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Happy St Patrick’s Day Celebrations

Today we all had a lovely sunny day for our St Patrick’s Celebrations. Sophie’s mum brought in some lovely decorations and fancy dress accessories, the Little Seedlings had fun taking turns wearing them. Even Tracie and Emma had a go!

Emma designed and created these lovely hats and the Little Seedlings enjoyed painting and sticking on some green glitter. We had glitter everywhere all over the tables, our clothes, in the hall, bathroom and all over Alfie!

At one point we thought Alfie was a glittery Leprechaun! Georgia thought he was a green smurf, from the Trolls movie!

The Little Seedlings loved colouring in the masks. Tracie asked the children to choose any pen to colour the face in, but not to colour the eyes as we are cutting them out.

What’s the first part they all coloured? Yes the eyes!

Even the Wildlife Rangers enjoyed taking part before and after school.

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Valentine’s Hooting Owls

Today we made some lovely Hooting Valentine’s Day Owls for our loved ones. While we were making the owls we talked about who we love, Georgia shouted “I love you, Tracie” and Tracie explained it made her feel happy knowing that. We talked about how we all love each other, because we are a childminding family.

Fearne said “I love my mummy because I do”, then Georgia said “my daddy is my best friend.” When we asked Theo who he loved he didn’t make a peep. So Emma asked “do you love Mummy? Daddy? Pearl?” When Emma got to Thomas, Theo giggled out loud! We revisited the emotions we covered in an activity last week to explain how we express ourselves. Here are some of the finished Hooting Owls!

We Had a Hoot of a Time Today

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Chinese New Year

Emma planned this year’s Chinese New Year activities, she helped the Seedlings and Wanderers make a colourful Chinese Dragon. Emma made a lovely outline of the Dragon’s head, tail and body. She then provided the children with various materials so they could choose what they wanted to decorate it with.

Sophie and Georgia Making The Tail

Everyone took turns painting the body of the Dragon. Leo and Ivor wanted to use their hands and feet. Georgia, Niamh, Luke and Fearne wanted to use paint brushes.

Leo and Ivor Painting the body

Once the Dragon was finished the children proudly showed it off by marching around the front garden, dancing to Chinese music. Afterwards, the children sat down to a Chinese meal and tried to use chop sticks.

Everyone Parading the Dragon
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Homemade Sausage Rolls

The Wildlife Rangers made Sausage rolls using minced pork, seasoning, puff pastry and butter to brown. (Not liking egg!!)

Chloe Making Her Sausage Roll
The Hot Sausage Rolls

Chloe loved her sausage roll but thought it would taste nicer with BBQ sauce! Poppy made hers with Quorn mince as she is vegetarian.