The children have loved exploring different colours and finding new colours this week when we have been reading our story of Elmer, the colourful patchwork elephant.

 

Mosaic patterns were made using different coloured and patterned squares on the initial of each child's name - all the children were able to find their own initial and listen to the phonic sounds to see if any were the same.

Marbles were rolled in paint to create some fantastic colourful patterns by tipping the tray to and fro and the children loved looking at the different sizes and patterns of the square objects used to print with to create colourful pictures. 

 

The small world diggers were used in the coloured rice to create building sites and the children had lots of fun creating a Nursery Ice Cream Parlour with the tools and the bricks. 

 

Marbling inks were squeezed and squashed into water and paper added to make colourful swirls and squiggles on the paper. In the garden there was more squeezing of the pipettes and food colour bottles to make coloured water - there were lots of very colourful hands and fingers too! There was great excitement to find the water had turned to ice the following morning, so the children had fun learning how to melt the ice and get the stuck objects out.

 

The children loved exploring the variety of mark-making tools including chalks, acrylics, pastels, crayons and pens to create colourful pictures and drawings and more very colourful hands and fingers! They enjoyed the threading of wooden beads, cotton reels and 2D shapes onto string and there was some amazing counting of each of the threaded objects.

 

Outside there was great involvement using the large paint brushes and rollers to make a birthday banner using lots of brightly coloured paint. If you need any decorating done over the half term, we can highly recommend the Nursery Decorating Team.

 

In the garden, the children also created a very musical Nursery band with songs and music being played very loudly. It has been so lovely spending time outside in the spring sunshine this week. Inside, the children have had parties for the babies and holidays to Spain, Africa, Australia and Denmark and it has been so lovely to observe them very involved in imaginative play.

 

Finally, the children decorated some hearts for their families to celebrate love with you all on Valentine's Day next week. We wish you all a happy half-term week and hope the sun continues to shine.