uses for them, especially seeing how many can fit in at once!!

This week, we have been learning about the countries of some of our children. We have tasted different foods, looked at costumes, learned some new words and songs and made crafts from around the world.

After some of the children made a pretend campfire with the bricks, we decided to let the children experience a real campfire in the playground using a firebowl.

We discussed all the safety rules with the children beforehand and then had a great time toasting marshmallows on the fire.

A big thank you to our old janitor Tam for making a set of numbered logs for the nursery. The children loved walking along them and jumping from one number to another while they counted.

After watching the stick insect eggs for 2 weeks , we now have a baby stick insect from one of those eggs. The children were amazed how small it was and how thin the legs are. We will be monitoring and measuring the growth over the next while.

A big thank you to all the parents who came into nursery today to play with their child during our “Stay and Play” morning. We made swirly dragons as part of the weeks Chinese New Year celebrations and the children enjoyed having the parents join in at singing time.

Today was Chinese New Year and the children were learning about some of the customs and celebrations which happen on this special day.

They learned about how children receive lucky money in a little red pocket and made some of their own with chocolate coins.

We also tried to replicate a very long Chinese dragon and had great fun moving it around the nursery!