Painting and Drawing

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These activities are always available and the children are able to choose their own medium - paint, crayons, etc.  There is no right or wrong way of painting and drawing; the children are encouraged to express themselves freely and at first may simply wish to cover the paper with colour.

 

Water, Sand and Play Dough

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Children find these fascinating and need not get in a mess in the process, as plastic aprons are provided.  Their play allows the children to learn about the properties of liquids and solids.

 

Books

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Books for all ages and levels of ability are available at all times for the children to handle and for adults to read to them.

 

Music

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We have opportunities to share in the enjoyment of singing, music, movement, dancing, reciting and rhymes, and there is a selection of musical and percussion instruments available for the children to try.

 

Physical Activity

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We have many large sit 'n' ride toys, rockers, bikes etc. for use in the garden, as well as a climbing frame, slide and swings.  We also have a large variety of balls, bean bags, skipping ropes and other smaller toys to encourage hand/eye coordination and physical development, which we can use indoors or outdoors.

 

Craft

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Cutting and gluing activities are messy, but they give the children the opportunity to experiment, to learn manipulation skills and discover shapes.

 

Home Corner and Imaginary Play

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Various props, farms, garages, dolls furniture and dressing up clothes give the children the opportunity to act out imaginary situations based on real life.

 

Construction Toys

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These include Brio train, Duplo and Duplo tools to help develop manipualtion skills and basic mathematical concepts about shape and size.

 

Other Activities

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These include nature walks, cookery, visits to local groups, outings etc.