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Liverpool Kindness Rocks by the Seedlings

Posted on 11th May 202110th Aug 2021 by Tracie Dowling

The Seedlings went into Tracie’s garden to find some rocks to paint. (Don’t tell Tracie!) Sophie found a big rockery stone and wanted to paint a sunflower, unfortunately nobody could pick it up!

Emma set the table ready to make their pretty stones. Emma suggested they make them into ladybirds as we love our story sack ‘What the Ladybird Heard’, the seedlings all got excited and screamed yeah!!

The girls worked really hard and the ladybirds looked amazing just like the one in the story! Now we need to quickly go to a park and hide them before Tracie realises there are five rocks missing from her garden!

You can buy our personalised What The Ladybird Heard Story Sack on our Etsy shop.

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Sharing and Taking Turns

Posted on 5th May 202110th Aug 2021 by Tracie Dowling

Today the Seedlings and Emma took part in some sharing and taking turn activities.

The seedlings sat well on the bumble bee mat to pair insects, leaves and colours together.

Alfie went and found four blue cards! Everyone clapped and cheered him.

The children then put them in pairs and finally into a long line to make a long rainbow of colours.

The Seedlings played pairs, they where so patient waiting for their friends to take turns and choose a card matching them.

After the activity Tracie asked the children what their favourite game was? Georgia said she likes the snap game and did a karate chop on the floor to show me! Never going to mess with Georgia!!

Sophie told Tracie its her turn to talk! And stepped in-front of Georgia and said “ladybird crunched a leaf” and her favourite game was the Ladybird.

Alfie loves everything as usual!

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St George’s Day

Posted on 23rd Apr 202110th Aug 2021 by Tracie Dowling

Over the last few days Emma and the seedlings have been busy making St. George’s Day Shields.

First of all, Emma was careful and cut out shield shapes from an old cardboard box.

The Seedlings then painted their own shield white. (And the table top!)

The Seedlings had to wait overnight for the white paint to dry. They then painted a red cross on their shield to represent the English flag.

Next, they coloured in a dragon printable which Emma cut out and the seedlings stuck it onto the front of the shield.

Georgia told Tracie she was scared of dragons as they have fire coming out their mouth.

The seedlings were all proud showing their mummy’s and daddy’s the shields when they were picked up, they walked out holding them ready to slay the dragons on the way home.

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Earth Day with the Seedlings

Posted on 22nd Apr 202110th Aug 2021 by Tracie Dowling

We had a lovely celebration today for Earth Day. The children started the activities by wanting to sing ‘Happy Birthday World!’

The first activity we did was to walk around the front garden. We saw lots and lots of ladybirds, beetles, ants and chaffinches singing in the tree next door.

Emma and the children finished their ‘World’ project. When Tracie asked Georgia what her work was all about she said “I’m wishing, I’m wishing for a country because I want to go for an adventure!” Sophie shouted she liked “the happy world” and Fearne joined in saying “rubbish makes the world sad.”

We asked what makes us enjoy our world? Georgia said “When we recycle, it makes our world happy.” Fearne said she puts her rubbish in the bin and she loves the flowers that grow in our garden.

Tracie asked Alfie what makes the world happy? “Biscuit” shouted Alfie. Tracie said that would make Alfie happy! We finished the session singing “Happy Birthday World” and If You’re Happy And You Know It.

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Soft Play Fun

Posted on 16th Apr 202124th Apr 2021 by Tracie Dowling

This week, all the children have loved the soft play area. Even the Wanderers and Rangers have used them.

Emma and the Seedlings used the soft play area to practice counting and looked around for different shapes.

Molly buried Jack underneath the blocks to make a grave!

Martie made Tracie’s heart jump when trying to go down the steps head first!

Chloe, Leo and Molly made a big aeroplane. Leo was the pilot and took the girls on holiday. Tracie asked if he could fly her to Madeira so she could enjoy the hot weather, Chloe said she wants to go with her so she could go swimming.

Martha used the blocks to make a barricade as she didn’t want to go home! We love the blocks as we can make up so many different activities and role play games.

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Easter Holidays with the Rangers and Wanderers

Posted on 8th Apr 202110th Aug 2021 by Tracie Dowling

The Rangers and Wanderers have been pretty busy this Easter holidays. They have been out and about visiting different parks on the bus, bike, car and walking.

The weather has been different every day! Its been hot, cold, wet, windy, sleeted and snowed all in the two week break!

The older children have enjoyed the outdoors the most, they have climbed trees, made dens and been on a hunt for #liverpoolkindnessrocks

Mason and Tracie put together a wood burner so we could toast marshmallows.

The children all loved eating the warm fluffy mallows, Jacy said they tasted warm and crunchy. Jack wanted more and Emma put the ‘seedlings’ Mallows in the middle of two biscuits to make it easier for them to eat!

We have all enjoyed having Martha and Ivor come for a couple of days. They have both grown up so much and they loved seeing their old friends. Tracie has been looking after them since they were born and they are both part of our treasure family.

Martha and Ivor asked where Niamh was? We explained she has moved back to Ireland, they were upset so we sent her a photo to say hello.

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Finding #liverpoolkindnessrocks

Posted on 1st Apr 202110th Aug 2021 by Tracie Dowling

Today we have all been on a trip to Croxteth Park Hall and joined in the ‘Liverpool Kindness Rocks’ challenge. We had to look high and low for painted rocks hidden around our parks.

Some stones have been placed with paint for you to take home and decorate yourself. Once decorated you then hide them in a different park. I wonder who will find the most, seedlings, rangers or wanderers?

Everyone said Emma would win! We were all right, she found not one but two! A lovely shiny leaf and a ‘Thank You NHS’, they were both in a tree stump.

Jacy found the next one, he remembered he had seen something a week ago when he was in the park with his mum. He didn’t go and investigate it then, but he went over to the place he thought he had seen it and it was was still there! One to the Rangers!

Georgia from the Seedlings found this beautiful ladybird rock near the playground, one to the Seedlings!

Georgia loved the shine on the ladybird and said it was really smooth and pretty.

We Left These Stones For Someone to Find

Where’s This One We Hid? Good Luck Finding it!

Rocks We Found at Walton Hall and Hid in Croxteth Park

It was soon time for lunch and we all sat next to the park and the older children went on the exercise equipment and worked up a hunger so came back and had lunch.

The Rangers loved climbing the trees and getting stuck, luckily they were able to help each other to get over and off them. They worked well together and made treehouses.

We all thought Jacy’s was the biggest and brightest of all.

Last but not least we went home and ended our day by the campfire roasting marshmallows nom nom.

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Messy Time With Martie

Posted on 19th Mar 202110th Aug 2021 by Tracie Dowling

Tracie thought it was about time Martie took the Tracie’s Treasures squirty cream challenge.

We wanted to see how much mess she can make, what mark-making creativity she does and how much cream is left after the challenge!

Tracie added sprinkle stars to the mixture.

By the end of the activity there wasn’t much cream left on the tray, it was all over Martie! Must be time for a play bath, to get nice and clean for Mummy and Daddy.

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Comic Relief 2021

Posted on 19th Mar 202110th Aug 2021 by Tracie Dowling

The Little Seedings made some very nice Red Nose Day biscuits. Tracie mixed the water into the icing sugar and it exploded everywhere, we all thought this was very funny!

Somebody couldn’t wait to ice and add sweets to their biscuits! The face said it all!

Tracie and Emma didnt want to miss out! Emma made a double dip stack and Tracie wanted hers plain and simple. Both were delicious.

We decorated some biscuits for the Wanderers and Rangers for when they come home from school. Let’s hope they aren’t eaten before the come!!

When the wildlife Rangers and Wanderers came home they wore their noses and ate the biscuits all up and gave a big thumbs up!

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Happy 3rd Birthday Fearne

Posted on 18th Mar 202110th Aug 2021 by Tracie Dowling

Today the Little Seedlings all threw Fearne a big Rainbow Birthday Tea Party.

The Seedlings all decided we should have carrot and cucumber sticks, corn snacks, Jam sandwiches, pear, banana and grapes as Fearne is a plant based child and these are her favourites.

When Tracie said we can’t have Birthday cake the children insisted we had to have one, not just any plain one. They all shouted “a big chocolate one” with candles!